NUR 606 Q&A Exam Bundle

why does cancer frequently metastasize to the lungs because the venous return and lymphatics bring tumor cells from distant sites in the body to the heart and then into the pulmonary circulation what are three common sites of metastasis from the lung brain, bone, liver what are pleural effusio...

Sign a. objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected individual. Ex: fever, rash Symptom a. subjective feelings; ex: pain, nausea Acute indicates short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as high fever or severe pain; ex: acute appen...

Senescence stage Last stage of the life cycle, old age to death, which requires the individual to cope with a large range of changes along with changes on the cellular and organ level, what is gaining characterized decreased capacity to adapt to change potential causes of aging 1-predetermined...

Steps for Obtaining Informed Consent -Assess pt ability to understand medical info, tx options, to make a voluntary decision. -Present relevant info with accuracy and sensitivity: • diagnosis • nature & purpose of tx options • benefits, risks, burdens of all tx options, including forgoing ...

Before modifying a care plan to meet a patient's changing needs, the nurse's first action should be to: A. re-do the entire care plan B. focus only on the nursing diagnoses with moderate priority C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions D. add more nursing interventions fro...

Function of Endocrine System - Differentiation of the reproductive and central nervous systems in the developing fetus - Stimulation of sequential growth and development during childhood and adolescence - Coordination of the male and female reproductive systems - Maintenance of an optimal interna...

Diarrhea an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, a decrease in the form of stool (greater looseness and fluidity of stool) or combination of these two features -the consistency of stool can vary considerably in healthy people on diet Acute diarrhea -usually lasts several days but may pe...

Sexually Transmitted Urogenital Infections -Gonorrhea -Chlamydia -Syphilis -Bacterial vaginosis Chlamydia Manifestations Men: clear, mucous discharge or mild burning with urination Women: leading cause of tubal infertility; acute urethral syndrome (dysuria, urinary frequency, presence of ster...

EBPG's should specify information such as (6) 1-who funded the guideline development expertise of the guideline developers thoroughness of evidence search (databases) on which the guideline was based strength and quality of evidence population for which guideline was developed the date that t...