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NSG 321 V4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A client diagnosed with a deep vein thrombus (DVT), followed by a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), is receiving heparin via an infusion pump at a rate of 1400 U/hr. The client tells the nurse, “I wish this medicine would hurry up and dissolve this clot in my lung so that I can go home.” What response is best for the nurse to provide? A. “Heparin prevents future blood clot formation, but your risk of bleeding needs to be monitored cl...

NSG 321 V3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A male client develops oral candidiasis. He has MRSA-positive sputum, is dyspneic, and is receiving oxygen per facemask and linezolid (Zyvox) 600 mg BID IV. In planning care for this client, the nurse identifies which factor as the probable cause of the stomatitis? A. Antibiotic therapy. 2. A 38-year-old male client collapsed at his outside construction job in Texas in July. His admitting vital signs to ICU are: BP 82/70, heart rate 140 beats/m...

NSG 321 Pre-Simulation Quiz Scenario 13 Ivan Emoto Pre-Simulation Quiz 1. The wife of a patient suspected of having experienced a myocardial infarction asks the nurse about the purpose of myoglobin testing. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? A. "Myoglobin testing is used to determine the degree of potential damage experienced by the heart muscle." B. "Myoglobin testing is used to determine whether the heart muscle has been damaged in the past by an undetected infarcti...

NSG 401 OB EXAM ONE NOTES May 5, 2016 OB class notes How to take care of the laboring patient: ▪ Three stages of labor: 1. 0-10cm – first stage is divided into three phases (Early latent 0-3, active 4-7, trans 8-10cm) 2. Pushing (could take a couple of hours) 3. Placenta needs to be delivered (10-20mins- worried about hypovolemic shock) 4. Recovery stage (takes about 2 hours to make sure they are safe) ▪ Go through triage first-how do we know if they are in labor? Cont...

NSG 310 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE TOPIC 4: 1. Identify the ethical principles nurses must consider when making decisions regarding client care. • Privacy and confidentiality o Treat information as private o Protect client privacy o Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) • Veracity: Obligation to tell the truth and not to lie or deceive others • Fidelity: Obligation to others or to organizations (such as keeping up your CPR training) • ANA Code of Ethics o Co...

NSG 310 TOPIC 12 FINAL EXAMS Topic 12: Health Care Information Systems and Management I 1. Describe documentation systems in various settings. • EHR –has been used as a generic term for all electronic health care records in document systems that are portable (can follow client to other providers, specialists, other hospitals, nursing homes, etc. • EMR – legal record created in hospitals and ambulatory environments that is the source of data for the HER at that facility • H...

NSG 310 FINAL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Topic 1 1. Examine the historical foundations of the nursing profession. • nursing history provides students with a: sense of professional identity, useful methodological research skill, context for evaluating information • American Civil War- Volunteer women demonstrated effectiveness of skilled nursing on improving outcomes, Emergence of nurse training schools • First Three Training Schools for Nurses- nurses under superintendent, gr...

NSG 310 TEST PREP Discuss factors that affect bowel elimination (p.973) ● Stress, privacy, immobility, bed bound, surgery, food, fluid, ect Identify common alterations in elimination & interventions for patients w them. ● Causative agent? ● Constipation- fluid/fiber/exercise, prune juice, coffee or hot bev, medications ○ Watch for laxative abuse, can cause cycle of dependence ○ Abnormal to use laxative to move bowels ○ Valsalva maneuver (bearing down) can stimulate vagus n...

NSG 3370 Week 7 part 3 (DISCUSSION) A 19-year-old freshman in college has been brought to your office by campus security. The patient had been standing on top of the school chapel proclaiming that he was the prophet of God and that God was speaking to him. In fact, he claimed to actually hear God’s voice. When he is in your office you notice that he is speaking very fast, can’t seem to sit still and his sentences at times don’t seem to make sense. He states, “I saw the professor...

NSG 3370 WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT 2 (DISCUSSION) A 56-year-old female comes into the clinic complaining of intermittent severe pain that radiates from the flank to the groin and sometimes to the inner thigh. Upon further questioning she tell you that she has an urge to always go to the restroom and that she sometime sweats and feels nauseous. A urinalysis provides traces of blood, a few white blood cells and no bacteria. • What is your differential diagnosis? Discuss in detail the pathophysi...

NSG 3370 WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 S-subjective data CC- “rectal bleeding with pain/soreness to rectum area when wiping with tissue” HPI: Onset: “unsure” Location: “observed blood on tissue during wiping” Duration: Intermittent Characteristics: “bright red” Aggravating factors: “during straining to have a bowel movement; and at times when I have constant bowel movements during the day” Relieving factors: N/A Treatment: N/A Severity: “unsure, non-noted” PMHx: Alle...

NSG 3370 WEEK 7 PART 2 DISCUSSION Your patient is a 77-year-old woman who has been more socially withdrawn lately and told her daughter she had not been feeling well. Her daughter has noticed a stepwise decline. While shopping for groceries with her daughter she became separated from daughter in the aisles. She became confused and angry when store employees and others tried to assist her. Her current medications are Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril and Atorvastatin. • What is your di...

NSG 3370 WEEK 7 PART 1 DISCUSSION You are at the local mall and you see a patient who appears to be homeless by his physical appearance and you witness the person “walk 50 feet to a table sit down, and after 5 seconds he gets up and walks to a tree and urinates on it” He repeats this action 5 times apparently oblivious to his surroundings. When the police come he ignores them as if they aren’t there. Later, you go to work and sitting in exam room 3 is the same person! Now, he is y...

1 In which of the following does the blood clot appropriately to prevent major blood loss? • Hemophilia • Embolism • Hemostasis • Thrombosis CONCEPT Platelets 2 What is the role of the aorta in the systemic circuit? • It supplies deoxygenated blood to various body tissues. • It supplies oxygenated blood to various body tissues. • It collects oxygenated blood supplies from the lungs. • It collects deoxygenated blood supplies from the lungs. CONCEPT H...

1 Which of the following describes an effect of an environmental issue experienced at the global level? • Particulate matter from a coal factory is causing health problems for workers. • Formaldehyde in the new office carpeting is causing a severe allergic reaction. • Consumers experience dizziness and nausea from pollutants in the water supply. • The consumption of fossil fuels contributes to air pollution and rising CO2 levels. CONCEPT Time, Scale, and Impact 2 Which o...

1 — Heredity Identify the components of heredity What is it called when a gene varies slightly from other genes of the same type? • a.) Genotype • b.) Phenotype • c.) Heterozygous • d.) Allele 2 — Punnett Squares Determine explanations or possibilities in given hereditary examples Brown eyes are a dominant trait. Mike and Trisha both have brown eyes, but their first child has blue eyes. What is the most likely explanation? • a.) One of the two has a blue eye allele tha...

1 This ear disorder, which produces inflammation in the inner ear, is commonly referred to as an ear infection. • Vertigo • Otis media • Motion sickness • Tinnitus CONCEPT Disorders of the Ear 2 What condition, also known as "pink eye," occurs when the the clear membrane of the eye becomes inflamed? • Cataracts • Conjunctivitis • Glaucoma • Astigmatism CONCEPT Disorders of the Eye 3 Which of these is true of referred pain? • The pain is the...

1 — Blood Understand the makeup of blood. What is "erythrocyte" the technical term for? • a.) Plasma • b.) Platelet • c.) Red blood cell • d.) White blood cell 2 — Blood Types Determine what blood type means and how different types interact. Which types of blood can a person with blood type A receive? • a.) A, AB, O • b.) Only A • c.) A, O • d.) A, AB 3 — Red Blood Cells and Hemoglobin Identify the structure and function of red blood cells. Where are r...

US History I Unit 4 Challenge 2 "I am Wallace Franklin: publisher, editor, reporter, and printer of The California Herald. Over the last years, I have done my best to inform the townspeople of political happenings in the East and South of our nation. I write this at the beginning of my memoir because our young nation is at a crossroads, and I feel it necessary to record events while I am still able. In today’s edition of the newspaper, I am including the image of a painting. As I study...

1 Select the item below that is biotic. CONCEPT Environmental Science 2 Sherman notices the leaves of one tree in his yard begin to change color much earlier than the surrounding trees. He wonders what causes this. Sherman calls a local nursery to ask some questions. If Sherman follows the steps of the scientific method, his next action would be to . CONCEPT Science & The Scientific Process 3 Which of the following correctly defines sustainability? ...