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Six Rights" - Right medication Right dose Right time Right route Right patient Right documentation 4 phases of wound healing - 1 hemostasis 2 vascular and cellular 3 proliferation 4 maturation Administered to relieve pain/ painkiller - Analgesic anuria - failure of kidneys to make urine Artificial opening of an organ of the body, between the intestine & abdominal wall - ostomy/stoma assigned by the manufacturer that first develops the drug - Generic name at what interval should heat...

A client has a platelet count of 18,000. What interventions must the nurse include in plan of care? A. institute bleeding precautions B. institute reverse isolation C. schedule meds by IM route D. cover area with light dressing - A. institute bleeding precautions A client has undergone lymph node biopsy, what may reveal they have Hodgkins? - Reedsternberg cells A client with AML is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant (BMT). In teaching the clients family about BMT, which statement by t...

"you're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured?" - Client says to the nurse "I'm going to die and I wish my family would stop hoping for a cure!" I get so angry when they carry on like this! After all I'm the one who's dying. The most therapeutic response by the nurse is a. Occurs in the working phase of the nurse client relationship, b. Can allow the nurse to assist the patient with sorting out the past from the present - The nurse is aware that transf...

4 Types of compounds for which Amino Acids are precursors - Tryosine - Catacholamines (NE, E) Dopamine, Melanin Argninine - NO Histidine - Histamine Trytophan - NAD+, Serotonin, Melatonin Glutamate - GABA (Inhibtory neurotransmitter) A general marker of a myocardial infarction and is responsible for the release of O2 into the muscle cytoplasm is - Myoglobin A modification of AA that can cause them to covalently bind two polypeptides together are - disulfide bonds between cysteines Acid...

24 hour urine specimen - Initiate collection at a certain time and then collect all urine voided after for the next 24 hours. At the end of the 24 hours, ask patient to void and add this urine to the previously collected urine. 4 phases of wound healing - 1 hemostasis 2 inflammation 3 proliferation 4 maturation abdominal paracentesis - Obtain fluid specimen for lab study Relieve pressure on abdominal organs caused by accumulation of fluid in abdominal cavity (ascites) Insertion of trocar ...

A female who has a diagnosis of breast cancer ask the nurse how a malignant tumor in her breast could spread to other parts of her body. Which of the following information should they include? - Answer-o Lost contact inhibition o Cancer cells have an unlimited life span o Cancer cells are genetically unstable A patient with a history of diabetes reports to the nurse that he has been under increased stress. The patient's blood glucose is elevated from previous baseline and the patient stat...

a diet designed to reduce elevated serum LDL cholesterol levels is low in - saturated fats a diet that is deficient in carbohydrates will ultimately force the liver and, to a lesser extent, the kidneys to - produces glucose from amino acids a growing child who is consuming adequate protein but only 50% of his or hers energy needs, will likely be in - negative nitrogen balance According to guidelines from the American Heart Association for the general population, this type of fat should con...

A epidural hematoma is most often the result of ? - a tear in the middle meningeal artery brain ischemia occurs when cerebral perfusion pressure is below? - 70 mm Hg brains ischemia cause the patients to have which symptoms? - neurological deficits explain duodenal ulcers? - forms due to hypersecretion of pepsinogen causing H.pylori infections. occurs in early adulthood, pain comes 2-4 hours after a meal or on empty stomach, cause weight gain, pain occurs during hours of sleep, right epigas...

a drug must be cosigned if - a high risk med is being given accumulation of drugs is caused by: - renal and hepatic dysfunction adverse effects - severe responses to meds, STOP DRUG ASAP adverse effects of iron - - most common cause of pediatric poisoning deaths - nausea - vomiting - constipation - stomach cramps - pain - black tarry stools - liquids can stain teeth - injectable forms cause pain on injection all medication orders must be - signed or co signed allergic reaction - unp...

3 Major kinds of muscle tissue - Skeletal, Cardiac, and smooth 4 primary tissue types - epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous A tissue is made up of cells and what else? - intercellular material Adipocyctes - Fat cells adipose tissue - Loose CTP that doesn't have a lot of matrix Location:deep to skin Function:helps keep you warm and protect soft organs All cartilages have... - Lacunae Areolar Tissue - most common, semifluid ground tissue. Location:lies deep to epithelial tissue Most...

2 types of hernias - umbilical and inguinal 6 eye muscles - superior rectus, superior oblique, lateral rectus, inferior oblique, inferior rectus, medial rectus abdominal muscles from superior to deep - external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis abducens nerve - CN VI accessory nerve - CN XI acetabulum - where head of femur articulates acetabulum femoral joint - where acetabulum and femur join acromioclavicular joint - acromium and clavicle articulation action of hamstring...

1. Three (3) eggs are boiled and all weigh 2g. The eggs are placed in a 15% solution ofNaCI and reweighed after 30 minutes. Tell me which egg was isotonic to the NaClsolution, which egg was hypotonic to the NaCI solution, and which egg was hypertonic tothe NaCl solution and explain how you know this. - Egg 1 = 2.5 grams hypertonic, Egg 2 = 2 grams isotonic, Egg 3 = 1.8 grams hypotonic. 5 properties of life - cellular organization, metabolism, homeostasis, growth and reproduction, heredity ...

Adjunct Agent - Ketorolac Adrenergic Agents - Phenylephrine Epinephrine Ephedrine Norepinephrine Labetalol Esmolol Metoprolol Antiemetics - Ondasentron Dolasetron Inapsine Metoclopramide Atropine Agent Type - Reversal Agent Atropine Drug Type - Cholinergic Antagonist Atropine IV Dose - 0.01-0.03 mg/kg Atropine Standard Concentration - 0.1, 0.4 mg/mL Atropine Trade Name - Atropine Cisatracurium Agent Type - Muscle RelaxantCisatracurium Drug Type - Non-depolarizing Muscle Relaxant...

A 65 year old male smoker arrives with complaints of right calf pain which is worse at night and with elevation, but is relieved with standing. He also has pain with walking. Upon assessment, the dorsal pedal pulse is palpated to be weak on the right side. This patient could possibly be diagnosed with... - peripheral artery disease An elderly patient experiencing STEMI may have no signs or symptoms except for... - shortness of breath An imbalance in the supply and demand of oxygen can lead...

A client arrives with profuse menstrual bleeding. How can a nurse document the quantity/severity of this symptom? - profuse menstrual flow soaking 5 pads/hr A client can be assessed to have impaired judgement when... - they make impulse and/or unrealistic decisions A client does not make eye contact throughout the interview process. Do they have a mental illness? - No, could be cultural A client presence with vitiligo. Any area of discoloration measuring > 1 cm would be classified as a....

actin - a protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cells-- THIN adduction - Adipose Tissue - cushion, insulate, store fat adipocytes anabolism - anabolism- provides the materials needed for cellular growth and repair dehydration synthesis anaphase - chromosomes separate and move to centrioles (opposite ends0 antagonists - resist prime movers action and cause movement in the opposite direction of ...

A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of section is this? - sagittal A burn affecting only the epidermis is a - superficial partial-thickness burn A cell is surrounded by an extremely thin, flexible membrane. Why is the membrane selectively permeable? - It allows some substances to pass through and excludes others based on size, polarity, and other factors. A complete atom is electrically n...

A cell is the basic unit of structure and function of an organism. - true A cell may contain hundreds of different types of enzymes. - true A DNA strand with a base sequence of ACTTCGCATG, when replicated, would yield a newly formed strand of the same base sequence. - false A patient's blood test shows that their blood pH is 7.29. They are most likely experiencing - acidosis A peptide bond forms between - adjacent amino acids A protein that spans the cell membrane is termed a(n) - integr...

Acid - Acids are electrolytes that dissociate the release hydrogen ions in water Active transport - The movement of materials against a concentration difference that requires energy Anabolism - Provides all the materials required for cellular growth and repair/Larger molecules are constructed from smaller ones Anticodon - A three base sequence on tRNA Atom - The smallest unit of matter that defines the chemical elements Base - A compound that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in wate...

During a race, the body temperature of a runner increases. The runner responds by perspiring (sweating), which lowers body temperature. This process is an example of a __________. - negative feedback mechanism The human body gains energy by _________ food via the mouth. Food is then broken down to basic chemicals through the process of ____________ . In the small intestines, the chemicals from food enter the body. This process is called __________ . These chemicals are transported through t...