Nursing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MN 551 Unit 9 Quiz Answers & Rationale. Question 1. A clinician is conducting an assessment of a male patient suspected of having a disorder of motor function. Which of the following assessment findings would suggest a possible upper motor neuron (UMN) lesion? (Points : 0.4) The patient has decreased deep tendon reflexes. The patient displays increased muscle tone. The patient's muscles appear atrophied. The patient displays weakness in the distal portions of his li...

MN502 Unit 3 Quiz 2 Question 1 Which area of patient health is not directly addressed in Nightingale’s 13 canons for nursing practice? a) Observing and recording patient behavior b) Ensuring patient comfort and continuity of care c) Caring for the holistic, spiritual aspects of the patient Nightingale's 13 canons for nursing practice does not address the holistic spiritual aspects of the patient. The third canon of petty management encompasses the focus on the continuity of care when the nur...

MN 551 Unit 5 Quiz Questions & Answers Question 1 1 / 1 point A 60-year-old man has been diagnosed with renal calculi after repeated episodes of excruciating flank pain in recent weeks. The man states, “I don't know how this could happen to me, since I'm so careful about eating a healthy diet.” What is the most appropriate response to the man's statement? Question options: “Your diet might be normally healthy, but high intake of normally beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesiu...

Quiz 2 Leadership Chapters (8,9, 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14) Chapter 08: Nursing Theory 2. A nurse wishes to incorporate Dorothea Orem’s theory into practice. Which action by the nurse encompasses this theory? a. The nurse completes the AM care for a patient. b. The patient gets dressed with help from the nurse aide. c. The patient knows his or her own medication dosages and what time they are due. d. The patient’s spouse assumes all responsibility for the patient’s medications. 3. The nurse has...

NR 509 -ATI PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT (B) 2019 (100% correct)/NR 509 -ATI PHARMACOLOGY ASSESSMENT (B) 2019 (100% correct). A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion for deep-vein thrombosis. The nurse should discontinue the medication infusion for which of the following client findings? A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 400 mL IV to infuse over 1 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The ...

MN 566 Midterm Exam 3 – Unit 5 Midterm The practical application of findings from a set of studies is known as: It is always important to consider the pathological process that could be causing the patients problems. Choose all that should be considered when creating your differential list using a mnemonic.. Which of the following would be considered the research design for Level VI evidence? Different kinds of thinking and learning also include the Affective Domain. This model described by K...

MN 568 UNIT 4 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS Question 1 2 / 2 points Which of the following is associated with celiac disease (celiac sprue)? Question options: a) Malabsorption b) Constipation c) Rectal bleeding d) Esophageal ulceration Question 2 2 / 2 points The nurse practitioner (NP) suspects a patient has a peptic ulcer. Which of the following items on the history would lead the NP to this conclusion? Question options: a) Use of NSAIDs b) Cigarette smoker c) Ethanol c...

MN 568 UNIT 8 QUIZ 3 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS Question 1 (2 points) Saved A patient is seen in the clinic with hematuria confirmed on microscopic examination. The clinician should inquire about the ingestion of which of these substances that might be the cause of hematuria? Question 1 options: a) NSAIDs b) Beets c) Vitamin A d) Red meat Question 2 (2 points) Saved Mark has necrotizing fasciitis of his left lower extremity. Pressure on the skin reveals crepitus due to gas producti...

MN 553 Unit 5 Quiz – Question and Answers Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be monitored for: Potentially fatal granulocytopenia has been associate with treatment of hyperthyroidism with propylthiouracil. Patients should be taught to report: Metformin is a primary choice of drug to treat hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes because it: Hypoglycemia can result from the action of either insulin or an oral hypoglycemic. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemi...

MN 568 Unit 8 Quiz – Primary Care Across the Life Span – Question and Answers A patient is seen in the clinic with hematuria confirmed on microscopic examination. The clinician should inquire about the ingestion of which of these substances that might be the cause of hematuria? Mark has necrotizing fasciitis of his left lower extremity. Pressure on the skin reveals crepitus due to gas production by which anaerobic bacteria? Which of the following is “a linear crack extending from the epid...