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A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing acute mania. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan to promote sleep? - Encourage frequent rest periods throughout the day A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a LPN and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the LPN? - Change the dressings of a client who has borderline personality disorder and superficial self-inflected wounds

1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patients left eye. The nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which of the following cerebral lobes? A) Temporal B) Occipital C) Parietal D) Frontal - B

1. Which of the following is the underlying science or area of study on which public health is based? - Epidemiology The elizapbeth poor law of 1601 is similar to which current law? - Medicaid 2. A nurse is employed at the state department of public health. Which of the following is a fundamental principle guiding his practice? - The interaction of the local-state-federal partnership is critical to success.

specific Immunities - First, second and third lines of defense First line of defense - any barrier that blocks invasion at the portal of entry Second line of defense - a more internalized system of protective cells and fluids that includes inflammation and phagocytosis. (acts at both the local and systemic levels when the first line of defense has been breeched

A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following assessments is the priority? - Mental status A nurse is assessing a client who is using PCA following a thoracotomy. The client is short of breath, appears restless, and has a respiratory rate of 28/min. The client's ABG results are pH 7.52, PoO2 89 mm hg, and HCO3- 24 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Provide calming interventions

hemoglobin - substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives it color barbiturates - butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital (Seconal) SE: hangover, sedation, excitement, restlessness, confusion, allergic reactions benzodiazepines (sedation/hypnosis) - estazolam (ProSom), flurazpam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (Restoril), triazolam (Halcion) SE: confusion, agitation, ...

1A - Level of consciousness - 0 - Alert; keenly responsive 1 - Arouses to minor stimulation 2 - Requires repeated stimulation to arouse 2 - Movements to pain 3 - Postures or unresponsive 1B - Ask month and age - 0 - Both questions right 1 - One question right 1 - Dysarthric, intubated, trauma, or language barrier 2 - Aphasic

Integumentary System - Covers and protects the outside of the body Endocrine System - Produces hormones Respiratory System - Gas exchange Excretory (Urinary) System - Filters the blood and gets rid of liquid waste

Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - None of the above Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - nothing-infants have an innate ability to respond to social cues

1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)? a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery of care c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes - ANS: A

Paramedicine - The totality of the roles and responsibilities of paramedic practice involving health care, public health and public safety Emergency medical responder - The level of EMS practitioner who is likely to be the first person on the scene with basic emergency care and the ability to imitate immediate life saving care

biology - the study of life organization - the high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world. cell - smallest unit that can perform all life processes. Basic unit of structure and function in living things.

abstract thinking - ability to make associations or interpretations about a situation or comment affect - the outward expression of the client's emotional state automatism - repeated, seemingly purposeless behaviors often indicative of anxiety, such as drumming fingers, twisting locks of hair, or tapping the foot; unconscious mannerism

Sub groups of the elderly - Young old equals 65 to 74 years. Metal old equals 75 to 84 years. Old old is 85 plus years Gerontology - A discipline that studies aging and the aged from biologic, psychological, and sociological perspectives

acute illness - Develops suddenly and resolves in a short time Adaptation - Adjustment in structure or habits to limitations and positive use of remaining capabilities Mal-adaptation - Lack of adjustment

The concept of ____ is characteristic of ____ theories. a) stage; discontinuous b) nurture; continuous c) change; heredity d) stability; stage - a) stage; discontinuous

Research - The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Ethical - Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional standards of conduct.

"My life is really out of balance." - A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client, helps the nurse to understand this client has a naturalistic belief in the cause of illness? Be open to people who are different Have a curiosity about people. Become culturally competent. - 2. A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to empathize with and understand this population? (Select all tha...

What are the three things associated with ADL? - Bathing, Dressing, and Toileting What are the three things associated with IADL's - check writing/ paying bills, making phone calls, and shopping

What is Cell Theory? - 1)All living organisms are made up of cells 2)Every cell comes from a preexisting cell. Instead of a nucleus, what does a Prokaryotic cell have? - A nucleoid region containing DNA.