NUR 309 A+ Graded.

Pharmacokinetics correct answers Changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body. Movement of the drug particles inside the body Pharmacotherapeutics correct answers The desired, therapeutic effect of the drug. What the expected outcome for the taken drug Pharmacodynmics correct ans...

Assessing Fluid Balance correct answers What do we look at: -**weight and I&Os -VS, CVP -Na, BUN, Hct -head to toe assessment (edema, turgor, ascites) How often assess: -Q8 (typically) -Q1 if imbalance present for Pt Serum Osmolality correct answers *normal level: 275-300 -concen...

Identify characteristics of evidence-based practice. correct answers -1850s: historical evolution of "research" evidence began w/ Florence Nightingale -best evidence from critical review of literature (research articles) -clinical expertise -patient preferences -clinical knowledge (physical as...

nursing process correct answers allow practitioners to move back and forth while caring for patients steps to the nursing process correct answers assessment diagnosis outcome identification planning implementation evaluation assessment correct answers collecting data using evidence ...

Pharmacotherapeutics correct answers The desired, therapeutic effect of the drug. Pharmacokinetics correct answers The changes that occur to the drug while it is inside the body. Pharmacodynamics correct answers The effects of the drug on the body. What makes up the Nursing Process? correct...

A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be a. Objective b. Reflective c. Subjective d. Introspective correct answers c. subjective Subjective data are what the person says about himself or her...

You are taking an initial history for a client seeking surgical treatment for obesity. Which finding should be called to the attention of the surgeon before proceeding with additional history taking or physical assessment? 1. Obesity for approximately 5 years 2. History of counseling for body dysm...

An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because: a. long bones tend to shorten with age b. of the shortening of the vertebral column c. there is a significant loss...

The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are correct answers lactiferous sinuses What is the most common site of breast tumors correct answers Lower inner quadrant During a visit for a school physical, the 13-year-old girl being examined questions the asymmetry of her breasts. What is the...

When educating a patient about total joint arthroplasty (TJA), what does the nurse do first? correct answers Assesses the patient's knowledge about TJA. For pre operative care of a patient scheduled for TJA. What does the nurse plan to do? correct answers Provide written or videotaped inform...

pharmaceutics correct answers the science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage form design pharmacokinetics correct answers the study of what happens to a drug from the time it's put into the body to when all of the metabolites leaves the body - absorption, distribution, metabol...

Objective data correct answers information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs Subjective Data correct answers things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms Nursing Process: Assessment correct answers the process of gathering subj...

A pathogen has colonized the nasal passage of a health care worker and has been spread in the hospital. 1. Which pathogen is most likely the culprit? A. HIV B. MRSE C. Hep B 2. What is a hospital-acquired infection called?_______________ correct answers B. nosocomial The first effective...

The critical care nurse is caring for an older patient admitted with HHS. What is the first priority in caring for this patient? correct answers Fluid replacement to increase blood volume Nurse is preparing to teach a diabetic patient how to select appropriate shoes. Which points must be i...