LPN Fundamentals Of Nursing Exam 1-6 FINAL EXAM [100% verified]

LPN Fundamentals Of Nursing Exam 1-6 FINAL EXAM [100% verified] Define Sinus Tachycardia *Ans* Regular Rhythm, rate 100-180 beats/min (higher in infants) When is the best time of the month to perform a self-breast examination? *Ans* 4th to 7th day during menstrual cycle or days after cycle has ended. Define total Patient Care *Ans* Rn is responsible for all aspects of care for one or more pts during a shift of care. Care is usually consistent, comprehensive, and holistic, care can be delegated. RN works directly with pt, family and health care team members. Define Primary nursing *Ans* 1 primary RN assumes responsibility for a caseload of patients, provides care for the same pts during their stay in health care facility. RN assesses pt, develops plan of care and delivers appropriate nursing intervention. Communication is lateral from nurse to nurse and caregiver to caregiver. Define major surgery *Ans* Involves extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts, poses great risks to well being. Describe a stage II pressure ulcer *Ans* Partial thickness loss of dermis presenting a shallow ulcer red- pink wound bed without slough. May present an intact or open. ruptured serum filled blister. Shiny dry shallow ulcer without slough or bruising. Define Presbyscusis *Ans* Hearing loss associated with aging. Usually involves both a loss of hearing sensitivity and a reduction in the clarity of speech. Define Ventilation *Ans* movement of air in and out of the lungs. Afterload ejection of blood from left ventricle define contact precaution *Ans* Safeguards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of epidemiologically important microorganisms by direct or indirect contact. what sound do rhonchi make *Ans* sonorous wheeze-coarse, low pitched: may clear with cough. describe head lice *Ans* attach their eggs to hair, eggs look like oval particles of dandruff. Lice are difficult to see, observe for bites or pustule eruptions in the follicles and area where skin surfaces meet behind the ears in the ears and in the groin. describe diffusion *Ans* movement of gases between air spaces and blood