NUR 2790 (NUR 2790)

Week 8 Quiz QUESTION 1 1. Prednisone (Deltasone) is prescribed for a patient with an acute exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis. Which laboratory result will the nurse monitor to determine whether the medication has been effective? 2. A. Serum electrolyte levels B. Blood glucose test C. Liver function tests D. C-reactive protein level 1 points QUESTION 2 1. A patient hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis is having 14 to 16 bloody stools a day and crampy abdominal p...

Professional Nursing 3: Final Exam Study Guide Module 1: Med Surg 14, 15 1. Metastases sites 2. treatment for new brain tumors 3. preventative methods for skin cancer with patient education 4. colon cancer signs and symptoms 5. nursing interventions and prioritization of care with patient receiving chemotherapy 6. bone marrow transplant clinical manifestations of life threatening conditions specific signs and symptoms 7. define the implications for the development of cancer 8. lobectomy for lun...

Final Exam Content Guide 1. Stroke – CVA – Brain attack disruption of cerebral blood flow secondary to ischemia, hemorrhage, brain attack, or embolism 1) Hemorrhagic – ruptured artery or aneurysm = ischemia and ↑ICP caused by expanding collection of blood. Prognosis poor. 2) Thrombotic – d/t development of blood clot on an atherosclerotic plaque in a cerebral artery. The clot gradually shuts off the artery causing ischemia distal to the occlusion. Symptoms evolve over several hours...

Nursing III Exam 3 Content Guide 1. Acromegaly – gigantism; caused by hypersecretion of pituitary GH over a long period of time (or childhood). Hyperprolactinemia is a prolactin secreting pituitary tumor (most commonly d/t ingestion of dopamine antagonist dugs; haloperidol, risperidone). In some incidences, pituitary prolactinomas secrete GH simultaneously and cause acromegaly. This condition is associated with a decrease in estrogen – so s/s in women: vaginal dryness, hot flashes, galactor...