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Anxiety Disorders NCLEX (Answered With Rationale) 100% Correct A nursing instructor is teaching about specific phobias. Which student statement should indicate that learning has occurred? A. "These clients do not recognize that their fear is excessive and rarely seek treatment." B. "These clients have a panic level of fear that is overwhelming and unreasonable." C. "These clients experience symptoms that mirror a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)." D. "These clients experience the sym...

LECTURE 1: Acid Base Balance & Ventilator Interpreting blood gases (remember the rules of the B’s) • If the pH and the bicarb are both in the same direction then it’s metaBolic (Bicarb Both Bolic), if they are in different directions then it is respiratory • If bicarb is normal and the pH is low or high then its respiratory • You will be given 8 values for arterial blood gas, always first look at the pH and the bicarb first • You get acidosis and alkalosis from the pH ...

Exam (elaborations) NUR 1310 MARK KLI.MEK Review (NUR1310) 1. Acid-base balance/ventilators Rule of the B’s.. If the pH & the bicarb are both in the same direction = metabolic If they are in different directions = respiratory pH = 7.35-7.45 acidosis/alkalosis HCO3 (bicarb) = 22-26 (2+2+2 = 6) CO2 = 45-35 ex: pH: 7.30 = ↓ bicarb: 20 = ↓ = metabolic acidosis ex: pH: 7.58 =↑ bicarb: 32 = ↑ = metabolic alkalosis ex: pH: 7.22 =↓ bicarb: 30 =↑ = respiratory acidosis ...

HESI A2 Reading Passages Versions 1 & 2 (with ANSWERS) FOOD HESI A2 Reading Version 1 Food and drink are necessary and desirable, but their abuse can cause serious physical and mental problems. Many physicians believe that overeating is one of the country's main health problems, since it places a great strain on the heart, can lead to diabetes, and often shortens the individual's life span. To fill an emotional void. People often turn to food ...

A nurse is providing education to a client with a fractured femur who will need to use crutches for the next 6 weeks. Identify if the following directions provided by the nurse for walking upstairs using crutches are true or false. 1. Hold to rail with one hand and crutches with the other hand. 2. Push down on the stair rail and the crutches and step up with the 'unaffected' leg. 3. If not allowed to place weight on the 'affected' leg, hop up with the 'unaffected' leg. 4. Bring the ...

HESI Comprehensive Exam A Practice Questions & Answers With Rtionale(Summer 2022) 1 A 2-day postpartum mother who is . breastfeeding asks, "Why do I feel this tingling in my breasts after the baby sucks for a few minutes?" Which information should the nurse provide? A. This feeling occurs during feeding with a breast infection. B. This sensation occurs as breast milk moves to the nipple. C. The baby does not have good latch-on. D. The infant is not positioned correctly. 2 A 40-y...

Critical Thinking Assessment Why is the Critical Thinking Assessment important? A major paradigm shift has occurred in education over the past decade from an instruction-based approach to outcomes-based learning. Educators are increasingly aware of the value of teaching students how to analyze, reason, evaluate, and develop a creative and critical perspective on the information from which they are exposed. Educators are now viewing students as active learners, rather than passive recipi...

To what does the neural synapse refer? a. Length of time it takes for afferent neurons to carry impulses to the central nervous system (CNS) b. Length of time it takes for efferent neurons to carry impulses to the motor neurons c. Space between the axons and the dendrites of a neuron d. Space between the axons of one neuron and the dendrites of the next ANS: D Smooth, coordinated transmission must travel from one neuron to another across the neural synapse. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowled...