NUR 213 (Nur 213)

Primary Source Disease - Answer Disease is caused by problem in affected gland Secondary Source of Disease - Answer Disease is caused when a primary endocrine gland such as the pituitary is causing problems with the gland that it regulates Addison's Disease - Answer Occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone’s cortisol or aldosterone Triggers for Addison's Disease - Answer Physical or emotional trauma triggers immune response S/S Addison...

What does the axiology branch of philosophy study? a. ethics b. mathematics c. awareness d. values - Answer A REF: p. 87 What is the correct terminology for the process of becoming more conscious of and expressing what we value or consider worthy? a. journalling b. values clarification c. overt values d. values conflict - Answer B REF: p. 91 A nurse informs her supervisor that she holds the belief that abortions should not be performed and finds conflict working on a unit w...

You are an ICU nurse caring for a trauma patient with suspected AKI. The patient is complaining of abdominal pain, while his ABG reveals the following results: pH 7.35, PaCO 30, HCO3 15. Which acid base imbalance would you suspect? A. Compensating Respiratory Acidosis B. Compensating Metabolic Alkalosis Compensating Respiratory Alkalosis D. Compensating Metabolic Acidosis E. Compensating Metabolic Acidosis - Answer D. Compensating Metabolic Acidosis A nurse is caring for a client who ...

Anticonvulsants - Answer *Monitor for depression and/or suicidal ideations *Periodic therapeutic blood levels prevent or control seizures Carbamazepine - Answer Management of seizures, maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder & trigeminal neuralgia Carbamazepine S/E - Answer Myelosuppression, bone marrow suppression; leukopenia, dizziness, ataxia, diplopia, photosensitivity, depression, n/v, tremors, jaundice, edema, aplastic anemia, hyponatremia, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, suic...

Pathophysiology - Answer Physiology of altered health Health - Answer State of complete physical, mental, & social well-being & not merely the absence of disease & infirmity Disease - Answer An interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or organ structure that is characterize usually by a recognized etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of signs & symptoms, or consistent anatomic alteration Etiology - Answer Cause of disease Pathogenesis - Answer ...

Define Delegation - Answer Transfer of responsibility and authority for an activity to a "competent" individual. Who can an RN delegate too? - Answer Another RN, LPN/LVN, AUP or UP. Can you delegate to a family member that is a nurse? - Answer No Principles of delegation: Delegating to other nurses is like.... - Answer Asking for help, we aren't their boss. Principles of delegation: Delegating to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) - Answer We delegate to...

Utilitarianism - Answer the view that the morally right action is the action that produces the most good. (The ends justify the means) Consequentialism - Answer the right action is understood entirely in terms of consequences produced (another form of utilitarianism) Empiricisms - Answer the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation what is empiricism useful in? - Answer Utilitarism What are ethics - Answer study of social morality, and philoso...

Moral Uncertainty - Answer nurse identifies a moral problem but is unsure of the morally correct action or values that apply; often called a gut feeling Moral/ethical dilemma - Answer when 2 or more mutually exclusive claims clearly apply and both seem to have equal weight Moral distress - Answer when nurse knows morally correct action and feels responsible to pt but institutional/other restraints make it nearly impossible to follow through with the appropriate action differenc...

A potentially fatal syndrome of lung inflammation and injury - Answer Acute Reparatory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) ARDS is caused by: - Answer DIRECT injury to lungs or INDIRECTLY by severe illness Examples of direct injuries that cause ARDS: - Answer Pneumonia/Sepsis** Gastric aspiration. Lung contusion. Fat emboli. Near Drowning. Inhalation injury. Reperfusion: Lung transplant and/or Pulm embolectomy. Examples of indirect injuries that cause ARDS: - Answer Sepsis** Sev...

A client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is close to discharge. Which client statement would indicate that teaching about the psychosocial cause of PTSD was effective? 1. "My experience, how I deal with it, and my support system all affect my disease process." 2. "I have learned to try and avoid stressful situations as a way to decrease my emotional pain." 3. "So, natural opioid released during the trauma caused my body to become 'addicted'." 4. ...