Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

The nurse teaches a 28-yr-old man newly diagnosed with hypertension about lifestyle modifications to reduce his blood pressure. Which patient statement requires reinforcement of teaching? A. "I will avoid adding salt to my food during or after cooking." B. "If I lose weight, I might not need to continue taking medications." C. "I can lower my blood pressure by switching to smokeless tobacco." D. "Diet changes can be as effective as taking blood pressure medications. - ANSWER-C ...

What is WHO - ANSWER-Word Health Organization Define health - ANSWER-A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity What is Etiology - ANSWER-The cause of a disease What is holism - ANSWER-Viewing a persons health as a balance of body, mind and spirit Define wellness - ANSWER-A state of being. It is a constant and intentional effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for total well-being What refers to a...

The nurse is caring for a client with type 2 diabetes who has been hospitalized with severe hyperglycemia. Which of the following topics will be most important to include in discharge teaching? a. Effect of endogenous insulin on transportation of glucose into cells b. Function of the liver in formation of glycogen and gluconeogenesis c. Impact of the client's family history on likelihood of developing diabetes d. Symptoms indicating that the client should contact the health care provider - AN...

A patient ask the nurse what are the actions of the arteries? - ANSWER-The arterties carry blood from the heart to capillaries The nurse is accessing the heart rate for a person who plays basketball and runs back. What findings are anticipated? - ANSWER-Bradycardia The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a cardiac catherization with a right femoral artery entry site. Which action should the nurse take? - ANSWER-Encourage oral fluid The nurse is caring for a patient admitted wi...

The nurse is discharging a patient after a mechanical valve replacement who will be taking warfarin (Coumadin). What should the nurse include with the instructions? - ANSWER-Wear medical alert identification The nurse is caring for a group of patients on the cardiac unit. Which patient is most likely to have a mitral valve prolapse? - ANSWER-A pt with a history of rheumatic fever The nurse is teaching a patient about mitral valve prolapse and lifestyle modifications. Which statement made b...

After reviewing an electrocardiogram, the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's sinoatrial (SA) node with a P wave. What does this represent? - ANSWER-Atrial depolarization The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has a pacemaker. What should be included upon discharge? - ANSWER-Carry a pacemaker identification card The nurse is sitting at the desk watching the telemetry monitors and notes a patient's rhythm suddenly shows asystole. Which action...

A nurse assesses a client's electrocardiograph tracing and observes that not all QRS complexes are preceded by a P wave. How would the nurse interpret this observation? a. The client has hyperkalemia causing irregular QRS complexes. b. Ventricular tachycardia is overriding the normal atrial rhythm. c. The client's chest leads are not making sufficient contact with the skin. d. Ventricular and atrial depolarizations are initiated from different sites. - ANSWER-D Normal rhythm shows one ...

The amount of air volume the lungs can expire after maximum inspiration. Reflects the Muscle strength and vol capacity of the lungs - ANSWER-Vital capacity Which condition is least likely to impair lung compliance related to elasticity? - ANSWER-Emphysema (rupturing of lung tissue causes damage to alveoli and lung scarring) anterior-posterior is equal creating a barrel chest. Factors that affect oxygen unloading? - ANSWER-low blood PH, increased temp, increased PO2, increased PCO2, increas...

1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patients left eye. The nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which of the following cerebral lobes? A) Temporal B) Occipital C) Parietal D) Frontal - ANSWER-B Feedback: The posterior lobe of the cerebral hemisphere is responsible for visual interpretation. The temporal lobe contains the auditory receptive area...

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C - ANSWER-ANS: C A 74-yr-old male patient tells the nurse that growing old causes constipation, so he has been using a suppository to preven...