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what is critical thinking? - ANS the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner; knowledge, clinical experiences, and professional standards that are used to make critical judgements what is clinical judgement? - ANS a crucial skill that involves identifying patients needs, concerns, and health problems. helps us to know if we should take action or not and if we do or do not need to modify standard procedure. lastly, allows us to know if we should improvise new ap...

Triage Nurses apply Critical Thinking when assigning a triage level: - ANS Organizing and analyzing information , recognizing patterns, and gathering evidence to support conclusions A = airway - ANS has the highest priority. We cannot live without oxygen. B = breathing - ANS is the next highest priority. Oxygen enter the body by breathing C = circulation - ANS is the third highest priority. Oxygen must be moved to the tissues where it is needed, in or...

Which of the following competencies is not included as expected outcome after taking the subject nursing informatics? A. Basic computer skills B. Information literacy C. Basic informatics competencies D. Advance informatics competencies - ANS D Which of the following fields were affected by the information technology? A. Nursing Education B. Nursing Research C. Nursing Administration D. All of the above - ANS D A student is asking his instr...

Fractures → prioritization - ANS 1) Maintain ABCs: so airway and breathing first, if those are ok stabilize for circulation 2) Stabilize (immobilize) the injured area with a splint ((prevent further injury)) - Immobilization prevents further injury and circulation - Devices: braces, casts, splints, traction, external fixation, internal fixation, ortho shoes/boots - Purp/goals: SICC Prevents more injury, helps circulation, helps pain (spasms), realigning (corrects the deformity) 3...

Triage/ Primary Survery - ANS •Triage: •"To sort" •Process of rapidly determining patient acuity •Represents a critical assessment skill •Triage system: •Categorizes patients so most critical are treated first •Emergency Severity Index (ESI) • Levels 1-5 - Stability of vital functions (ABCs) - ESI-1: Unstable - ESI-2: Threatened - ESI-3: Stable - ESI-4: Stable - ESI-5: Stable Patients assigned to ESI-3 must have normal vital signs. Patients with abnorma...

Human Anatomy and Physiology Midterm anatomy - ANS structure of the body and it's parts (nomenclature) physiology - ANS study of the function (experiments) homeostasis - ANS maintenance of a stable internal environment - despite fluctuations in external environment requirements of organisms: - ANS H2O(most abundant substance in body), food (provides nutrients, supply energy), O2 (1/5 of air, drive met. proc., used to release energy), heat (form of energy, product of ...

Anatomy and Physiology- Midterm Which of the explanations below shows the correct relationship between anatomy and physiology? A- anatomy and physiology are not related, but two distinct fields of study B-The structure of a body part determines its function within the human body C-The anatomist determines the function of a body part and the physiologist determines the morphology D-Physiologists examine the organization of body parts while the anatomist tries to describe how and wh...

Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Test Questions And Answers Define anatomy - ANS study of structure and shape of body and its parts Define physiology - ANS study of how body and parts work or function What are the levels of organization from atom to organism? - ANS atom, molecule, macromolecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism What is the structure of an atom? What does atomic mass represent? What does atomic number represent? - ANS ...

Neutrophil - ANS Which of the following formed elements of the blood is a phagocyte? stored iron in the liver, muscle and spleen - ANS Ferritin is a protein used Arteries - ANS Elastic laminas are found in the walls of which type of blood vessel? Hepatic vein - ANS Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava? Great saphenous vein - ANS The majority of venous blood from the integumentum and superfi...

Tissue that stores fat. - ANS Adipose Tissue The lining of a joint that secretes synovial fluid into the joint space. - ANS Synovial membrane hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Makes skin waterproof. - ANS Keratin A pigment that gives the skin its color - ANS Melanin Deepest layer of the epidermis - ANS Stratum basale the most superficial layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells - ANS Stratum ...

What triggers hormone secretion - ANS Sometimes a nerve goes directly to the gland which can cause the gland to secrete hormones and other hormones can also stimulate the secretion of hormones The role of receptors - ANS allows hormones to attach to cells or glands Where insulin and glucagon are made and secreted from - ANS the endocrine pancreas and secretes it into the blood What insulin and glucagon do when the blood glucose goes up and down - ANS ...

The primary function of the endocrine system involve all of the following except... A. Regulating growth , development, and metabolism B. Maintaining homeostasis of blood composition C. Controlling digestive and reproductive processes D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues - ANS D. Secreting substances on epithelial tissues Release of a hormone in response to changes in the level of nutrient or ion in the blood is known as A. Humoral Stimulation B. Hormonal Stimulati...

Anatomy - ANS Study of the structure and shape of the body, its parts and their relation with one another Physiology - ANS The study of how the body and its parts function Anatomical Position - ANS Body is erect with feet parallel and arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward with thumbs facing away from the body Superior - ANS Up or above Inferior - ANS Below or under Anterior - ANS Toward the front Posterior ...

Adipose Tissue - ANS Loose connective tissue Function - Provides reserve fuel; insulates against heat loss; supports and protects organs. Location - Under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs, within abdomen and in breasts Mesenchyme - ANS Embryonic Tissue Function - Give rise to all other connective tissue types. Location - Embryo Areolar Tissue - ANS Loose connective tissue Function - Wraps and cushion organs; its macrophages phagocytize bacteria; p...

Anterior - ANS which directional term indicates the front side of the body inferior - ANS the mouth is inferior to the nose electrons are a part of which structural level of organization - ANS chemical level lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea - ANS major organs housed in the thoracic cavity ventral cavities - ANS serous membranes line certain cavities within the homeostasis - ANS the maintenance of a relatively constant internal ...

What is birth, a.k.a_________ - ANS Parturition, i.e. point of transition between the prenatal and postnatal periods of life Birth canal is a.k.a________ - ANS Vagina Babies should be born head________ and head _________ - ANS down; first Labor= - ANS the process that results in the birth of a baby List and describe the 3 stages of labor - ANS Stage 1: period from the onset of uterine contractions until dilation of the cervix is complete ...

what is the relationship between anatomy and physiology - ANS the relationship between anatomy and physiology is that they will always correlate with each other anatomy being the study of the actual physical organs and their structure as well as their relationship to each other while physiology studies how those organs work to function the whole body as organ systems List, and briefly define, the human body's organization levels from smallest to largest - ANS Chemical: at...

ANATOMY - ANS is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts. PHYSIOLOGY - ANS is the study of how the body and its parts function or work. 4 ELEMENTS OF LIFE - ANS carbon oxygen hydrogen nitrogen (COHN) 5 FACTORS HUMAN LIFE DEPENDS ON - ANS 1) water 2) food 3) oxygen 4) heat 5) homeostasis ENERGY - ANS the ability to work MATTER - ANS anything that occupies space and has mass NUCLEUS - ANS ...

A group of structures which function as a unit to perform a definite job for the body - ANS System Made up of different types of tissue that work together - ANS Organ Function of body parts - ANS Physiology Body structures and relationships among the structures - ANS Anatomy Chemicals of the endocrine system, they regulate the body - ANS Hormones Controls the body's activities; long and thin - ANS Nerve Tissue Composed of e...

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? - ANS Aiding in erythropoiesis of red blood cells Which of the following statements about laminar blood flow is true? - ANS The outermost layer of blood experiences the greatest resistance to flow Bacteria and debris are actively removes from the lymph by ___ in the sinuses of lymph nodes. - ANS Lymphocytes Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is secreted by the? - ANS Anterior pituitary, ...