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CNUR 106 Why is education important for clients? - ANS increases the competencies and confidence of clients to manage their own self-care Why is education important for staff? - ANS Teaches them how to deliver high-quality care Benefits of education for clients: - ANS -increases client satisfaction -improves quality of life -decreases incidences of illness complications -decreases anxiety -maximizes independence Benefits of education for staff: - ANS ...

Medical Terminology Ch. 9 (Peggy C. Leonard) -ation - ANS action or process bil/i - ANS bile chol/e - ANS bile cirrh/o - ANS orange-yellow de- - ANS down, from, reversing, or removing glycos/o - ANS sugar -orexia - ANS appetite -pepsia - ANS digestion vag/o - ANS vagus nerve viscer/o - ANS viscera cheil/o - ANS lips dent/i, dent/o, odont/o - ANS teeth gingiv/o - ANS ...

Medical Terminology by Peggy C. Leonard 9th edition Chapter 3 Moni-,uni- - ANS one Bi-, di- - ANS two Tri- - ANS three Quad-, quadri-, tetra- - ANS four Centi- - ANS hundredth Milli- - ANS thousandth Diplo- - ANS double hemi-, semi- - ANS half, partly Hyper- - ANS over, excessive Hypo- - ANS under, below Multi-, poly- - ANS many Nulli- - ANS none Pan- - ANS all Primi- - ANS ...

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PEGGY LEONARD CHAPTER 1 Prefix - ANS beginning of a word Suffix - ANS word ending combining form - ANS combination of the root and the combining vowel Lithasis - ANS condition of stones -asis, -asia - ANS state, condition Psychology - ANS study of the mind Caudal - ANS pertaining to the tail Oral - ANS pertaining to the mouth Dermal - ANS pertaining to the skin Cutaneous - ANS pertaining to the skin...

UTA Family 3 Final Exam A patient haA patient has recurrent cluster headaches and asks about abortive therapy. Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches? a. Lithium b. NSAIDs c. Oxygen d. Verapamil - ANS C. Oxygen A patient reports recurrent headaches occurring 1 or 2 times per month that generally occur with weather changes or when sleep patterns are disrupted and describes them as severe, with throbbing on one side of the head and sometim...

FNP3 FINAL EXAM!!!! Why are many cases of bulimia misdiagnosed or missed? - ANS Most are normal weight/BMI or sometimes overweight. They are very good at covering it up. What labs should be monitored in a patient with bulimia? - ANS CBC, SED, CMP, Urine, Serum protein & albumin TSH, stool, HIV, HCG, ppd, EKG, Bone Density and CXR What should be included in bulimia plan of care? Goal? - ANS Regain or maintain adq weight with BMI of >16 What are some ca...

FNP Final Exam III The following statements about the pathophysiology of OA are all true except: - ANS OA affects only bone and cartilage WHich statement or statements about OA is (are) not true? - ANS A) Although excessive weight may contribute to the development of OA, weight loss has NOT been shown to lead to improvement in symptoms or functionality. C) Strength training has not been shown to be helpful for patients with OA and is likely to exacerbate symp...

5336 Module 3 Quiz Part 2 50% of men and 64% of women who died suddenly of CHD (coronary heart disease) ___. - ANS Had no previous symptoms CHD (coronary heart disease) accounts for ___ of all CVD (cardiovascular disease). - ANS 52% or more than half 1 in 3 people will dies from ___, and many deaths can be prevented. - ANS ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) More __ die of CVD (cardiovascular disease) than ___. - ANS - Women - Men The magnit...

Lewis Chapter 41: Upper GI Problems NCLEX 1. A patient with deep partial-thickness burns experiences severe pain associated with nausea during dressing changes. Which action will be most useful in decreasing the patient's nausea? a. The patient NPO for 2 hours before and after dressing changes. b. Avoid performing dressing changes close to the patient's mealtimes. c. Administer the prescribed morphine sulfate before dressing changes. d. Give the ordered prochlorperazine (Compazine) ...

Chapter 28: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition The nurse teaches a patient with *chronic bronchitis* about a new prescription for *Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol)*. Which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? a. The patient shakes the device before use. b. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. c. The patient attaches a spacer to the Disk...

Lewis - Chapter 24: Burns When assessing a patient who spilled hot oil on the right leg and foot, the nurse notes dry, pale, and hard skin. The patient states that the burn is not painful. What term would the nurse use to document the burn depth? a. First-degree skin destruction b. Full-thickness skin destruction c. Deep partial-thickness skin destruction d. Superficial partial-thickness skin destruction ANS ANS: B With full-thickness skin destruction, the appearance is pal...

Lewis Chapter 42 Nursing Management Lower Gastrointestinal Problems 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Educate the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. - ANS ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly conta...

NEURO assessment 1. When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient's health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. - ANS ANS: A When admitting a patient who is likely to be a poor historian, the nurse should obtain health history infor...

Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition A young adult contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. What should the nurse expect serologic testing to reveal during the acute (icteric) phase of the patient's illness? a. Antibody to hepatitis D (anti-HDV) b. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) c. Anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG) d. Anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM) - ANS ANS: D Hepatitis A is transmitted through the oral-fecal rout...

Lewis Chapter 11: Inflammation and Healing 1. The nurse assesses a patients surgical wound on the first postoperative day and notes redness and warmth around the incision. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Obtain wound cultures. b. Document the assessment. c. Notify the health care provider. d. Assess the wound every 2 hours. - ANS ANS: B The incisional redness and warmth are indicators of the normal initial (inflammatory) stage of wound healing by primary intenti...

Lewis Chapter 67 To evaluate the effectiveness of ordered interventions for a patient with ventilatory failure, which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse? a. Chest x-ray b. Oxygen saturation c. Arterial blood gas analysis d. Central venous pressure monitoring - ANS ANS: C Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO2 retention, and ABGs provide information about the PaCO2 and pH. The other...

Lewis Renal Chapters 1. Which question should the nurse ask to assess a patient's dysuria? a. "Do you have to urinate at night?" b. "Do you have blood in your urine?" c. "Do you have to urinate frequently?" d. "Do you have pain when you urinate?" - ANS ANS: D Dysuria is painful urination. The alternate responses can be used to assess other urinary tract symptoms: hematuria, nocturia, and frequency. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: A...

Advanced Pathophysiology Test Health - ANS state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmary. Disease - ANS acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that causes physiologic dysfunction on the cell/organ/organ system/organismal level Pathophysiology - ANS the physiology of altered health. Loss of homeostatic balance in the body at some level. Etiology - ANS the cause of a disease, or what sets the...

Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm Test A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - ANS Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? - ANS Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive. A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter...

Advanced Pathophysiology Exam A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in the country and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The population of the country is 4,500,000. Which of the following statements is correct? a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is .02%. b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is 10%. c. Neither is correct. d. There is insufficient data - ANS A In relation to disease development, the term ...