Nursing 223 (All Correctly Answered)

What subjective data would you assess prior to performing a neurological exam? correct answers - Headache (unusually frequent or severe) - Head injury or concussion - Dizziness (feeling lightheaded or faint) or vertigo (feeling a rotational spinning) - Seizures - Tremors - Weakness or incoordin...

Axis I (Clinical Disorder-Psych Disorder) correct answers Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD) is identified by which Axis? Axis I (Clinical Disorder-Psych Disorder) correct answers Dementia is defined by which Axis? Axis II (Personality or Intellectual Developmental Disorders) correct answers Per...

diet goals of any type of diabetes correct answers 1. achieve a normal blood glucose 2. eat a well-balanced and nutrient dense diet 3. achieve a healthy body weight Type 1 Diabetes correct answers a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin - autoimmune - 5% of dia...

Family Planning correct answers *Most effective- abstinence *Least effective- calendar rhythm method OR pull out method (coitus interruptus) *Male condoms- do not store in hot conditions Oral Contraceptives correct answers S/E: dizziness, nausea, mood changes, HTN, blood clots, MI, CVA, irregul...

pathophysiology correct answers the study of disease through examination of cells, tissues, organs and body fluids health correct answers a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease etiology correct answers the cause of disease etiologica...

1. A nurse instructs a client to close the eyes gently after administration of eyedrops. Which rationale for this instruction should the nurse explain to the client? correct answers 3 - Disperses the medication over the eyeballs : Closing the eyes moves the medication over the conjunctiva an eyeball...

What is "bad nutrition"? correct answers - protein - energy undernutrition - lack of needed nutrients, but ... also ... possible excess of empty calories - failing health from a longstanding dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutrition needs - better to prevent, catch at start than to ...

What is a medical record? correct answers a confidential, permanent legal document of information relevant to that patients health care What does the health care information system do? correct answers support and enhance health care Define informatics. correct answers use of information and co...

____ includes care given before (preoperative), during (intraoperative), and after (postoperative) surgery. correct answers perioperative nursing Many surgeries today are performed on an ____ basis, with patients entering a health care setting, undergoing surgery, and being discharged the same da...

Is pain measurable? correct answers No This type of pain is of long duration and the patient adapts to the pain correct answers Chronic This type of pain originates at a visceral site but is perceived as originating in a part of the body that is innervated by neurons entering the same segment ...

Which of the following strategies may help promote an adequate oral intake in hospitalized patients? Select all that apply. a) Tell the patient that you wouldn't want to eat the food either but that it is important for the patient's recovery. b) Encourage the patient to select his or her own...

The nurse and nursing student are assessing a client experiencing shock. The nurse teaches the student that which of these findings reflects compensatory sympathetic stimulation in a shock state? a) decrease in the serum creatinine b) overgrowth of the glomerular basement membrane c) increase...

Environmental safety correct answers meeting basic needs, reducing physical hazards and transmission of pathogens, and controlling pollution. Basic Needs: correct answers According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, these basic needs must be met before physical and psychological safety and security...

The nurse manager on the labor and delivery unit evaluates that one of the staff nurses has leadership qualities. Which of the following is a basis for this judgement? a. The nurse works overtime every week b. The nurse stays long after her shift is over to chart c. The nurse uses a monthly forum...