Health assessment exam2 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HA 2 Chap 9 1. The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey? Observing the patient’s body stature and nutritional status 2. When measuring a patient’s weight, the nurse is aware of which of these guidelines? Attempts should be made to weigh the patient at approximately the same time of day, if a sequence of weights is necessary. 3. A patient’s weekly blood pressure readings for 2 months have ranged between 124/84 mm Hg and 136/88 mm ...

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exam2 1. A 36-year-old male patient in the outpatient clinic is diagnosed with acute hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
 2. The nurse administering α-interferon and ribavirin (Rebetol) to a patient with chronic hepatitis C will plan to monitor for
? A. . 3. Which information given by a 70-year-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?
 4. A 55-year-old patient admitted with...

exam2 1. A 36-year-old male patient in the outpatient clinic is diagnosed with acute hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
 2. The nurse administering α-interferon and ribavirin (Rebetol) to a patient with chronic hepatitis C will plan to monitor for
? 3. Which information given by a 70-year-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?
 4. A 55-year-old patient admitted with an abru...

PN3-EXAM2-Final Cardiac Normal cardiac output- Normal cardiac output is 60-100 beats per minute. If below 60 is brady cardia and the patient is at risk for poor perfusion. Cardiac output is defined as the amount of blood pumped from the left ventricle each minute. Remember that arrhythmia is a deviation from a normal rhythm and a dysrhythmia is a disturbance in the normal rhythm. Medications for: contractility, maintaining normal blood pressure, various tachycardias, bradycardias, differ...