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Subjective vs. Objective - Feeling vs. Fact Chief Complaint (CC) - The main reason for the patient's ED visit Medical Decision Making (MDM) - The physician's thought process Pain vs. Tenderness - patient's feeling vs. physician's assessment (subjective) Benign - Normal, nothing of concern Distress - The doctor's judgement of discomfort (objective) Febrile - The state of having a fever, concerning for infection Acute - New onset, likely concerning Chronic - Long-stand...

DRIs (Dietary Reference Intakes) - - A set of nutritional reference values for the United States and Canada that applies to healthy people. - Addresses prevention of chronic diet related issues. - Differs depending on age and gender. RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) - - the average daily intake level estimated to meet the needs of nearly all people in a certain group. Aim for this amount! - Use this for planning family meals sufficient for infants, children, adults and elderly family me...

Which regulation establishes the Department of Defense (DOD) policies and procedures for the transportation and movement of material? - DTR 4500.9-R Which volume of the NAVSEA OP5 applies to the transportation of hazardous materials ashore? - Volume 1 Which Department of Transportation Special Permit applies when shipping NSN 1410-01-235-7044 NALC PC84 material by motor vehicle? - DOT SP-868 What is the minimum number of motor vehicles required to ship NALC items G878, D528, E487, H110 ...

For registration purposes, the insurance policy cannot substitute for the insurance confirmation card as proof of automobile insurance under German law and U.S. Forces regulations. (para 33e(3)) a. True. b. False. - True License plates issued to drivers by the Registry of Motor Vehicles automatically become the driver's property. (para 33c(1)(a)) a. True. b. False. - False The driver of a registered motor vehicle is required to observe which of the following with respect to U.S...

This document is meant to be a pre-emptive study tool only. It is comprised of 5 past midterm exams. Questions on current exams are likely different. Use this BEFORE (of course not during!) the exam to study practice questions that may be similar or cover topics on the new exams, and to understand the depth of material covered so you can study better and be more prepared! 1. An irregular cluster of spherical cells would be called a/an a. Palisades b. Sarcina c. Staphylococcus d. Streptoco...

Lecture 1— Acid-Base Balance Dumping/HH Ventilators Electrolytes: K+, CA, MG, and NA Lecture 2— Alcohol TX for HyperKalemia Wernicke Overdose and Withdrawal Lecture 7— Thyroid (Hyper-, Hypo-) S/Sx Adrenal Cortex (Addison Aminoglycosides Disease, Cushing) Peak and Trough Toys Laminectomy Lecture 3— Drug Toxicities (Lithium, Lanoxin, Dilantin, Bilirubin, Lecture 8— Lab Values Aminophylline) Five Deadly Ds Kernicterus Neutropenic Precaution Dumpin...

What term describes the number of wave crests that pass a fixed point during a particular period of time? - Frequency In data networking, this term is defined as "Signals may flow in either direction, but not simultaneously". - Half Duplex Two CPUs have the same size data bus. Which one will process data faster? - The one with a higher clock speed This unique ID number is coordinated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used by only one network interface car...

Health - State of physical, mental and social functioning that realizes the potential of which a person is capable Wellness - State toward a higher level of functioning- improved physical and mental health state Illness - Social construct in which people are in an imbalanced, unsustainable relationship with their environment and are failing in ability to survive and create higher quality of life Disease - failure of a persons adaptive mechanisms to adequately counteract stimuli and stre...

You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the following statements best describes this code? A. Improves self-health care B. Protects the patient's confidentiality C. Ensures identical care to all patients D. Defines the principles of right and wrong ...

Definitions of Health - -A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and the merely absence of disease. -Both individual and societal. -State of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and lifestyle. -Individuals responsibility but it also requires collection action to ensure a society and an environment in which people can act responsibly to support health. Health Promotion - -Helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health. -M...

* Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is expected from health care reform? - Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model. Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness. The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in their patients. A nurse consultant...

A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel about a upper body mechanics to prevent injury. Which of the following actions by the AP demonstrate an understanding of the teaching? - The AP keeps the object he is lifting close to his body . a nurse is assessing a client who is immobile and notices a red area over the client's coccyx. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Assess the red area for blanching . a nurse is preparing to insert an iv catheter for a client following...

BEST POSITION FOR USE OF INCENTIVE SPIROMETER - Semi-Fowler's or High Semi-Fowler's position allows for maximum expansion of the lungs WHEN A PATIENT REFUSES TO USE INCENTIVE SPIROMETER - always assess the patient first using assessment skills, you can then try to determine why the patient is refusing continue to encourage the patient, but if they still refuse, be sure to document. IV CATHETER INSERTION FOR AN OLDER ADULT - place patient's arm in a dependent position; veins wil...

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - The dose A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is caring for a client who, whil...

A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel about a upper body mechanics to prevent injury. Which of the following actions by the AP demonstrate an understanding of the teaching? The AP keeps the object he is lifting close to his body a nurse is assessing a client who is immobile and notices a red area over the client's coccyx. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Assess the red area for blanching . a nurse is preparing to insert an iv catheter for a client following a r...

The Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) Network Layer serves which primary purpose? - It uses Layer 3 addresses to create multiple routed networks. The address 68.56.189.17 belongs to which Internet protocol (IP) class? - Class A What happens to a datagram sent by a higher level protocol to a 127.x.y.z address? - The datagram loops back inside the host and never leaves the network interface card (NIC). Which device evaluates and acts upon a packet's Internet protocol ...

Which concept has enabled Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Networking as a Service (NaaS) offerings? - The separation of the transport and connectivity from the applications and services running atop the transport. Which piece of equipment in a VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone system routes a call to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) when the receiving location is from outside the Packet Cable managed IP network? - Gateway What are the ...

What is one reason why broadband cable operators install fiber-optic cable in stages instead of changing the infrastructure all at once? - Changing the infrastructure all at once would cause too many service disruptions. What is the difference between the fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) topologies? - An FTTC is allowed a smaller number of RF amplifiers between the optical fiber and the customer premises. Which of these components is used in a passive optical network (...

Nursing Process - purpose is to identify and solve a patients problem (Base of nursing) Nursing Process - Phase 1: Assessment-gathering information Phase 2: Nursing diagnosis- analysis and identification of an actual or potential problem Phase 3: Planning- goals and outcomes Phase 4: Implementing- following through with decided plan of action Phase 5: Evaluation- to see if goals/outcomes have been met Care Plan - Is the end product of the nursing process, individualized for the pati...

Care Coordination - a process connecting both services and resources involving patient, providers and families with the goals of optimal patient outcomes Classification of safety events - Never miss event-error that could have caused harm but didn't Adverse event-error that results in moderate to sever harm (medication administration) Sentinel event- serious error that results in patient death Fidelity - Act in ways that are loyal keeping promises doing what is expected of you performi...