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"What is this?"; Let the patient know which medication you are giving & what it is intended to treat. Model Response: This is lisinopril, which you are getting to help control your high blood pressure. "I guess I'm not supposed to take this with food. Is that right?"; This is an opportunity to teach the patient whether this medication should be taken with food. Model Response: Lisinopril can actually be taken with or without food, whatever fits your routine best. What is most importan...

What is the most appropriate response to Anita in this situation? Why is this the best response to Anita's concern? I hear and understand what you are saying. We'll certainly do what we can to make sure you don't stay any longer than you have to! The provider didn't say you were ready to be discharged today, but I can bring up your concerns with him today. In the meantime, why don't we discuss your feelings further? This answer reiterates that a nurse is not able to decide if a patient...

How will you respond to Charge Nurse Angela's request? Why have you accepted an appropriate level of responsibility? That works for me. I'll let you know how it goes. All Shadow General staff are expected to be change agents, no matter the situation or the ranking of the parties involved. How should you respond? Which statement, regarding best practice on the ongoing education of staff, is most correct? Sounds good. I'll talk with Ben soon about practicing the SBAR. Staff education is...

Select priority patient Debbie oconnor Task prioritization Venturi mask Choose the best option Notify Charge Nurse Angela about the situation and ask her to contact the admitting provider about a venturi mask for Mrs. O'Connor. Which of the following statements about providers orders is false You can administer oxygen if the patient is critical without orders How should you explain the situation to angela A Debbie O'Connor's breathing and oxygen levels are deteriorating; I couldn'...

What else do you need to ask ben about anita douglas' situation? I dont need to ask any questions right now What else do you need to asks Ben about Anita Douglas's Back ground Home medications What is the best question to ask about anita douglas's background learning what home medications a patient takes can help you get a full picture What else do you need to ask about bens assessment of anita douglas? What is the pain rating? what is the best question to ask about anita douglas' as...

Bedside Report: Omar Haddad Ben: Here's the situation. Omar Haddad is a 38-year-old man who presented to the Shadow General emergency department yesterday at 2200 hours last night with right flank and back pain, radiating to the right lower quadrant with a pain rating of 10/10. Omar let us know that he began experiencing subtle pain about three days ago, but became unbearable at 2000 last night. Urinalysis and a CT scan confirmed the presence of a renal calculi measuring 11 mm. His provide...

Chief Complaint Mr. Larsen is a 48-year-old White man who presented to the ED at 6 AM with a perceived cardiac complaint; he reports being exhausted, scared and unable to relax from last night. History of Present Illness Hx of HTN, hyperlipidemia, and osteoarthritis, presented in the ED this morning with complaints of exhaustion, anxiety, terror, and tachycardia which started last night 3 AM. Patient reports that the worry has been around since he was diagnosed with HTN (a year ago), but b...

Blood pressure (BP) the force applied by circulating blood on the walls of the blood vessels Systolic pressure the pressure against the walls when the hearts ventricles contract Diastolic pressure the pressure exerted when blood is replenished in the heart Normal BP Adults: around 120/80 mmHg When is BP highest when heart muscles contract When is BP lowest When heart muscles relax, allowing blood back into the heart Factors of Blood pressure 1) systemic blood volume 2) Cardiac outp...

Asked about asthma -Reports having asthma Reports asthma exacerbations Asked about severity of asthma -Reports asthma exacerbations occur up to 2 times a week Reports asthma exacerbations last around five minutes Asked most recent asthma exacerbation -Reports last exacerbation was three days ago Reports last exacerbation around cats at cousin's house Asked about asthma triggers -Reports cat allergy as asthma trigger Reports dust as asthma trigger Denies asthma problems at work Deni...

The nurse is preparing a diet plan for a pregnant client with preeclampsia. Which would the nurse include in the client's diet? Select all that apply. Food with a low sodium content Food with a high zinc content Six to eight glasses of water per day Food with a low fiber content Four to five cups of coffee per day Food with a low sodium content Food with a high zinc content Six to eight glasses of water per day Which is a subjective symptom of pregnancy? Urinary frequency Breast enl...

Where is the heart found? Mediastinum What is the heart enclsoed by? Pericardium Layers of the heart: 1. Epicardium: inner layer 2. Myocardium: large, muscle layers --> fibers flex during each heart beat 3. Endocardium: thin, smooth inner layer that lines heart chambers and valves Another name for the sac that protects the heart and keeps it in place = Pericardium 4 chambers of the heart: 2 atria 2 ventricles Which chamber collects deoxygenated blood returning from the body throu...

benefits of exercise increased utilization of fat for muscle fuel, increased cardiovascular function, reduced stress, lower blood pressure, weight loss/control, reduced risk of certain cancers, improved sleep, improved immune function, improved blood glucose control, slowing of the aging process, and an improved self-image Healthy People 10-year initiative (2000): reducing adults who don't exercise, double adults are active 30+ minutes daily, increase adults who use resistance exercise l...

essential vitamins 13 vitamins that animal cells need but can't synthesize found in both plant and animal sources vitamins produced by the body vitamin K and biotin (gut flora) vitamin D (skin) vitamin A (from beta carotene) niacin (tryptophan) two criteria for vitamins 1. must be consumed in the diet to maintain health. 2. symptoms of deficiency occur in its absence enrichment adding nutrients back that have been lost to processing fortification adding nutrient not naturally pres...

What is the difference between hunger and appetite? Hunger: the internal drive to find and eat food; related to negative sensations caused by lack of food Appetite: external drive that encourages us to find and eat food; related to pleasurable sensations involved with eating food we enjoy List two examples of Cognitive external forces that can influence eating habits Habits, comfort foods, advertising, social factors, nutritional value Internal drive to find and eat food, often experienced...

Energy balance a state when one's energy intake is equivalent to the amount of energy expended Energy in equals energy out (calories consumed is burned through basic body functions + exercise energy balance positive energy balance occurs if more calories (energy) are consumed than expended examples of periods in life when you need to be in a positive energy balance state: pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence in growth spurts 1 pound in a week is equivalent to : 500 extra calories a da...

which person is at a greater risk for health issues related to being overweight or obese? Janet has a BMI of 28 and a waist to hip ratio of 0.95. Fred has a BMI of 28.9 and a waist to hip ratio of 0.78. Janet. Both have a BMI that indicates being overweight, but Janet has a more at-risk waist to hip ratio as her value is greater than 0.8. (Women should have a waist to hip ration less than 0.8 and males should have less than 0.9.) What range of BMI values represents a person with a healthy ...

An adequate intake of vitamins and minerals several ______________ prior to conception, as well as throughout the pregnancy, is strongly recommended for those trying to conceive. months A healthy body weight, properly controlling existing health conditions. and the avoidance of ___________________ (compounds that can increase the risk of a birth defect will improve the odds of a healthy pregnancy for both mom and baby. teratogens The United States, despite the availability of health care,...

Keys to a healthy pregnancy 1) adequate vitamins and minerals 2) healthy body weight 3) controlling health conditions 4) avoid teratogens Teratogens Compounds that can increase the risk of a birth defect. Examples of teratogens: 1) Tobacco: miscarriage, stillbirth, LBW, preterm 2) Alcohol: fetal alcohol syndrome 3) Drugs: LBW, miscarriage, birth defects 4 Key pregnancy stages: Fertilization, Blastogenic, Embryonic, Fetal Blastogenic stage (Day 1 to 14): A period of rapid cell divis...

Digestion process of transforming food into basic nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body Without the process, the nutrients we initially consume in food would be useless: digestion Before food even enters the mouth, a cascade of events involving the nervous system and a variety of hormones are set off based on a variety of stimulus: cognition, sound, odor, appearance, and taste cognition thoughts about food can start the flow of saliva sound hearing a description of the me...

What is nutrition? Nutrition by definition is the science that links foods to health and disease. When is nutrition important? from conception to death When considering one's health, five dimensions can be evaluated: physical health, intellectual health, emotional health, social health, and spiritual health. physical health - body's ability to perform daily functions for survival intellectual health - the cognitive ability to learn and adapt emotional health - the ability to express or...