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A nurse is auscultating the lungs of a patient with a respiratory illness. She would expect to hear what sound at the bases of the lungs? correct answers Crackles A nursing student is struggling when listening to lung sounds. What part of the stethoscope might they be using? correct answers The bell A nursing student is taking care of a patient with asthma. The patient calls the student to the room and states "I can't catch my breath", and the patient takes his albuterol inhaler. What l...

Short Answer: safe patient handling correct answers don't lift > 35 lbs - don't bend at hips, keep back straight - don't twist - hold person close to you - ask other nurses for help - use a machine - raise bed - wide stance - gait belts Short answer: DVT prevention correct answers massage leg - SCD's - TED hose - hydration - mobility - blood thinner Describe the purposes of the health care record correct answers 1) provides information about pt condition 2) legal reco...

Short Answer: safe patient handling correct answers don't lift > 35 lbs - don't bend at hips, keep back straight - don't twist - hold person close to you - ask other nurses for help - use a machine - raise bed - wide stance - gait belts Short answer: DVT prevention correct answers massage leg - SCD's - TED hose - hydration - mobility - blood thinner Describe the purposes of the health care record correct answers 1) provides information about pt condition 2) legal reco...

1. What would the nurse do first when preparing to begin oxygen therapy for a patient? correct answers B. Review the medical prescription for delivery method and flow rate. 2. When preparing the patient's environment for safe oxygen therapy, which intervention is a priority to minimize the patient's risk for injury? correct answers C. Inspect all electrical equipment in the patient's room for the presence of safety-check tags. 3. When a patient is receiving oxygen at home, which instruc...

1. When preparing to discharge a patient who had an indwelling urinary catheter removed 24 hours ago, the nurse would offer patient education regarding which common complication? correct answers B. Urinary tract infection (UTI) 2. Which action would best minimize a patient's risk for infection during removal of an indwelling urinary catheter? correct answers A. The nurse or nursing assistive personnel (NAP) removing the catheter must employ clean technique. 3. Which statement might the nu...

Benefits of Exercise correct answers -Improves cardiovascular and respiratory health -Increases muscle tone and flexibility -Enhances immune system -Promotes weight loss -Decreases stress/increases overall feeling of well-being (mental health) -Improves GI, urinary, and Integumentary Risks of Exercise correct answers -Cardiac injury -Musculoskeletal injury -Dehydration -Temperature regulation Hyperthermia correct answers Abnormally high body temperature heat exha...

Blood Pressure Step 1 correct answers Find a properly sized cuff Blood Pressure Step 2 correct answers Wrap the cuff around the upper arm with the lower edge one inch above the elbow Blood Pressure Step 3 correct answers Place the bell of the stethoscope on the brachial artery just below the cuff Blood Pressure Step 4 correct answers Inflate the cuff to 180mmHg Blood Pressure Step 5 correct answers Deflate the cuff slowly and listen for the heartbeat while watching the meter Blood...

musculoskeletal system correct answers - Bony skeletal has no inherent movement - Supplied by muscles, tendons, ligaments muscles/motor activity correct answers - innervated by nervous system, if innervation is interrupted, no movement tendons correct answers connect muscle to bone ligaments correct answers Connect bone to bone musculoskeletal problems correct answers causes: - Trauma - Inflammation/ Rheumatoid arthritis/ Gout - Degeneration / osteoarthritis - Congenital - Over...

Function of Kidneys correct answers filter waste, toxins, and water, excrete as urine, regulate blood volume, blood pressure, electrolyte levels and acid base balance, produce EPO for RBC formation, secrete renin, activate vitamin D3 Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) correct answers amount of filtrate formed by the kidneys each minute Filtrate correct answers resembles plasma but less protein and no blood cells If blood loss occurs, ------ is secreted to force water and sodium into vascu...

What is a goal? correct answers A broad statement that says something you want to happen for the patient. i.e. The patient will not fall What are outcomes? correct answers The things under the goal umbrella relating to the patient to help achieve the goal. i.e. Patient will place non-stick backing on all rugs in their home What three things does the PES format for nursing diagnosis include? correct answers Includes a diagnostic label, etiological statement, and symptoms or defining charact...

1. A patient who had surgery yesterday has the initial dressing covering the surgical site. What is the nurse's responsibility in assessing this patient's wound? correct answers D. Wait until the health care provider orders the removal of the surgical dressing. 2. Which wound would be allowed to heal by secondary intention? correct answers B. Infected hysterectomy incision 3. Before performing a wound assessment, which nursing action would reduce the patient's risk for infection? correc...

6 rights of medication administration correct answers Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation using two unique identifiers -- what things are ok to use to identify and what are not? correct answers read back for telephone orders (can you just repeat order back?) correct answers need to write down exact order FIRST and then read back to provider high alert medications & independent double checks correct answers check allergies everywhere &...

Anatomy of GI tract correct answers begins with the mouth --> esophagus --> stomach --> small intestines --> large intestine --> anus GI tract is how long from the mouth to the anus correct answers approximately 30 ft Small intestine consists of correct answers -duodenum -jejunum -ileum Large intestine consists of correct answers -cecum -colon >ascending >transverse >descending >sigmoid -rectum Factors that affect bowel elemination correct ans...

Hypovolemia correct answers Decreased blood volume and interstitial fluid ex. severe blood loss, severe dehydration Hypervolemia correct answers Too much extracellular fluid ex. eating high sodium diet causes edema Hypernatremia correct answers Sodium level above 145 mEq/L Causes - dehydration, water deprivation, not enough Na intake, Na loss from sweating Hyponatremia correct answers Sodium level below 135 mEq/L Causes - water intoxication, losing too much sodium, excessive amounts...

What moves the skeleton? correct answers Muscles, tendons, and ligaments What controls muscles and motor activity? correct answers Nervous system Tendon correct answers connects muscle to bone Ligament correct answers connects bone to bone What causes musculoskeletal problems? correct answers -Trauma -Inflammation -Degeneration -Overuse -Congenital -Age -Tumor metastasis -Mechanical stress What are examples of mechanical stress? correct answers -Poor posture -Obesit...

Lovenax correct answers THERAPEUTIC EFFECT: Anti-coagulant (prevents blood clots) SIDE EFFECTS: Dizziness, headache, nausea, anemia, rashes, osteoporosis, insomnia, edema, constipation NURSING CONSIDERATIONS: Pregnancy category B Watch for bleeding, nosebleeds, bloody stool Give in the abdomen, DON'T expel bubble, keep the pinch Heparin correct answers THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS: Anti-coagulant SIDE EFFECTS: Bleeding, excessive bruising, alopecia, rashes, osteoporosis NURSING CONSIDERAT...

Preferred method of blood sugar testing correct answers Blood glucose testing (vs urine). Hyperglycemia correct answers Blood glucose >200 mg/dL. Hypoglycemia correct answers Blood glucose <70 mg/dL. Storage of blood glucose strips correct answers Store in a vial at room temperature, or as the manufacturer directs; poor storage can lead to falsely high or low readings. Urine glucose testing correct answers Not the preferred method for routine glucose testing, but can be done to...

osculation correct answers to listen inspection correct answers looking palpation correct answers touching percussion correct answers tapping verbal percentage of communication correct answers 7% non-verbal percentage of communication correct answers 93% sender (source/encoder) correct answers begins conversation-has a message -- verbal/nonverbal methods encoding correct answers word selection, gestures, tone of voice, signs, symbols. affected by situation, nature of message...

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The PN measures the length of time that the redness lasts. Which additional wound assessment technique is indicated? correct answers Apply light pressure to the area with the fingertips. How should the PN document this finding? correct answers Reactive hyperemia. Which areas are most important for the PN to observe for additional pressure ulcers? correct answers Heels and ankles What action should the PN implement? correct answers Identify these areas as sites where pressure damage has ...