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A client admitted with an acute exacerbation of asthma has been prescribed methylprednisolone sodium succinate IV. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? a. Oral temperature of 100.5 F◦ b. Increased hunger c. Blood glucose 120 mg/dL d. Mild wheezing - correct answer--a. Oral temperature of 100.5 F◦ Correct. Infection is a potential adverse of glucocorticoids. The nurse should monitor this client for signs of infection such as fever and sor...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease in oxygen levels. The ...

How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the PMHNP in selecting medication for clients? - CORRECT ANSWER-Genetic testing can assist by providing more information on how clients may respond to certain psychotropic medications, as well as providing information on how a client may break down and metabolize medications based on the cytochrome P450 system. There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that should have been "off" for one twin to dev...

A 23 year old client who is receiving Medicaid is pregnant with her first child. Based on knowledge of the statistics related to infant mortality, which plan should the nurse implement with this client? A. refer the client to a social worker to arrange for home care B. recommend prenatal care from an obstetrician, not a nurse midwife C. teach the client why keeping prenatal care appointments is important D. Advise the client that neonatal intensive care may be needed - correct answer--C. te...

A charge nurse is assigning rooms for the clients to be admitted to the unit. To prevent falls, which of the following clients should the nurse assign to the room closest to the nurses station? A. A middle adult who is post-op following a laproscopic cholecystectomy B. A middle adult who requires telemetry for a possible myocardial infarction C. A young adult who is post-op following an open reduction internal fixation of the ankle D. An older adult who is post-op following a below-the-kn...

A nurse in a provider's clinic is caring for a client who has diarrhea: Exhibit 1: Vital Signs Temp 36.2 degrees C (97.2 degrees F) Pulse Rate 116/min Respiratory Rate 24/min BP 102/68 mm Hg Oxygen Sat 95% Weight 52.2 kg (115 lb) Exhibit 2: Nurses' Notes 1000: Client reports diarrhea for the past 5 days with approximately 8 liquid stools a day. Woke up this morning feeling dizzy. States, "I felt like I was going to pass out." Client was seen 7 days ago for sinus infection and...

A charge nurse is assigning rooms for the clients to be admitted to the unit. To prevent falls, which of the following clients should the nurse assign to the room closest to the nurses' station? A. A middle adult who is postoperative following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy B. A middle adult who requires telemetry for a possible myocardial infarction C. A young adult who is postoperative following an open reduction internal fixation of the ankle D. An older adult who is postoperative fol...

A middle aged adult client is discussing future plans with the nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is having difficulty achieving Erikson's developmental task for the age group? - correct answer--A (We miss our daughter so much that we are going to move closer to her.) A newly licensed nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client. The nurse notes that the provider has prescribed a medication that is unfamiliar to him...

Jamestown, 1607 - CORRECT ANSWER-First permanent English colony, founded by the Virginia Company of London First Africans brought to Virginia, 1619 - CORRECT ANSWER-The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to many poor Englishmen who traded several years labor in exchange for passage to America. With the success of tobacco planting, African Slavery was legalized in Virginia and Maryland, becoming the foundation of the Southern agrarian economy., The president...

Chesapeake Bay Area - CORRECT ANSWER-majority of migrants who moves there were indentured servants, economy based on tobacco, few women, less democratic Deism - CORRECT ANSWER-the belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the laws of nature exodusters - CORRECT ANSWER-african americans who fled the violence of the Reconstruction South in 1879 and 1880 to start a new in Kansas (west) scalawags - CORRECT ANSWER-term used by southerners in the reconstruction e...

Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had not developed - CORRECT ANSWER-A common language The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of exploration was - CORRECT ANSWER-Portugal When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he - CORRECT ANSWER-Believed that he had reached the Far East The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to - CORRECT ANSWER-The diseases the Spaniards had given the Indian...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments - CORRECT ANSWER-Amendments to the US Constitution that abolished slavery (13th), granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States (14th), and prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (15th). Alien and Sedition Acts - CORRECT ANSWER-Laws passed in 1798 that allowed the imprisonment and deportation of non-citizens deemed dangerous and restricted speech critical of the gover...

Racial profiling - CORRECT ANSWER-means a law enforcement initiated action based on an individual's race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity Racial profiling prohibited - CORRECT ANSWER-a peace officer may not engage in racial profiling Law enforcement policy on racial profiling - CORRECT ANSWER-Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a detailed writ...

What is the definition of Traffic Incident Management(TIM)? - CORRECT ANSWER-A planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. What is Traffic Incident Management National Unified Goals? - CORRECT ANSWER- §Responder safety §Safe, quick clearance §Prompt, reliable, interoperable communications. What are the four compenents of a Traffic Incident Management Area (...

Urea - CORRECT ANSWER-A waste product that is produced when foods containing protein, such as meat, poultry and certain vegetables are digested: Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state: Kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER-The urinary system eliminates waste via this particular organ: Skin - CORRECT ANSWER-The integumentary system eliminates waste via this particular organ: Lungs - CORRECT ANSWER-The respiratory system eliminates waste via this ...

Arthrology - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of joints or articulations. Articulation - CORRECT ANSWER-is a point of contact between two or more bones or cartilage or bone. Synarthrosis - CORRECT ANSWER-bones are held together by a fibrous connective tissue. There is no movement or joint cavity. There is a complete fusion of bones. Synarthrosis - CORRECT ANSWER-what type of joints are the cranial sutures and sterno-costal articulation? Amphiarthosis - CORRECT ANSWER-there is slight movement b...

Vital Organs - CORRECT ANSWER-one of the skeleton's general functions is to protect __________? Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER-the skeleton supports and stabalizes surronding ________? Muscles, Blood Vessels, Nerves, Fat, Skin - CORRECT ANSWER-what are some of the tissues the the skeleton helps support and stabalize? Bone, Contract, Together - CORRECT ANSWER-skeletal muscles attach to _______, muscles _______ and pull bones __________? True - CORRECT ANSWER-the skeleton helps assist in bo...

What is an accessory? - CORRECT ANSWER-A lesser structure that resembles a similar organ in structure and function. What is albumin? - CORRECT ANSWER-A protein found in blood plasma. What is the alimentary canal? - CORRECT ANSWER-The digestive system tube from the mouth to the anus. What is an anastomosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-A connection between vessels. What is anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER-The branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of the body. What does anterior (ventr...

the study of glands is called - CORRECT ANSWER-Adenology what is produced in the body and has a regulatory effect on it - CORRECT ANSWERHormone what is actually produced in one part of the body but regulates the activity of cells in other parts of the body - CORRECT ANSWER-Hormone Hormone is a - CORRECT ANSWER-protein What type of tissue helps form glands? - CORRECT ANSWER-glandular epithelial tissue What are the three classifications of glands? - CORRECT ANSWER-Exocrine, endocrine, ...

The study of anatomy in regard to the structural changes, both microscopically and macroscopically, in the body which occurs as a result of disease - CORRECT ANSWER-Pathological anatomy or morbid anatomy Studies of functions of living things or how the body works - CORRECT ANSWERPhysiology or physiological anatomy The study of structures that can be studied with the unaided eye, without the use of a microscope - CORRECT ANSWER-Gross anatomy or Macroscopic Deals with the study of the st...