Nursing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Fundamentals Quiz 1 (A guaranteed) 1. A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about expected changes of aging. Which of the following statements by a group member indicates that the teaching has been effective? "I should expect my heart rate to take longer to return to normal after excessive as I get older." 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has paralytic ileum. Which of the following abdominal assessments should the nurse expect? Absent bowel sounds with dist...

Ati_fundamental_1 (A guaranteed) A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The client asks several questions about the nurse's religious beliefs related to death and dying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A) Change the topic because the client is trying to divert attention from the illness to the nurse. B) Encourage the client to express his thoughts about death and dying? C) Tell the client that religious beliefs are a personal matter. D) Offer to con...

Ati_fundamental. (A guaranteed) List three (3) actions to take during the analysis or data collection step. 1. Use therapeutic communication techniques 2. Reduce environmental noises 3. Introduce yourself and assessment parts A nurse is caring for an older adult client with dementia. What preventative measures should the nurse institute to reduce the risk of falls? 1. Make sure that the client knows how to use the call light (call belt) and that is within it reach 2. Encourage the client to us...

ATI_Comprehensive_Predictor (A guaranteed) Xerostomia, what is it & how do you treat it?: feeling of oral dryness - treat with sugarless candy or gum Labs to check for pernicious anemia B12 Sign of mild anxiety Extreme focus What is remote memory loss? Inability to remember things from YEARS ago Heart failure dietary teaching Low sodium & fluid restriction Diverticulitis dietary teaching Low fiber Diverticulosis dietary teaching High fiber IBS dietary teaching High fiber Parents nervous ...

ATI_Concept_Base_3 (A guaranteed) Cellular Regulation: Ch. 89 General Principles of Cancer Risk Factors: ● Age; older higher risk ● Race ● Genetics ● Exposure to chemicals, tobacco & alcohol ● High fat, red meat, & low fiber ● Exposure to sun, UV, & radiation Staging ● T: tumor higher number bigger tumor ● N: node # of lymph nodes involved ● M: Metastasis: 0 no evidence 1 evidence Risk for malnutrition ● Hypermetabolic state due to presence of carcinoma ● Impair abilit...

MATH 255N Week 1 Assignment, Variables and Measures of Data – Question and Answers Which of the following best describes the term explanatory variable? Which of the following best describes the term qualitative? A zoologist measures the birth weight of each cub in a litter of lions. What is the level of … measurement of the data? Margaret is investigating if gender has any effect on political party associations. What is the response variable? Timothy is collecting data on number of dental c...