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Which nursing diagnosis should be considered for a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD? A. Anxiety B. risk for injury C. defensive coping D. impaired verbal communication B The child's marked hyperactivity puts him or her at risk for injury from falls, bumping into objects, impulsively operating equipment, pulling heavy objects off shelves, and so forth. Which factor can reduce the vulnerability of a child to etiological influences predisposing to the development of psycho...

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27 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis

NUR 345 Exam 2 Review Questions with Verified Detailed Answers | Graded A+ What are concerns about older adults? - • polypharm - multiple meds, interactions. --> need to know all meds they are on • Dec GI motility, dec kidney fx, slow excretion of meds • thorough dc teaching An older adult patient has been in the hospital for 7 days with pneumonia. How long will it take for them to get back to their baseline activity and function before their illness? - approx. 3 weeks - 3...

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8 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

NinjaNerd

NUR 345 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

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29 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

Lectphilip

NUR 345 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers

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17 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

Lectphilip

NUR 345 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers

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27 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

Lectphilip

NUR 345 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers.

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10 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

Lectphilip

NUR 345 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

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74 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

EvaTee

This is a comprehensive digital Test Bank for Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition by Charlotte Eliopoulos. It is an essential study resource for nursing students aiming to master the concepts of geriatric care and excel in their course examinations. Key Features: Complete Question Set: Includes a wide variety of practice questions (multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, essay) covering all chapters of the textbook. Verified Answers: Each question is accompanied by a detailed, c...

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506 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

NurseBernie

NUR345 The regulatory framework Questions With Complete Solutions

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10 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

Classroom

Normal Sodium Value 136-145 mEq/L Hypernatremia Symptoms with decreased ECF • Restless, agitation, brain cells dehydrated, seizures, coma, sticky mucus membranes, hypotension, weight loss Hypernatremia Symptoms with increased ECF Restless, agitation, twitching, seizures, coma, intense thirst, weight gain (peripheral or pulmonary edema), increased intravenous pressure Causes of hyperatremia • Water loss or sodium gain • Hyperosmolality • Primary protection is thirst (common concern in ...

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5 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis

What is a hypotonic solution? having a lower osmolality than normal plasma What do hypotonic solutions do? IV fluid will move from intravascular space into cells What are IV fluid examples of hypotonic solution? -0.45% NS (1/2 NS) -0.225 NS (1/4 NS) -D5W D5W is an isotonic solution until when? until it goes into the body, the dextrose is removed and solution becomes hypotonic in body What is an isotonic solution? having the SAME osmolality as normal plasma What do isotonic solutions do to t...

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17 pages

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Grade A+

twishfrancis

Epidemiologic Triangle bidirectional arrows because the impact can always move both ways Agent factor that causes disease (Ex. E. Coli) Host refers to the person to animals that harbor the disease-causing agent, may or may not develop the disease (Ex. Humans) Environment external conditions that allow the agent to survive and multiple, where the interaction between host and agent takes place (Ex. Infected beed from cows interacts with new host after consumption) Vector Can have fourth compon...

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12 pages

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Grade A+

twishfrancis

The nurse is caring for a patient following a motor vehicle crash. What kind of spinal cord injury (SCI) indicates the patient is at high risk for respiratory compromise? Sacral SCI Lumbar SCI Cervical SCI Thoracic SCI Cervical SCI The nurse understands that a patient with a cervical SCI is at high risk for respiratory compromise because the cervical spinal nerves (C3-5) innervate the phrenic nerve controlling the diaphragm. Patients with sacral, lumbar, and thoracic SCIs do not have as hig...

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7 pages

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Grade A+

twishfrancis

Mental illness psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnoses Physiological needs food, water, oxygen, sleep, sex, and constant body temperature Safety needs includes security, protection, freedom from fear, anxiety, and chaos Belonging and love needs intimate relationships, love, and affection, and belonging; seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation Esteem needs -need for having a high self-regard and have it reflected from others - when these needs are met there is a fee...

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23 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis

A client reports that her mother-in-law is very intrusive. The nurse responds, I know how you feel. My mother-in-law is nosy, too. What is the nurse is demonstrating? countertransference. What is the possible outcome of the nurse's expressions of sympathy instead of empathy toward the client? decreased client communication. A client states "That nurse nevers seems comfortable being with me. How would the nurse's behavior be understood? The nurse does not seem genuine to the client. The nur...

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22 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis

The nurse will be alert for which cognitive alterations when caring for a 40-year-old patient admitted to the emergency department with a high blood alcohol level? SATA: - Delirium - Slurred speech - Expressive aphasia - Ringing in the ears - Exogenous depression - Delirium - Slurred speech - Exogenous depression The nurse notes the presence of which alterations when admitting a 30-year-old patient with suspected meningitis? - Hypoglycemia - Light sensitivity - Aphasia - Motor deficits - Light ...

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28 pages

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Grade A+

twishfrancis

Who gets cancer? smokers ppl exposed to carcinogens 1 in 3 women men over 80 get prostate What are 3 things needed for cancer development? initiation promotion progression What is initiation? exposure to carcinogen can stop cancer growth in this stage What is promotion? continuous exposure to carcinogen can stop cancer growth in this stage What is progression? metastasis irreversible What causes cancer? age genetics carcinogen stress What are sx of cancer? change in bowel and bladder a sor...

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10 pages

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Grade A+

twishfrancis

Anatomy of Urinary Tract kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra Act of Urination Bladder contraction + urethral sphincter and pelvic floor muscle relaxation Process of Voiding 1. Stretching of the bladder signals the micturition centers in the spinal cord 2. Impulses from the micturition center in the brain respond to or ignore this urge, thus making urination under voluntary control 3. When a person is ready to void, the external sphincter relaxes, the bladder contracts, and the bladder empties ...

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis

Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student has been instructed to list four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the following: (1) an appropriate perception of reality, (2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the ability to establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and the desire for privacy. How would the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list? 1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct. 2. Good. Three out of the four criteria...

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21 pages

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twishfrancis

The nurse is working to increase functional ability with a client. Which assistive technique should be included in the plan of care? trapeze bar The sensory organs in the inner ear provide this sense of position, orientation & movement? Proprioceptor or kinesthetic sense Labyrinthine sense Visual/optic reflexes Extensor/stretch reflexes Labyrinthine sense This informs the brain of the location of a limb or body part as a result of joint movements, stimulating special nerve endings in muscles, ...

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

twishfrancis