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What is uncontrolled water loss from skin, lungs, and stool called? - Insensible loss What is the normal daily amount of insensible loss? A. 500-1000mL/day B. 100-500mL/day C. mL/day D. mL/day - A. 500-1000 mL/day What spacing would the RN categorize normal distribution of fluid in the body? A. Second Spacing B. Third Spacing C. Normal spacing D. First Spacing - D. First Spacing An abnormal loss of body fluids, inadequate intake of fluids, or a plasma to interstitial fluid shift cause...

What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why? - Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? - Only with a hemothorax Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? - Yes, on respirations What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest tube? - That the tube is ready to be taken out Is constant bubbling with a chest tube good or bad? - Bad Is crepidous supposed to be at the chest tube site? - No, b...

what are the stages of the grieving process - denial anger bargaining depression acceptance Why do older people reminisce? - They need to feel that their existence has made a difference. That their lives have had purpose and meaning. What does the older adult fear the most? - losing control and power over themselves What food does the middle east like? - meat rice vegetables chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - A medical condition characterized by long-term fatigue and other symptoms th...

Fatigue - Subjective Measurement If someone is having trouble sleeping, what intervention could we use? - Encourage pt to go outside, because sunlight helps with melatonin levels What is a intervention for a older adult who is having trouble sleeping because of a constant need to go to the bathroom - Wear depends (adult diapers) A newley admitted patient is having multiple problems. What symptom do you report first? - Breathing What is a primary sexual right? - 2 consenting adults To be ...

what are the stages of the grieving process - denial anger bargaining depression acceptance Why do older people reminisce? - They need to feel that their existence has made a difference. That their lives have had purpose and meaning. What does the older adult fear the most? - losing control and power over themselves What food does the middle east like? - meat rice vegetables chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - A medical condition characterized by long-term fatigue and other symptoms ...

Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part in? - Isometric/isotonic exercises due to vagal response When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the smallest margin of error? - potassium Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct? - parasympathetic system stress on the body/mind - negative emotions, insomnia, alertness stress causes: pupils - dilate stress causes: GI - mouth is dry, dec. peristalsis, dec. a...

Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part in? - Isometric/isotonic exercises due to vagal response When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the smallest margin of error? - potassium Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct? - parasympathetic system stress on the body/mind - negative emotions, insomnia, alertness stress causes: pupils - dilate stress causes: GI - mouth is dry, dec. peristalsis, dec. a...

what are similar in hospital and long term care national patient safety goals? - patient identification proper procedure for fecal impactation removal? - Lube first two gloved fingers, insert into pt one at a time, in a scissor movement break down the stool and remove little by little. **Watch for fatigue, dispnea, heart palpitations What is the proper sequence to give medication/feeds vi NG tube? - Check placement, pull residual, flush 30mL room temp water, push med/feed, flush 30mL room...

What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? - axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system? - Axial The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system? - Appendicular The tympanic cavity is located in the... - Ear What part of the skull contains the ossicles - Tympanic Cavity These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called the... - Parana...

The heart is found in what cavity? - thoracic Which layer of the heart is found on the inside? - Endocardium The heart is positioned in-between what? - The lungs Which layer of the heart is the thickest and is made of cardiac muscle? - Myocardium The base of the heart is located at the... - at the 2nd rib What fluid can be found between the visceral and parietal pericardium? - Serous fluid What are the layers of the heart? - endocardium, myocardium, epicardium and pericardium The pulmonar...

__________________ is a Branch of biological sciences that studies the structure of the body. - Anatomy ______________________ is a Branch if biological sciences that studies how the body functions. - Physiology ___________________________ is a Branch of biological sciences that studies improper body functioning. - Pathophysiology What is the body's ability to remain the same? - Homeostasis The smallest unit of an element is called what? - atoms What is it called when two or more atoms ...

allows blood to flow directly from the right atrium into the left atrium to bypass pulmonary circulation - foramen ovale carries blood from the umbilical vein to inferior vena cava; allows some blood to bypass the liver - ductus venosus atrial contraction; systole; p wave - atrial depolarization max volume of air that can be exhaled following maximal inhalation - vital capacity allows blood in pulmonary artery to flow directly into the descending aorta to bypass the pulmonary circulation ...

T-cell receptors, when coexpressed with CDS mole cules, are restricted to recognizing and binding peptide fragments associated with A. CD3 molecules. B. CD4 molecules. C. MHC class I molecules. D. MHC class II molecules. E. MHC class Ill molecules. - The correct answer is C. cos+ T cells are re stricted to the recognition of pMHC I complexes. C03 molecules are associated with the TCR on the T-cell surface and are found on both mature C04+ and cos+ T cells. C04+ T cells are restricted to ...

Which cells are tissue resident sentinel cells - mast cell, macrophage, dendritic cell Which 2 cells are circulating blood cells that will enter tissue in response to inflammation? - Neutrophils, Monocytes Mast cell - Cells that release chemicals (such as histamine) that promote inflammation. Neutrophil - Most abundant leukocyte, increase due to bacterial infection, burns, and stress. Phagocyte that rapidly dies after ingesting microbe. Macrophages - Phagocyte that cleans up apoptotic cell...

One of the most important advances in surgery arrived near the end of the nineteenth century. The British surgeon Joseph Lister hypothesized that using techniques to sterilize surgical tools and clean the skin at the site of the incision would reduce surgical site infections. Years later, Dr. Lister wrote this: "Nothing was formerly more striking in surgical experience than the difference in the behavior of injuries according to whether the skin was implicated or not. Thus, if the bones of ...

1.Nuclear pores: A)Combine to form a hexagonal structure B)Have 50nm in diameter C)Their number is not connected with cellular activity D)Nuclear lamina are connected to their inner rings E)A and C are correct F)B and D are correct - E)A and C are correct The conducting zone of the respiratory system: A) Includes the upper airways, trachea and the bronchial tree (including the terminal bronchioles) B) Is designed for airflow and respiration C) Includes only the nose and the pharynx D)...

What equipment is used for Auscultation? - Stethoscope What is sleep deprivation? - decrease in the amount, consistency, or quality of sleep How do you do a breast exam? - 1) Inspection- should be symmetric, nipples should not be inverted/dimpled or creased, skin should be smooth not peel d' orange present. 2) Palpate- one side at a time, be sure to include the tail of spence, use the circular, wedged or vertical strip methods, then palpate the nipple last -If you find a lump, document ...

Anterior epistaxis is usually caused by: A. hypertension. B. bleeding disorders. C. localized nasal mucosa trauma. D. a foreign body. - C. localized nasal mucosa trauma. A 45-year-old man presents with eye pain. He reports that he was cutting a tree with a chain saw when some wood fragments hit his eye. You consider all of the following except: A. educating the patient on the use of appropriate eye protection for primary prevention of eye trauma. B. immediately removing any protruding fo...

EMTALA specifically prohibits delaying a medical screening examination due to . - B. the patient's ability to pay, diagnosis, race, color, national origin or disability EMTALA permits contacting the patient's regular physician for information relevant to treating the patient. However, this cannot delay a medical screening examination (MSE) and stabilizing treatment. What else is permitted, as long it does not delay an MSE or stabilizing treatment? - C. Conducting a reasonable registration...

A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and decreased systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with: - cardiac tamponade. The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: - transcutaneous pacing. A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a motor vehicle accident. The most important...