ADN 221 (ADN 221)

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube and is receiving intermittent feedings. Prior to initiating the feeding, which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Flush the tube with water. - Place the client in semi-Fowlers's position. - Cleanse the skin around the tube site. - Aspirate the tube for residual contents. Rationale: The nurse should apply the ABC priority-setting framework. This framework emphasizes the basic c...

1. A community health nurse is planning an educational program about hepatitis A. When preparing the materials, the nurse should identify that which of the following groups is most at risk for developing hepatitis A? A. Children and young adults B. Older Adults C. Woman who are pregnant D. Middle-aged men *Hep A virus can be contracted from the feces, bile, and blood of infected clients. The usual mode of transmission is the fecal-oral route. Children and young adults are the two groups...

ADN 221- kaplan ped test prep/ADN 221- kaplan ped test prep. 1. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura ○ A hemorrhagic autoimmune disorder that causes excessive destruction of platelets ○ Symptoms → sometimes NO symptoms i. Purpura (easy/excessive bruising) & Petechiae ii. Bleeding from gums/nose/mucus membranes iii. Blood in urine or stool iv. Heavy menstrual flow & low PLT count ○ Causes → immune system attacking its own platelets, viral illness (flu/mumps) ○ Risk Factors → sul...