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Capstone Assessment A Remediation Lizette Garza Chapter 92 – RM AMS Planning discharge teaching for a client who is postoperative following a modified radical mastectomy 1. Advise the client to avoid placing her arm in a dependent position. This position will interfere with wound healing. 2. Encourage arm and hand exercises. Squeezing a rubber ball, elbow flexion and extension, and hand-wall climbing to regain full range of motion. 3. Have the client wear a sling when ambulating...

Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: 2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and “feels hot.” These types of data would be: 3. The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and su...

Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use is: 2. The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: 3. The nurse is assessing a patient’s skin during an office visit. What part of the hand and technique shoul...

COMP EXAM 2 1. A nurse is caring for the client who begins to exhibit seizure activity while in bed. Which of the following actions does the nurse implement to care for the client? Select all that apply. 2. 2.ID: Which of the following infection­control measures would the nurse implement for a client in whom smallpox is diagnosed? Select all that apply. 3. 3.ID: A nurse is caring for a client in labor who is receiving an oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion. ...

Chapter 20: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement is true regarding the arterial system? 2. The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. The major artery supplying the arm is the artery. 3. The nurse is preparing to assess the dorsalis pedis artery. Where is the correct location for palpation? 4. A 65-year-old patient is experiencing pain in his left calf when ...

Critical Care Comprehensive Exam 1 1. A client with asthma receives a prescription for high blood pressure during a clinic visit. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is least likely to exacerbate asthma? 2. A male client who has been taking propranolol (Inderal) for 18 months tells the nurse that the healthcare provider discontinued the medication because his blood pressure has been normal for the past three months. Which instruction should the nurse p...

NURS-6560 Question 1 A patient with suspected Cushing’s syndrome is being evaluated to establish the diagnosis and cause. Patients with an adrenal tumor typically will demonstrate: Question 2 Pneumatosis, or gas cysts, may form in the wall anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract; in some cases, they will produce symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, diarrhea with mucus, and excess flatulence. Treatment of pneumatosis most often involves: Question 3 Jennifer is an R...

Sophia __ Milestone 2 Socialogy 17 questions were answered correctly. In one of your classes, you meet someone whose appearance, speech, and expressed beliefs are different from your own. This is an example of encountering . CONCEPT Culture and Society 2 Jina works as a home health aide for elderly patients. She decides to steal cash and inexpensive items from a patient's home. Jina plans to commit which of the following types of crime? CONCEPT Types of Crime...

NURSING 6541 final Question 1 1 out of 1 points A small-for-gestational-age, dysmorphic newborn infant has microcephaly and sloping forehead, cutis aplasia (missing portion of the skin and hair) of the scalp, polydactyly, microphthalmia, and omphalocele. Which of these is the most likely diagnosis? • Question 2 • 1 out of 1 points A 16-year-old girl has enuresis, frequent urination, a white vaginal discharge, and a dark rash around her neck. Her serum glucose level ...

Midterm • General principles of Nursing Informatics • Scientific synthesis of information in nursing • Concepts: computer, cognitive, information • Knowledge • Wisdom • Scientific Underpinning • The Foundation of Knowledge Model • Computer science • Cognitive science • Information science • Standard Terminology • Informatics Competencies • Information literacy • Health literacy • Meaningful Use • Patient-centered Information Systems • Clinical...

PRE-ASSESSMENT: DATA MANAGEMENT - FOUNDATIONS PFKO Attempt #1 Status: Passed 1. What is a broad definition of data? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER 2. What are data? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER 3. What is a determining characteristic of unstructured data? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER 4. Refer to this diagram. Which item represents unstructured data? YOUR ANSWE...

Role & Scope Exam 3 Study Guide (NUR 2868) Modul e 07 - Interdiscipl inar y Col labo rat ion "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." Teamwork Happens Daily The above quote comes from Helen Keller (Lash, 1980). Nurses can certainly attest to this fact, for without teamwork and collaboration between departments, patient care would be severely jeopardized. Nurses work in teams every day. Nursing care on the hospital floor is supported by nurse's aides, LPNs, RNs,...

Chapter 21: Abdomen Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear? 2. Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen? 3. A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. The nurse would document that this patient has: 4. The nurse suspects that a patient has a di...

NURS 401 EXAM #1 SG Baby Boomers and Chronic Illness [Chapter 1 p. 6 TJ & Ch. 5 p. 60 Lewis] · Baby boomers = born between 1946-1964 · Chronic illness  w/ age · More than 80% of adults >70 yrs have at least one chronic condition & 50% have multiple health problems · Heart disease, hypertension, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes are most common chronic conditions in older adults o Lack of importance placed on healthy living as they were growing up · Prevention and management of ch...

UTSA MEDICAL NOTES ANTOMY Mass casualty patient tagging: ‣ Class 1 Resuscitation/Red: airway/cardiovascular ‣ Class 2 Emergent/Yellow: immediate tx but not life threatening (fracture) ‣ Class 3 Urgent/Green: minor/not immediate (laceration) ‣ Class 4 Less Urgent/Black: expected to die so divert attention to red and yellow tags (penetrating head wound • Patient unresponsive without suspicion of head trauma the airway should be opened with the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver • ...

NCLEX-RN COMPREHENSIVE ATI REVIEW MED SURG: SECTION 1 FLUID & ELECTROLYTES Intravenous Fluids • Hypertonic - Higher osmolality than ECF - Use only when serum osmolality is critically low - D10W, D50W, D5NS, D5W in 0.45% NaCl, D5LR • Hypotonic - Lower osmolality than ECF - For intracellular dehydration - 0.45% NS, 2.5% dextrose in 0.45% NS • Isotonic - Concentration equal to plasma - For deficit of fluid in vascular system - 0.9% NS, LR, D5W Fluid Volume Deficit (F...

ATI CAPSTONE PHARM 2 Chapter 15 – Treatment for Urinary Retention 1. Administer by oral route, 1 hr before or 2 hr after meals 2. Muscarinic agonists stimulate muscarine receptors of the GU tract, thereby causing relaxation of the trigone and sphincter muscles 3. Effectiveness can be evidenced by relief of urinary retention Chapter 42 – Teaching

ATI CAPSTONE PHARM 2 Chapter 15 – Treatment for Urinary Retention 1. Administer by oral route, 1 hr before or 2 hr after meals 2. Muscarinic agonists stimulate muscarine receptors of the GU tract, thereby causing relaxation of the trigone and sphincter muscles 3. Effectiveness can be evidenced by relief of urinary retention Chapter 42 – Teaching about Leuprolide 1. Warn clients that prostate symptoms can worsen at beginning of treatment (disease flare), which can be prevented by adding ...

CARE OF CHILD 303 LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNTING OCCURS WHEN AN ABNORMAL CONNECTION EXISTS BETWEEN THE SYSTEMIC AND PULMONARY CIRCULATIONS. THESE DEFECTS ALLOW BLOOD FLOW FROM THE HIGHER PRESSURE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART TO THE LOWER PRESSURE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART (LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT) RESULTING IN INCREASED PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW. LEFT-TO-RIGH

CARE OF CHILD 303 LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNTING OCCURS WHEN AN ABNORMAL CONNECTION EXISTS BETWEEN THE SYSTEMIC AND PULMONARY CIRCULATIONS. THESE DEFECTS ALLOW BLOOD FLOW FROM THE HIGHER PRESSURE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART TO THE LOWER PRESSURE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART (LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT) RESULTING IN INCREASED PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW. LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNTING RESULTS IN VOLUME OVERLOAD IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART AND IN THE PULMONARY ARTERY; CARDIAC WORKLOAD INCREASES TO MANAGE THE ADDITIONAL VOLUME (P...