Pacific College Of Oriental Medicine

No of Items Individual Acute/Chronic Score Description Acute 4 75.0% A disease, condition or injury characterized by a relatively sudden onset of symptoms that are usually severe. An episode of acute disease results in: recovery to a state comparable to the client¶s condition of health and activity before the disease; progression into a chronic illness; or death. Chronic 2 100.0% A disease or condition that persists for 6 months or more, or in which a cure is not expected. Chronic dis...

1.A nurse is answering a client's questions regarding advance directives. How should the nurse differentiate the legal documents, living will and durable power of attorney when discussing the client's question? -Living will is a legal document that expresses the client’s wishes regarding certain & specific medical treatment to occur in the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues -Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document, which designates an individu...

1. What term means to have fixed false beliefs or opinions that are held despite a lack of supporting evidence? Answer: Delusion 2. Which statement about psychiatric disorders is true? Answer: Major mental illnesses are the most common cause of disability in the United States. 3. An imbalance of which type of naturally occurring substances in the brain is thought to be responsible for depression? Answer: Neurotransmitters 4. Which antidepressant drug belongs to the tricyclic antidepress...

1.A nurse on a mental health unit is assisting with the plan of care for a newly admitted client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Answer: Offer liquid supplements to the client 2. A nurse in a mental health facility is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client becomes violent in the dayroom and begins throwing objects at staff and other clients. After calling for assistance. Which of the following actions sho...

1. The nurse is discussing the differences between a patient with a neurosis and one with a psychosis. What is true of the patient experiencing a neurosis? Answer: The patient has insight that there is an emotional problem. 2. When the patient with a psychosis is thought to be a danger to self or others, by what method should the patient be admitted to the hospital? Answer: Probating 3. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, V (DSM-V), is used by most hospitals an...

8. Know about Beta-blocker, Benzodiazepines and SSRI medications, nursing intervention and patient teaching. 9. Know about Anxiety, types and traits of anxiety. 10. Nursing intervention for clients diagnosed with Depression, Suicidal, Delirium, Bipolar disorder, 11. Know the different defense mechanisms 12. Know abou

1.List three (3) adverse effects of gentamicin. -Hypersensitivity (rash, pruritus, urticaria, paresthesia of hands and feet) -Ototoxicity (tinnitus, headache from vestibular damage, hearing loss, nausea, dizziness, and vertigo) -Nephrotoxicity (proteinuria, casts in the urine, dilute urine, elevated BUN, elevated creatinine) 2.Identify three (3) adverse effects for the antibiotic imipenem/cystatin. -Allergy, hypersensitivity, possible cross sensitivity to penicillin or cephalosporins (dy...

1.A nurse is answering a client's questions regarding advance directives. How should the nurse differentiate the legal documents, living will and durable power of attorney when discussing the client's question? -Living will is a legal document that expresses the client’s wishes regarding certain & specific medical treatment to occur in the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues -Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document, which designates an individu...

1.List three (3) adverse effects of gentamicin. -Hypersensitivity (rash, pruritus, urticaria, paresthesia of hands and feet) -Ototoxicity (tinnitus, headache from vestibular damage, hearing loss, nausea, dizziness, and vertigo) -Nephrotoxicity (proteinuria, casts in the urine, dilute urine, elevated BUN, elevated creatinine) 2.Identify three (3) adverse effects for the antibiotic imipenem/cystatin. -Allergy, hypersensitivity, possible cross sensitivity to penicillin or cephalosporins (dy...

1. What term means to have fixed false beliefs or opinions that are held despite a lack of supporting evidence? Answer: Delusion 2. Which statement about psychiatric disorders is true? Answer: Major mental illnesses are the most common cause of disability in the United States. 3. An imbalance of which type of naturally occurring substances in the brain is thought to be responsible for depression? Answer: Neurotransmitters 4. Which antidepressant drug belongs to the tricyclic antidepress...