CHAPTER 23 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. An infant boy was born just a few minutes ago. The nurse is conducting the initial assessment. Part of the assessment includes the Apgar score. The Apgar assessment is performed: a. only if the newborn is in obvious distress. b. once by the obstetrician, just after the birth. c. at least twice, 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. d. every 15 minutes during the newborn's first hour after birth. - ANS: C Apgar scoring is performed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. Scoring may c...

1. An infant boy was born just a few minutes ago. The nurse is conducting the initial assessment. Part of the assessment includes the Apgar score. The Apgar assessment is performed: a. only if the newborn is in obvious distress. b. once by the obstetrician, just after the birth. c. at least twice, 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. d. every 15 minutes during the newborn's first hour after birth. - ANS: C Apgar scoring is performed at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth. Scoring may c...

Which of the following would best define a behavioral emergency? A A patient that cannot be woken up B A patient that is having difficulty speaking C A patient unable to walk as he normally would D A patient exhibiting harmful behavior - A patient exhibiting harmful behavior A 50-year-old male has had an acute onset of altered mental status and erratic behavior. You find him with a stumbling gate and slurred speech. The patient's wife states the patient has not been abusing alcohol and...

Which of the following would best define a behavioral emergency? A A patient that cannot be woken up B A patient that is having difficulty speaking C A patient unable to walk as he normally would D A patient exhibiting harmful behavior - A patient exhibiting harmful behavior A 50-year-old male has had an acute onset of altered mental status and erratic behavior. You find him with a stumbling gate and slurred speech. The patient's wife states the patient has not been abusing alcohol and...

CHAPTER 23- ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022 1. The endocrine system comprises a network of ___________ that produce and secrete chemical messengers called ____________. A) glands, hormones B) nodes, catecholamines C) vessels, leukotrienes D) synapses, neurotransmitters - ANS-Ans: A 2. Which of the following is/are NOT an exocrine gland? A) Liver B) Sweat glands C) Salivary glands D) Adrenal glands - ANS-Ans: D 3. Unlike exocrine glands, endocrine gland...