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The nurse notices a localized red area that is nonblanchable on the the patient's coccyx. What stage pressure injury is this recognized as? - ANSWER-Stage 1 Stage 1 pressure injury means the skin is intact with a localized area of nonblanchable erythema (fancy word for redness). A pt asks you why what he eats has anything to do with wound healing. What is your response? - ANSWER-Successful healing of pressure injuries depends on adequate intake of calories protein, vitamins, minerals an...

Which intervention would the disaster management team nurse perform for the survivors of an explosion who developed heat stroke? - ANSWER-Apply ice packs on the client's scalp Which level of care is the nurse providing when preparing to discharge a client who is learning to walk again after a stroke to a rehabilitation center? - ANSWER-tertiary care Which action by the emergency department nurse is the priority for a client with heat stroke? - ANSWER-Assess the airway and breathing A c...

Type II risk factors - ANSWER-middled aged to older adults, prevalence higher in men - vs- women, African Americans, American Indians, Mexican Americans, hypertension SBP >130 DBP >85, obesity/greater than normal body mass index (BMI) Blood test for diabetes - ANSWER-Glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) - Normal value - 4- 6% levels of 5.7 to 6.4% indicate poor diabetic control. Determines blood glucose compliance over the previous 3 months Hypoglycemia causes - ANSWER-too little foos...

What is acute airway obstruction caused by? - ANSWER-foreign body aspiration; laryngospasm (spontaneous spasm of the vocal cords); trauma What is complete acute airway obstruction? - ANSWER-inspiratory chest movements but no air movement; tachycardia, cyanosis, rapid progression to unconsciousness What is partial acute airway obstruction? - ANSWER-stridor (harsh vibrating noise), wheezing, dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, retractions (chest moving inward) What are some respiratory disord...

Nurse's role in Rehab - ANSWER-Advocate for the patient and family Create therapeutic rehab milieu provide whole person patient-centered care Collaborate with healthcare team for patient outcome and develop care plan Communicate with effectively with all members of the health care team, patient and family Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care for the patient and family Use Braden scale - skin break down risk Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) - ANSWER--Maintain a wide, stable b...

What symptom should you report right away with ACE Inhibitors? - ANSWER-Dry nagging cough- discontinue immediately and teach about orthostatic HTN in elderly What is an example of an ACE inhibitor drug? - ANSWER-Lisinopril, Enalapril What is an example of a Calcium Channel Blocker? - ANSWER-Verapamil, Amlodopine What is an example of an ARB? - ANSWER-Losartan, Valsartan What is an example of a Beta Blocker? - ANSWER-Metoprolol,

Reasons for decreased FVC - ANSWER-Surgical procedure on lung; areas of collapse; conditions making the lungs less expandable (fibrosis, CHF, thickened pleura); obstructive lung disease; problems with the pleural cavity (enlarged heart, fluid in pleura, tumor); restriction of chest wall; inflation/deflation requires all respiratory and accessory breathing muscles. Reasons for decreased FEV1 - ANSWER-Obstructive defects; emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma. What does it mean if the FVC o...

Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV) - ANSWER-volume of gas that can be forcefully inspired after a normal VT inhalation Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV) - ANSWER-volume of gas that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal VT exhalation Residual Volume (RV) - ANSWER-volume of air remaining in the lungs after a forced exhalation Lung capacities - ANSWER-combinations of lung volumes Vital Capacity (VC) - ANSWER-the volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inspiration. VC = - ANSWER-IR...

What will minimize injuries during push-up event? - ANSWER-Ensure Marines have proper form when performing push-up Abdominal Crunch event area - ANSWER-Flat surface free of hazards and debris. Monitors will perform these tasks durng abdominal crunch event: - ANSWER-call out time passed, intervals; check each Marine for proper form, to ensure an accurate count, and to prevent injury; guide and correct Marines where needed. The PFT is comprised of 3 events. - ANSWER-Hybrid Pull-Up/Push-up Te...

Contraindications include: - ANSWER-- pneumothorax (untreated) - hemoptysis - cardiovascular disease - cataract removal surgery (ocular pressure) Pulmonary function devices that collect and measure GAS volumes - ANSWER-- water sealed spirometer - bellows spirometer - dry-rolling-seal spirometer Lung volumes - ANSWER-how much air your lungs can hold Spirometry determines - ANSWER-how quickly you can move air in & out of your lungs Diffusing capacity - ANSWER-how well your lungs add oxyg...

Veteran's Benefits Administration - ANSWER-Government agency, part of the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, responsible for payment of all VA gratuitous benefits What should you do if you have an inquiry regarding an appeal that has been certified to the BVA? - ANSWER-Call the BVA in DC directly Can you call the CAVC to inquire about the individual status of your case? - ANSWERNo because CAVC is not structured to respond to individual case status inquiries Veterans Service Center ...

Fully Developed Claim: If a fully developed claim is filed on a 21-526ez and new evidence is submitted: A. Evidence is used when claim is decisioned B. Evidence is ignored, it will be used in the supplemental process C. The claim goes through the traditional process track, standardized claim processing D. Evidence must be submitted at the time the claim is submitted, it will not be used for decisioning claims - ANSWER-C. The claim goes through the traditional process track, standardized c...

Which organization develops or partners with other organizations to develop initiatives for veteran health promotion? - ANSWER-Department of veterans affairs. Which national initiative program was developed to understand unique veteran needs as well as provide support at any time? - ANSWER-Veteran crisis line According to the Joint Forces Initiative, which academic nursing content area should be expanded? - ANSWER-TBI Which are observable cues that would prompt a nurse to remain alert for ...

Which of the following statements is true regarding patient information? - ANSWERWhen sending a fax, you must confirm that the fax was received at its destination A patient has been getting care as an inpatient at VA hospital following a myocardial infarction and now is discharged to the care of a Non-VA provider as an outpatient. Which of the following information may be disclosed to a non-VA provider without a signed authorization for purposes of treating the patient? - ANSWER-Family histo...

What are fraternal organizations?-Order of the Eastern Star - ANSWER-: wives of the Masonic Lodge members. The acronym is OES. The leader is usually called Worthy Matron and there are officers of the lodge. What are fraternal organizations?-Knights of Columbus - ANSWER-: A Roman Catholic version of the Masons. Usually works with children to provide care if needed. Acronym: K of C. The leader is called a Grand Knight. What are fraternal organizations?-Masonic - ANSWER-- Ancient Free and Acc...

How many veterans does the VHA serve? - ANSWER-VHA Serves 6.6 million unique veteran (5.8 million of whom are veterans) Describe innovative discoveries rooted in the VA system? - ANSWER-(1) VHA is the largest single provider of heath care professional training in the country rotating more than 120,000 trainees each year (2) 3 noble prizes, pioneering the first liver transplant, inventing the implantable cardiac pacemaker, developing the nicotine patch, the use of aspirin in heart attack de...

Which of the following is FALSE regarding Accessing VA Health Care for a Service Member transitioning to Veteran? - ANSWER-VA cannot schedule future appointments while the Service member is on Active Duty. Which of the following is the largest provider of health professional training in the United States? - ANSWER-Veterans Affairs One of the VA's Health Priorities is "building a high-performance health care network." What does this mean? - ANSWER-Veterans will receive the highest ...

If Xt and Ytϕ1 are independent AR(1) processes, then Xt+Yt ϕ1 is an AR(2) process. - ANSWER-False. (The order of the sum of two independent AR processes is not necessarily the sum of each individual processes' order.) Let Wt be a white noise process. Then Xt=Wt−Wt−1 is stationary. - ANSWER-True An ARIMA(p,0,q) model is always stationary. - ANSWER-False There is no auto-correlation in an ARIMA(1,d,q) process. - ANSWER-False A white noise process has zero auto-covariance for all lag...

A time series generally can be decomposed into three components mt, st and Xt. Where mt is the trend, st is the seasonality, and Xt is a residual time process after accounting for trend and seasonality. - ANSWER-True Var(X+Y)=Var(X)+Var(Y) for any X and Y variables. - ANSWER-FALSE (The statement would only be true if you knew the two variables were independent.) If the mean of a time series doesn't depend on time t, then the time series is stationary. - ANSWER-False. (While constant mea...

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