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vital signs are: A: signs that you're vitally alive B: A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health C: The bare minimum amount of liveliness in a person D: A neon sign that says vital Answer: B A series of measures that give an overview of a patient's overall health Heart rate is defined as: A: The rate that your heart is pumping blood B: The rate that you fall in love C: The rate that your blood goes all around your body and back in Answer: A Blood press...

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Ans-Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. Which lab test should the RN review? - Ans-Hemoglobin A1C The RN is assessing the client regarding the need to increase vitamin B12. Which foods should the RN instruct the client to include? - Ans-...

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Ans-Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. Which lab test should the RN review? - Ans-Hemoglobin A1C The RN is assessing the client regarding the need to increase vitamin B12. Which foods should the RN instruct the client to include? - Ans-...

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Ans-Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. Which lab test should the RN review? - Ans-Hemoglobin A1C The RN is assessing the client regarding the need to increase vitamin B12. Which foods should the RN instruct the client to include? - Ans-...

The PN findings include right-sided weakness, slurred speech and dysphagia. The PN recognizes that Mr.Ivy is at high risk for several problems. In reviewing the previously established nursing plan of care, the PN determines that which problem has the highest priority? - Ans-Aspiration Aspiration or the entry of foreign substances such as food or fluids into the lungs, may cause hypoxia or respiratory distress; this the highest After reviewing priorities, what is the next action the PN shoul...

Medical Decision Making (MDM) The physician's thought process Pain vs. Tenderness Patient's feeling vs. physician's assessment What does distress mean? The doctor's judgment of discomfort Baseline An individual's normal state of being What does Auscultation mean? Listening with a stethoscope Palpation The act of pressing on an area by the doctor Inpatient Admitted to the hospital overnight Outpatient Seen and sent home the same day What is the ED flow (overview)? 1. Check in and Chi...

Medical Decision Making (MDM) The physician's thought process Pain vs. Tenderness Patient's feeling vs. physician's assessment What does distress mean? The doctor's judgment of discomfort Baseline An individual's normal state of being What does Auscultation mean? Listening with a stethoscope Palpation The act of pressing on an area by the doctor Inpatient Admitted to the hospital overnight Outpatient Seen and sent home the same day What is the ED flow (overview)? 1. Check in and Chi...

Davis's law states which of the following? Select one: a. A chronically shortened muscle will demonstrate poor neuromuscular efficiency. b. Soft tissue models along the lines of stress. c. A tight agonist muscle will decrease neural drive to its functional antagonist. d. The body will seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns. Correct Answerb. Soft tissue models along the lines of stress Which of the following muscles is underactive if a client demonstrates an ...

What is the purpose of the goal of instruction? To be clear about who the learners will be, the learning and performance contexts, and what tools or aids will be available What is a performance objective? A detailed description of what students will be able to do after they complete instruction What are the 3 parts of a performance objective? Given, Performance, Criteria Given What will the learner be given? Performance What do the learners need to do? Criteria What will be used to evalua...

Purpose of needs analysis? 1. identify learning gaps-determine problem 2. identify instructional goal 3. identify current/desired condition Interview VS. focus group interview= 1 respondent focus group=more than 1 respondent components of goal statements AKA instructional goals 1. learner(s) 2. action (what will students do?) 3. context to which skills are applied 4. tools they will need to complete skill What is a task analysis? AKA: goal analysis or instructional analysis (instructi...

A nurse is caring for a group of clients. For which of the following tasks should the nurse wear gloves? (Select all that apply.) a. Emptying urine from an indwelling urinary catheter collection bag b. Providing oral care c. Changing an ostomy pouch d. Delivering a food tray to a client who has AIDS e. Placing oral medication tablets into a client's hand - Ans-a. Emptying urine from an indwelling urinary catheter collection bag b. Providing oral care c. Changing an ostomy pouch A nurs...

Johari window definition A model that describes the relationship between self-disclosure and self-awareness. The Johari Window (4 parts)- OHBU 1. Open 2. Hidden 3. Blind 4. Unknown Social Penetration Theory describes how disclosure typically progress in two ways- Breadth and Depth Social Penetration Theory- two key components- B/D Breadth- the range of topics on which disclosure is happening (talk about only work with co workers but when the relationship grows you talk about family) D...

AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm A Fib Atrial Fibrillation Abd Abdomen, Abdominal Abx Antibiotics AMA Against Medical Advice AMS Altered Mental Status ASA Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) BID Twice Daily Bilat LE Bilateral Lower Extremities BM Bowel Movement BP Blood Pressure CA Cancer, Carcinoma CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, "open heart surgery

What are the 5 vital signs? 1. Heart rate 2. Blood pressure 3. Respiratory rate 4. Temperature 5. Oxygen saturation The HPI and the ROS are what type of information? The physical exam is what kind of information? While evaluating a patient complaining of chest pain, your physician tells you that the heart sounds are normal. Would you document this in the HPI, ROS, or PE? Physical exam Would you be contradicting yourself if you wrote, " the patient has abdominal pain", in the HPI, b...

1. CAD: Coronary Artery Disease 2. HTN: Hypertension 3. DM Diabetes Mellitus 4. MI: Myocardial infarction 5. CHF: Congestive heart failure 6. AFIB: Atrial fibrillation 7. PE: Physical exam or pulmonary embolism 8. DVT: Deep Vein thrombosis 9. DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis 10. PTX: Pneumothorax 11. COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12. PNA: Pneumonia 13. GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease14. CVA(Stroke): Cerebrovascular Accident 15. TIA: Transient Ischemic Attac

Hydrogenation - Ans-the process of adding hydrogen to a liquid or polyunsaturated fat and changing it to a solid or semisolid state Hypervitaminosis - Ans-the excess of one or more vitamins Hypoglycemia - Ans-low blood sugar Incomplete proteins - Ans-foods that lack one or more of the essential amino acids Indispensable amino acids - Ans-the 9 amino acids that the body cannot manufacture in sufficient quantity (or at all) and therefore must be supplied in the diet Intracellular - Ans-flui...

Reading fluency - >>>>>oral reading with sufficient speed and accuracy to support comprehension of text. It is later applied to silent reading and includes prosodic reading automaticity in word recognition - >>>>>being able to quickly identify a word. Having this skill frees brain space that can be used for problem solving. Accurate word recognition - >>>>>being able to identify a word when it is read. this is important because it leads to compre...

phoneme - - - in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit Grapheme - - - the written or printed representation of a phoneme Phonics - - - The predictable relationship between phonemes and graphemes Phonemic Awareness - - - The ability to hear, identify,and manipulate the individual sounds, phonemes, in oral language. phonological awareness - - - the ability to reflect on and manipulate the sound structure of spoken language syllable - - - a word part that contains a vowel, or, in spo...

What is one important distinction between the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition and the Three Cueing Systems model? a. The Four-Part Processing Model emphasizes visual processes. b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. c. The Three Cueing Systems model emphasizes the role of phonology. d. The Three Cueing Systems model omits semantic processing. students at risk for reading problems enter school without exposure to the academic language use...

Which statement best describes the relationship between reading comprehension and word decoding in a beginning reader's development? - ANS - Accurate, fast word recognition is necessary for development of reading fluency and text comprehension. Near the close of the day, a kindergarten teacher guides the students in conversation about the day's activities. She writes down what is said on large chart paper, then reads it to the class. This activity would aid their literacy development prim...