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A nurse caring for a client with sickle cell disease (SCD) reviews the client's laboratory work. Which finding should the nurse report to the provider? A. Creatinine: 2.9 B. Hematocrit: 30% C. Sodium: 147 D. WBC: 12,000 - A. Creatinine: 2.9 An elevated creatinine indicates kidney damage, which occurs in SCD. A hematocrit level of 30% is an expected finding, as is a slightly elevated white blood cell count. A sodium of 147, although slightly high, is not concerning A client h...

1. How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or administering care in the inpatient and LTC setting? - Inpatient: a. Patient name b. Patient medical record #/ ID # c. Birth Date LTC: a. Patient name b. Birth Date c. visual picture if patient is not responsive When is it appropriate to use soap and water verses alcohol-based hand rub? - Use soap and water: a. when hands are visibly dirty b. when hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or bo...

Emergency - Sudden, unforeseen events that threaten health or safety Disaster - Little or no warning; Initially overwhelm available personnel and emergency services; combined threat to life, public health, environment Pandemic - Infection that spreads rapidly around the world Emergency Preparedness - Plans to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies Surge Capicity - Ability to rapidly meet increased demand for qualified personnel, resources Mitigation - Both before and af...

A nurse is assessing a client for manifestations of aplastic anemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Plethoric appearance of facial skin B. Glossitis and weight loss C. Jaundice with an enlarged liver D. Petechiae and ecchymosis D. Petechiae and ecchymosis rationale: The hallmark sign of aplastic anemia is pancytopenia. Petechiae and ecchymosis is related to the severe thrombocytopenia A community health nurse is teaching a group of clients about melanoma. ...

A nurse explains to the nursing student that health care informatics... - Focus on managing information in all the healthcare disciplines. The three finger solute is - CTRL, Alt and delete keys You are talking to your nursing colleagues and they want to know the organization in using to allow users to communicate confidentially - VPN The nursing student understands that social media allows individuals to share. Stories Picture Videos Career goals Patient information - Stories Pictu...

nurse-sensitive patient indicators - quality indicators that capture care or patient outcomes most affected by nursing care examples of nurse-sensitive indicators - patient falls, medication administration errors, hospital-aquired pressure ulcers, restraint use, mislabeled specimens, patient deterioration, pain management purpose of joint commission's national patient safety goals (NPSGs) - to promote specific improvements in patient quality and safety compliance with NPSGs ensures.....

HONDROS NUR 176 EXAM!!!

Clinical decision making requires the nurse to... a) improve a patient's health b) standardize care for the patient c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient - d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process? a) planning b) evaluation c) assessment d) hypoth...

What is Exanthem - A skin rash that arises from a different site of infection What is enanthem - A mucus membrane rash that arises from a different site of infection What bacteria(s) causes Impetigo? - Staphylococcus aureus - most times Streptococcus pyogenes - sometimes What are the characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus? - 1. its gram (+) 2. cocci = form grape-like clusters 3. yellow pigmentation 4. coagulase (+) 5. CATALASE (+) How does the bacteria for impetigo spread? - ...

type 1 diabetes mellitus NEEDs insulin type 2 diabetes Insulin resistant. Does not produce enough insulin Rotating the insulin injection site will prevent? Lipodystrophy s/s hyperglycemia: 3 Ps Polyphagia- Extreme thirst Polydipsia- Excessive urination Polyuria- Excessive hunger (also: hot and dry, sugar high) How is Lantus and regular insulin given? - Given in 2 separate syringes - Lantus is normally given at night Patient put on Actos or Metformin or Glucophage they tel...