NUR 347 Q&A Bundle

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness. Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care...

1. The cognitive domain includes: a. Changes in attitudes and the development of values b. The performance of skills c. Memory, recognition, understanding, reasoning, and problem solving d. Memorization of one set of skills before moving on to the next ANS: C 4. A health educator trying to change a...

Alcohol most frequently abused drug, withdrawal with respiratory arrest, seizures, MI Alcohol Intoxication mood lability, impaired judgement, aggressive impulses, slurred speech, impaired coordination, unsteady gait, flushed face admitting intoxicated pt communicate that is higher risk, increased ...

1. The process of program management is similar to: The nursing process 2. Which is a benefit of systematic planning? Ensuring that resources are used to address the needs of the community what the organization and health provider are attempting to do for clients. 3. Which phase of the program pl...

A black patient is in the intensive Care unit because of impending shock after an accident the nurse would expect to find what characteristic in this patient's skin African Americans normally have bluish lips and a dark line on the gingival margin The nurse at a woman's health clinic is aware tha...

Post op teaching following cardiac valve replacement bc of anticoagulant use use electric razor Not increasing intake of vitals K+ Safety at home to prevent falls Watch for signs of bleeding Priority care for pts on the cardiac floor with cardiac catheterization percutaneous cardiac intervention (P...

Therapeutic diet for CHD daily cholesterol should be less than 200mg/day, saturated fat should be limited to 7% each day Avoid saturated fat, decrease red meat, trim dat, remove skin from meat, boil, bake, no fry, low-fat milk, Increase fiber (soluble fiber lowers LDL- oats, beans, fruits, veg, wh...

What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally competent health care to an Asian American patient? a. The tradition of the Asian American culture and the health care practices r/t health and wellness b. The nurse's heritage-based cultural values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices c. Any...

Solumedrol (methylprednisolone) A 19 year old man is admitted to the ED with a C6 SCI after a motorcycle crash. Which medication should the nurse anticipate that she will administer first? urinary catheterization Which intervention should the RN perform in the acute care of a pt with a autonomic dy...

What causes iron deficiency anemia? dec RBC production b/c of dec iron low iron decreases carrying capacity of RBCs what are manifestations of iron deficiency anemia? dec serum albumin, globulin, transferrin Glossitis (inflam of tongue) "spoon" fingernails How do you treat iron deficiency anemia...

Components of CNS brain and spinal cord Components of PNS -Cranial and peripheral nerves -Autonomic and somatic What is being assessed in Neuro Assessment -Weakness, pain abnormal sensation, visual disturbances, seizures, dizziness, health/fam/social hx, -Consciousness and mental fx, cognition, cr...

Evidence based assessment subjective data + objective data + patient's record + laboratory studies form the database Hypothetico-deductive model the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses by forming hypotheses The nursing process assessment, diagnosis, (out...

Valves of Right and Left Side Right- Tricuspid Valve Left-Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve What happens to valves during diastole Valves are open- Allow blood from atria t flow freely into relaxed ventricles What happens to valves during systole Valves are closed- The ventricles contract and blood flows up...

Pneumonia- Def, S/S, Assessment and Dx, Management Def- Inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by various microorganisms S/S- SOB, upper resp infection, SOB with reclining or supine (orthopnea), lethargic, decrease appetite and thirst Assess and Dx- Coarse-Diminished-Absent Lung Sounds, Chest Xr...