Nursing

A patient who is scheduled for surgery in a week tells the nurse doing the preoperative assessment about an allergy to bananas, kiwifruit, and latex products. Which action is most important for the nurse to take? a. Notify the dietician of the food allergies. b. Alert the surgery center of the latex allergy. c. Reassure the patient that the allergies are noted on the medical record d. Ask the patient if antihistamines are used to reduce allergic reactions. Correct Answer-B When the periop...

Leukocytosis Correct Answer-increase in the number of white blood cells Wood's lamp Correct Answer-Filtered black light that is used to illuminate skin disorders, fungi, bacterial disorders, and pigmentation. Patch testing Correct Answer-A method used to identify a patient's sensitivity to contact materials (e.g., soaps, pollens, dyes). Shear Correct Answer-The force produced when adjacent surfaces slide across one another. Shearing force Correct Answer-Pressure exerted on the skin...

1. Which early response indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing hypoxia? select all that apply increased heart rate difficulty breathing restlesness bradypnea irritability Correct Answer-increased heart rate restlessness irritability 2. a nurse determines that a client's IV infusion has infiltrated. Which should the nurse do next? clamp the tubing and initiate an incident report remove the infusion and start it in another site slow the infusion to a rate just to ke...

What is hydrocephalus? Correct Answer-Hydrocephalus is the excessive accumulation of CSF that increases intracranial pressure. -Blockage in flow of CSF through ventricles of brain or when cannot be absorbed by arachnoid villi. What types of substances are able to directly cross the blood-brain barrier? Correct Answer-Lipophilic substances are able to cross the blood-brain barrier directly and enter the brain. *Water crosses membrane by simple diffusion. Most nutrients cross blood brain barr...

A nurse is assessing the blood pressure on an obese woman. What error might occur if the cuff used is too small/narrow when placed correctly on the arm? Correct Answer-falsely high reading Various sounds are heard when assessing a blood pressure. What does the first sound heard through the stethoscope represent? Correct Answer-systolic blood pressure Which of the following is not a pulse site? Correct Answer-Pulse sites: temporal maxillary carotid brachial ulnar radial femora...

The first role for a woman in health care was that of a: a. nun. b. midwife. c. deaconess. d. teacher. Correct Answer-b. midwife. The most famous Kaiserworth deaconess was: a. Sairey Gamp. b. Clara Barton. c. Florence Nightingale. d. Mary Mahoney. Correct Answer-c. Florence Nightingale. Which is true of a "one-plus-o

Chapter 22 Assessment of Respiratory Function Correct Answer- 1. A patient is having her tonsils removed. The patient asks the nurse what function the tonsils normally serve. Which of the following would be the most accurate response? A) The tonsils separate your windpipe from your throat when you swallow. B) The tonsils help to guard the body from invasion of organisms. C) The tonsils make enzymes that you swallow and which aid with digestion. D) The tonsils help with regulating the air...

What is the difference between Subjective and Objective data? Correct Answer-Subjective Data- what the pt feels/ selfs report Objective Data- what you can observe and measure PAIN WILL ALWAYS BE SUBJECTIVE PT COMPLAINT WILL ALWAYS BE SUBJECTIVE What is Database? Correct Answer-A collection of information such as health history and physical examination of a patient The ability to integrate multiple data sources and thinkinh strageties during a patient encounter to accurately identify ...

Nursing Process Correct Answer-1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. outcome identification 4. Planning 5.Implementation 6. Evaluation Assessment Correct Answer-Collect the data: review record, health history, physical exam, functional assessment, risk assessment, review literature (and document the data!) diagnosis Correct Answer-Compare clinical findings with "normal" and abnormal variation and developmental events; Interpret the data: identify clusters of clues, make hypotheses, test ...

Reflecting-in-action Correct Answer-Theoretical framework in which a nurse evaluated the tolerance to a therapy and discontinued due to poor response Noticing Correct Answer-The theoretical link that includes observing nonverbal pain indicators Interpreting Correct Answer-The theoretical link in which a nurse decides probably causes to low urine output Responding Correct Answer-The theoretical framework in which the nurse does not administered a scheduled medication after obtaining g bl...