Nursing

a cognitive process that utilizes thinking that is purposeful, insightful, reflective, and goal directed in order to develop conclusions, solutions, and alternatives that are appropriate for the given situation Correct Answers critical thinking the examination of one's own reasoning or thought processes. critical thinking includes this. Correct Answers metacognition critical thinking enhances clinical decision making. ___________ is the core of the nursing processes. Corre...

What is the correct blood flow pathway through the heart? Correct Answers Right atrium → Right ventricle → Pulmonary arteries → Lungs Which heart sound is associated with the closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves? Correct Answers S1 What is the best method to confirm absent peripheral pulses? Correct Answers Use a Doppler ultrasound. Where is the PMI located in a healthy adult? Correct Answers 5th ICS, midclavicular line. A patient has a displaced PMI. Wh...

primary health care Correct Answers foundation of Canada's health system, focuses on health promotion/disease prevention, ensure equitable distribution Bangkok charter for health promotion in a globalized world Correct Answers 2005, health is human right, mental and spirit important to health, global inequalities exist social determinants of health Correct Answers economic and social conditions that shape health and determine if one can achieve health Indian Act Corre...

What shapes history? Correct Answers - Advocacy (Advocating for people / themselves) - Bold actions (ex. The womens movement) -Conflict ( war → way for women to get into army as nurses) - Economy -Social Movements culture (Different cultures require different care) Factors that have impacted nursing (Past + Current) Correct Answers - Status or value societal attributes to nursing (nurse in olden days → respectable, single, white Christian women) - Power (Gove...

during an assessment of a patient, the nurse observes asterixis, twitching of the extremities, and notices that the patient is displaying inappropriate behavior and disorientation. which condition does the nurse suspect? a. graft vs host disease b. ascites c. esophageal varices d. hepatic encephalopathy Correct Answers d. hepatic encephalopathy SATA: which of the following are priority assessments for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy? - assessment of the skin for sp...

A woman in labor received an opioid close to the time of birth. The nurse would assess the newborn for which effect? respiratory depression hyperreflexia abdominal distention urinary retention Correct Answers respiratory depression Which medication is administered to reverse the depressant effects of opioids? meperidine nalbuphine butorphanol naloxone Correct Answers naloxone A client comes to the emergency department reporting strong contractions that have lasted...

Complications of cirrhosis Correct Answers Portal hypertension Esophageal and gastric varices Peripheral edema and ascites Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatorenal syndrome Elevated ammonia Increased INR Bipolar I Correct Answers • Full-blown mania that alternates with episodes of major depression • Hospitalization may be required • At least 1 major depressive episode • At least one manic episode • Psychosis Criteria for Delirium Correct Answers Unclear consc...

holistic health Correct Answers Caring for the physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual needs of the patient -Nurses care for these needs directly or by advocating and arranging appropriate care Therapeutic Nurse-Patient relationship Correct Answers -the nurse must respect diversity of all clients and treat all clients with integrity, honesty, and compassion, regardless of the personal beliefs and feelings _____ will result in a clients healthcare due to needs not bei...

Fluid chamber: intracellular Correct Answers Fluid inside the cell Fluid chamber: Intracellular percentage Correct Answers 40% of total body water Fluid chamber: extracellular Correct Answers Fluid found outside the cell Fluid chamber: extracellular percentage Correct Answers 5% of total body water Fluid chamber: Interstitial Correct Answers Fluid found in the space around the cell Fluid chamber: interstitial percentage Correct Answers 15% of total body water ...

Almost every person is a member of a group of some sort. However, only one group, _______________, is typically concerned with all parts of a person's life and with meeting the individual's basic human needs to promote health. Correct Answers the family any group of people who live together and depend on one another for physical, emotional, and financial support. Correct Answers a family the family is a buffer between the _________________ and the _____________. Correct...