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NRNP 6531 / NRNP6531 Advanced Primary Care of Adults Final Exam Quiz Bank Rated A |Questions and Answers with Rationales | Latest 2022/2023 1. A patient was initially treated as an outpatient for pneumonia and then after 2 weeks was hospitalized after no improvement was evident. The patient continues to show no improvement after several antibiotic regimens have been attempted. What is the next step in managing this patient? ~ Answer: D Rat: Patients who do not respond to antibiotic th...

What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affe...

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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM 2019. Question: 90 of 90 CORRECT FLAG  Time Remaining: 00:38:42  Pause Remaining: 00:05:00 PAUSE A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocortic...

Normal osmolarity lab value A. 450-600 mosm/l B. 270-300 mosm/l C. 50-250 mosm/l - b. When the body has this concentration of particles to water, it is isotonic Isotonic= happy Which of the following can lead to hypovolemia? (select all that apply) A. Excessive sweating B. Large burns C. Diuretics D. Inadequate fluid intake E. Increased urination - all The body tries to compensate for volume loss by ________ the heart rate and strength of contractions. A. Increasing B. Decreasing ...

UPDATED 2023 RN VATI Adult Medical Surgical WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+. Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has atopic dermatitis and a prescription for triamcinolone ointment. The nurse should assess the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? Increased pigmentation Topical glucocorticoid therapy can cause the adverse effect of hypopigmentation. Localized hair loss Long-term glucocorticoid therapy can cause hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growt...

Critical Care Exam 1 ABGs/Vents Questions & Answers 2024 How are ABG's obtained? - ANSWER-• A cannula positioned in the radial, brachial, or femoral artery (arterial line) What test must you perform before a radial puncture? - ANSWER-Allens test What is Allen's test? - ANSWER-Test for patency of ulnar artery prior to placing a radial arterial line or performing an ABG; examiner occludes both ulnar and radial arteries w/ fingers as patient makes fist; patient opens fist while exami...

Rasmussen - MDC III - Final Exam (75 Qs - 5 SATA, 3 Dose Calc, 2 ABGs) With Complete Solutions.

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