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The nurse is aware that the muscle layer of the heart, which is responsible for the heart’s contraction, is the: a. endocardium. b. pericardium. c. mediastinum. d. myocardium. ANS: D The myocardium is the specialized muscle layer that allows the heart to contract. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 1533 OBJ: 2 TOP: Myocardium KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

What is the process by which certain cells engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris? a. Erythrocytosis b. Hematocrit c. Phagocytosis d. Hemostasis ANS: C Phagocytosis is the process by which bacteria, cellular debris, and solid particles are destroyed and removed. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 7-6 OBJ:3TOP:Diagnostic procedures KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

Introduction (Slide 2) Cardiogenic shock is a form of acute heart failure and it is the most deadly. Cardiogenic shock is caused by the following severe arrhythmias, heart inflammation, infection, MI, pericardial tamponade (Temple health, 2021). Cardiogenic shock can also be caused by a drug overdose or poisoning (Lewis, et al., 2017) (Mehrpour, et al., 2019). Cardiogenic shock usually happens when someone presents with a myocardial infarction that had not been treated right away. The clie...

Brenden Manahan is a 35-year-old male, who has been admitted to the crisis intervention unit for exacerbation of his bipolar disorder. He was admitted on a 501 (involuntary inpatient admission, patient has been deemed either dangerous to self or others) and brought to the hospital by police because his mother feared for his safety. In the past few weeks he stopped taking his medication because he feared that his mother was poisoning him.

Carrington College – NURS 231 Nursing Process VI: Medical-Surgical Nursing IV Clinical Reasoning Table – submitted CRT must be in a Word document in the correct format

NCLEX Questions 4 Started: Nov 8 at 9am Quiz Instructions Ticket to class to prepare for content for week 10 Lewis: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems chapter : Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Problems chapter The nurse, explaining esomeprazole a proton pump inhibitor, to a patient with recurring heartburn describes the mechanism of action for this medication in which of the following terms? reduces gastroesophageal reflux by increasing the rate of gastric emptying. neutralizes stomach acid and ...

TESTBANK FOR MEDICAL SURCAL NURSING AND MANAGEMENT 10TH EDITION Chapter 01: Professional Nursing Practice Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will be developed with the patient’s input. The patient states, “How is this different from what the doctor does?” Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make? a. “The role of the nurse is to...

Medical-Surgical Nursing Assessment and Management 10th edition.

NUR-140 Midterm.

pharmacology test 1.