Nur 324 Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Review the flow and requirements of course Correct Answer-Requirements for NUR: Identify, evaluate and use evidence based sources Include a framework of personal and global ethics Evaluate and find your place in the interdisciplinary work of health care delivery in all settings. Investigate and develop your professional stance Requirements for NUR 324 specifically: Assess individual, community and population health/illness beliefs, values, Attitudes, practices Utilize epidemiol...

Explain the relationship between the chain of infection and transmission of infection Correct Answer-The chain of infection is a continuous circle consisting of: an infectious agent that transitions to a reservoir, then a portal of exit, then reaches the mode of transmission, finds a portal of entry, reaches a host, and then circles back to the infectious agent Identify the body's normal defenses against infection, and discuss events in the inflammatory response Correct Answer-Defenses again...

Growth and development sociocultural factors psychological factors personal habits fluid intake pathological conditions surgical procedures medications diagnostic examinations Correct Answer-factors influencing urination Children cannot voluntarily control voiding until _____ to _______ months Correct Answer-18-24 Readiness for ____________

Quantitative Correct Answer-Describe and measure the level of occurrences on the basis of numbers and calculation, uses questionnaires, surveys and biological measures able to employ big data for birds eye view Qualitative Correct Answer-person centered rather than disease focused incldues assessing stakeholders experience and meaning of experience or situation methods include - focus groups and individual interviews data is reviewed and coded to meaning RCT Correct Answer-___ is ...

chain of infection Correct Answer-•Causative agent - pathogen capable of causing infection •Reservoir - favorable environment for growth •Portal of exit from reservoir •Mode of transmission •Portal of entry - breaks in skin, respiratory, GI, GU & reproductive tracts •Susceptible host innate immune defenses Correct Answer-•Present at birth •First line of defense •Responds immediately •Keeps no memory of antigen/foreign body/germ adaptive immune defenses Correct A...

complementary Correct Answer-therapies used on addition to conventional treatment ex: integrative therapies alternative Correct Answer-therapies that replace allopathic medical care Whole medical system Correct Answer-based on different philosophies and life systems Holistic care Correct Answer-treats mind body and spirtit integrative nursing Correct Answer-a way of being-knowing-doing that advances the health and well-being of people, families, and communities through caring-heali...

pH normal range Correct Answer-7.35-7.45 PaCO2 normal range Correct Answer-35-45 acid, lungs HCO3 normal range Correct Answer-22-26 base, kidneys PaO2 normal range Correct Answer-80-100 lungs SaO2 normal range Correct Answer-95-100% base excess normal range Correct Answer--2 - +2 assesses how well the buffers are working. < -2: excessive acids > +2: excessive bicarbonate compensated ABG values Correct Answer--pH: 7.35-7.45 -PaCO2 and/or HCO3 abnormal -original pro...

Function of kidneys in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Removes waste from the blood to form urine Function of the ureters in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder Function of the bladder in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Reservoir for urine until the urge to urinate develops Function of the urethra in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Urine travels from the bladder and exits through the urethral meatus Micturition: Correct Answ...

Indications for NGT: Correct Answer-Decompression Lavage Enteral feeding and medication admin Compression Decompression: Correct Answer-Removal of gases or stomach contents to relieve distension, nausea, or vomiting after GU surgery, trauma, obstruction, or the absence of peristalsis Can be continuous or intermittent Small bore: Correct Answer-More comfortable, more flexible tube Usually used for feeding What type of tube is usually used for decompression Correct Answer-Large bore ...

What are 3 ACE inhibitors? Correct Answer-•LISINOPRIL •ENALAPRIL •RAMIPRIL What do ACE inhibitors treat? Correct Answer-hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, Post MI & PCI What do ACE inhibitors end in? Correct Answer--pril What are some beta blockers? Correct Answer-•METOPROLOL •ATENOLOL •BISOPROLOL •NEBIVOLOL LABETALOL What do beta blockers treat? Correct Answer-hypertension, migraine prophylaxis, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure. Notes from slid...