Therapeutic procedure Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Kettering National Seminars Comprehensive Review: Therapeutic Procedures C Ventilation - ANS moving air in and out of the lungs Oxygen - ANS getting oxygen into the blood Circulation - ANS moving the blood through the body Perfusion - ANS getting oxygen into the tissue 4 Life functions - ANS Ventilation, oxygenation, circulation, perfusion Ventilation ( vital signs) - ANS chest movement, breath sounds, vt, resp. rate PaCo2, ETCO2 Oxygenation ( vital signs...

RN VATI Nursing Care of Children 2019 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales| 2023 Update 1. A nurse is planning care for a school age child who is experiencing a Vaso- occlusive crisis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? ~ Answer: Encourage the child to increase their fluid intake. R The first action the nurse should take is to promote hydration through the use of oral and IV fluids. Hydration is important because it prevents further sickling of t...

HESI-MATERNITY-HESI-TEST BANK PEDS UPDATED (2023) EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+). Maternity HESI Test Bank • A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? Move about every hour Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the enlarged ...

LOC - ALERT (Correct Answer) - patient is responsive opens eyes spontaneously answers questions appropriately LOC - LETHARGIC (Correct Answer) - patient can open eyes and respond to questions falls asleep easily LOC - OBTUNDED (Correct Answer) - patient responds to light shaking is confused slow to respond LOC - STUPOROUS (Correct Answer) - patient barely responds to painful stimuli *example* rubbing sternum abnormal posturing may be prese...

Indications for a cardiac enzyme and lipid panel - Angina, MI, heart disease, hyperlipidemia Creatine Kinase MB isoenzyme normal - 0% of total CK (30-170 units/L) Elevated levels first detectable of CK following myocardial injury and duration of elevated levels - First: 3-6 hours Duration: 2-3 days Normal Troponin T - < 0.1 ng/mL Elevated levels first detectable and duration for Troponin T - First: 2-3 hours Duration: 10-14 days Normal Troponin I - < 0.03 ng/mL First detectable an...

Test-Bank for Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition (Hinkle, 2022), All Chapters TEST=BANK Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever, Kristen Overbaugh 15th Edition Table of Contents Chapter 01 Professional Nursing Practice 2 Chapter 02 Medical-Surgical Nursing 17 Chapter 03 Health Education and Health Promotion 30 Chapter 04 Adult Health and Physical, Nutritional, and Cultural Assessment 45 Chapter ...

ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE GUIDE (150 Q & A) 1. A client begins treatment with phenytoin (Dilantin). Which following should the nurse reinforce as a measure to help minimize possible adverse effects of this medication? A. Performing daily gum massage 2. A nurse who is facilitating a support group notices that one client in the group is extremely talkative, to the point where others in the group have difficulty sharing their own ideas. Which of the ff. strategies should the nu...

ATI RN Nursing Care of Children Proctored Exam Retake 1) A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed fractures of the lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash. The nurse should monitor the child for which of the following complications during the first 24 hr. after the injury occurred? A. Osteomyelitis B. Compartment syndrome C. Volkmann ischemic contracture D. Renal calculi 2) A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has phenylketonuria about meal plannin...

1) A nurse is caring for a client admitted for induction of labor due to intrauterine fetal demise at 32 weeks. What statement by the nurse would be most therapeutic at this time? a. After you recover you can hopefully conceive again and start your family. b. My sister lost a baby too, I know how you feel and I’m here to help. c. If you want to talk about how you’re feeling, I can call a chaplain. d. Would you like to hold your baby after he is born? 2) A G1P0 is 8 weeks gestation, an...

A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s cons...