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NURS 2115 Neuro Meta Study Guide Questions with Answers 1. What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? What are you assessing when using it? • Assessment tool to determine the patient’s LOC and response to tactile stimuli (unconscious) • 3 criteria: o Eye opening o Verbal response o Motor response • Scale of 3-15: 3 indicates coma, 15 indicates no neurological damage • Less than 8, intubate 2. What nursing interventions would you expect when caring for a patient with ineffective cerebra...

NURS 2115 Exam 1 Study Guide Ch. 14, 62, 72 Questions with Answers 1. Primary survey: you must know A-G assessment and interventions • A: airway and alertness/c-spine stabilization o Alertness assessment: ▪ AVPU method: A: alert V: responds to voice P: responds to pain U: unresponsive o Airway assessment: ▪ Assess for partial or complete obstruction, we need to know whether their airway is effective or ineffective ▪ Assess for hypoxia, brain damage, hypercarbia, respirator...

NURS MISC Study Guide: Shock/Burns/Emergency Summer 2019 1. Primary and Secondary Survey—assessments and interventions. • Primary: ABCDE an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that focuses on stabilizing like threatening conditions. • Secondary: an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that commences after the primary survey is completed and life-threatening insults have been addressed. Includes obtaining v/s, compl...

Albany State University NURS 2115 Respiratory Study Guide 1. Review A&P of lungs: • Bronchioles lead to alveoli • Alveoli lead to alveolar sacs • Alveoli: functional unit of the lungs o 35% of gas exchange occurs here o Surfactant formation occurs here • Alveolar sacs: last part of the airway o Surrounded by alveoli o 65% of gas exchange occurs here • Lungs: o Right lung: 3 lobes o Left lung: 2 lobes 2. In order to understand the more difficult content, you should have an ...

Albany State University Nursing Division NURS 2115 Spring 2017 Metabolic Disorder Study Guide The guide is meant to help focus on study topics. Liver disorders will be half of the metabolic items on the test. The emphasis will be on nursing care and decision- making. 1. Know the difference between legal and ethical action in nursing. 2. Examine cultural considerations when treating client conditions. 3. Understand the difference between active and passive immunity. Give an example of p...

Test Bank Immobility Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is assessing body alignment. What is the nurse monitoring? a. The relationship of one body part to another while in different positions b. The coordinated efforts of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems c. The force that occurs in a direction to oppose movement d. The inability to move about freely ANS: A The terms body alignment and posture are similar and refer to the positionin...

Test Bank Patient Safety and Quality Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A home health nurse is performing a home assessment for safety. Which comment by the patient will cause the nurse to follow up? a. “Every December is the time to change batteries on the carbon monoxide detector.” b. “I will schedule an appointment with a chimney inspector next week.” c. “If I feel dizzy when using the heater, I need to have it inspected.” d. “When...

Test Bank Skin Integrity and Wound Care Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is working on a medical-surgical unit that has been participating in a research project associated with pressure ulcers. Which risk factor will the nurse assess for that predisposes a patient to pressure ulcer development? a. Decreased level of consciousness b. Adequate dietary intake c. Shortness of breath d. Muscular pain ANS: A Patients who are confused or dis...

NURSING FUNDAMENTAL WEEK 10 FINAL EXAM Questions with Answers Submissions Question 1 After discussing the use of restraints with a client and family, a physician has written a prescription for wrist restraints to be applied to a client. The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to apply the restraints. Which of the following observations by the nurse indicates that the nursing assistant is using the restraints safely and correctly? Select all that apply. Response: The restraints are b...

NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Final Exam Study Guide Modules1-10 Module 1 Chapter 2 I. General Adaptation Syndrome and Allostasis a. Alarm Stage: Fight-or-Flight response due to stressful stimuli. b. Resistance Stage: Nervous & Endocrine systems returning the body to homeostasis c. Exhaustion Stage: Point where bofy can no longer return to homeostasis Chapter 24 II. Body Fluid Homeostasis: Pertains to water within the b...