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[Show more]Social issues in nursing understaffed shift, long shifts, gross situations, etc. 
Work place issues -incivility/hostility, whistle blowing, violence (nurse to nurse, patient to nurse, organizational, external) -impaired nurse, nursing shortage, greying nurses, staffing issues (based on patient acuit...
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Work place issues -incivility/hostility, whistle blowing, violence (nurse to nurse, patient to nurse, organizational, external) -impaired nurse, nursing shortage, greying nurses, staffing issues (based on patient acuit...
A nurse has auscultated the abdomen in all four quadrants for 5 minutes and has not heard any bowel sounds. How would this be documented? All four abdominal quadrants auscultated. Inaudible bowel sounds." 
 
A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo a rectal examination. What should the nurs...
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Add to cartA nurse has auscultated the abdomen in all four quadrants for 5 minutes and has not heard any bowel sounds. How would this be documented? All four abdominal quadrants auscultated. Inaudible bowel sounds." 
 
A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo a rectal examination. What should the nurs...
A client with no prior history of respiratory illness has been admitted to a postoperative unit following foot surgery. What intervention should the nurse prioritize in an effort to prevent postoperative pneumonia and atelectasis during this time of reduced mobility following surgery? educating the ...
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Add to cartA client with no prior history of respiratory illness has been admitted to a postoperative unit following foot surgery. What intervention should the nurse prioritize in an effort to prevent postoperative pneumonia and atelectasis during this time of reduced mobility following surgery? educating the ...
What does the nurse need to monitor for pt with diabetes insipidus who started taking desmopressin? -urine specific gravity b/c pt is at risk for water intoxication - creatine clearance b/c decrease renal function increases the risk of water intoxication - serium osmolarity - if decreased it would i...
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Add to cartWhat does the nurse need to monitor for pt with diabetes insipidus who started taking desmopressin? -urine specific gravity b/c pt is at risk for water intoxication - creatine clearance b/c decrease renal function increases the risk of water intoxication - serium osmolarity - if decreased it would i...
Describe environmental hazards that pose risks to a person's safety Meeting basic needs, reducing transmission of pathogens, reduce pollution, reducing physical accidents 
Discuss methods to reduce physical hazards and the transmission of pathogens- motor vehicle accidents Educate- seat belt, air b...
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Add to cartDescribe environmental hazards that pose risks to a person's safety Meeting basic needs, reducing transmission of pathogens, reduce pollution, reducing physical accidents 
Discuss methods to reduce physical hazards and the transmission of pathogens- motor vehicle accidents Educate- seat belt, air b...
What are the vital signs we assess? Temperature Pulse Respirations Blood Pressure Pain O2 
What is a normal temperature? 37 C or 98.6 F 
What is a normal pulse? 60-100 bpm 
What is a normal respiration rate? 12-20 breaths per minute 
What is normal blood pressure? 120/80 mmHg 
How do we ask patients...
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Add to cartWhat are the vital signs we assess? Temperature Pulse Respirations Blood Pressure Pain O2 
What is a normal temperature? 37 C or 98.6 F 
What is a normal pulse? 60-100 bpm 
What is a normal respiration rate? 12-20 breaths per minute 
What is normal blood pressure? 120/80 mmHg 
How do we ask patients...
A patient has undergone throat surgery and is unable to speak. The following day while performing routine care, the nurse finds it difficult to interact with the patient. How should the nurse manage this situation? Use message boards to communicate with the patient. 
The nurse is teaching a group of...
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Add to cartA patient has undergone throat surgery and is unable to speak. The following day while performing routine care, the nurse finds it difficult to interact with the patient. How should the nurse manage this situation? Use message boards to communicate with the patient. 
The nurse is teaching a group of...
Adrenergic blockade at the alpha-adrenergic receptors leads to which effects? (select all that apply) 
a. Vasodilation b. Decreased BP c. increased BP d. Constriction of the pupil e. Tachycardia A, B, D 
The nurse discovers that the IV infusion of a patient who ahs been receiving an IV vasopressor h...
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Add to cartAdrenergic blockade at the alpha-adrenergic receptors leads to which effects? (select all that apply) 
a. Vasodilation b. Decreased BP c. increased BP d. Constriction of the pupil e. Tachycardia A, B, D 
The nurse discovers that the IV infusion of a patient who ahs been receiving an IV vasopressor h...
What are these? -commitment to service -altruism -acting with autonomy -ongoing education -trust -respecting dignity (diversity, differences) Our Social Contracts 
The Nurse-Patient Relationship 1. Trust and Mutual Respect -WHAT ARE THE 3 STAGES? 2. Professional Boundaries and Blurred Lines (when te...
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Add to cartWhat are these? -commitment to service -altruism -acting with autonomy -ongoing education -trust -respecting dignity (diversity, differences) Our Social Contracts 
The Nurse-Patient Relationship 1. Trust and Mutual Respect -WHAT ARE THE 3 STAGES? 2. Professional Boundaries and Blurred Lines (when te...
What is nursing research a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice. 
How are nurses involved? -come up with ideas for clinical inquiry -collect research data -search for evidence to inform c...
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Add to cartWhat is nursing research a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice. 
How are nurses involved? -come up with ideas for clinical inquiry -collect research data -search for evidence to inform c...
A nurse learns that which of the following is the sinlge biggest risk factor for developing cancer? a. Exposure to tobocca b. Advancing age c. Occupational chemicals d. Oncovirus infection B 
Which are the manifestations of death? (Select all that apply) a. Loss of heartbeat b. Unresponsiveness to p...
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Add to cartA nurse learns that which of the following is the sinlge biggest risk factor for developing cancer? a. Exposure to tobocca b. Advancing age c. Occupational chemicals d. Oncovirus infection B 
Which are the manifestations of death? (Select all that apply) a. Loss of heartbeat b. Unresponsiveness to p...
a nurse is administering a tube feeding for a patient who is post bowel surgery. when attempting to aspirate the contents, the nurse notes that the tube is clogged. what would be the nurses next action following this assessment? -use warm water to remove the clog 
a nurse is administering a large-vo...
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Add to carta nurse is administering a tube feeding for a patient who is post bowel surgery. when attempting to aspirate the contents, the nurse notes that the tube is clogged. what would be the nurses next action following this assessment? -use warm water to remove the clog 
a nurse is administering a large-vo...
A patient who started smoking in adolescence and continues to smoke 40 years later comes to the clinic. The nurse understands that this patient has an increased risk for being diagnosed with which disorder: 
1. Alcoholism and hypertension 2. Obesity and Diabetes 3. Stress-related illness 4. Cardiopu...
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Add to cartA patient who started smoking in adolescence and continues to smoke 40 years later comes to the clinic. The nurse understands that this patient has an increased risk for being diagnosed with which disorder: 
1. Alcoholism and hypertension 2. Obesity and Diabetes 3. Stress-related illness 4. Cardiopu...
Bedside report standardized, streamlined shift report system at the bedside; helps ensure the safe handoff of care between nurses by involving the patient and family 
Change of shift report communication method used by nurses who are completing care for a patient to transmit patient information to n...
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Add to cartBedside report standardized, streamlined shift report system at the bedside; helps ensure the safe handoff of care between nurses by involving the patient and family 
Change of shift report communication method used by nurses who are completing care for a patient to transmit patient information to n...
The nurse is providing preoperative education for a patient diagnosed with endometriosis. A hysterectomy has been scheduled. What education topic should the nurse be sure to include for this patient? 
A. Menstrual periods will continue for several months, some of them heavy and painful. B. Normal ac...
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Add to cartThe nurse is providing preoperative education for a patient diagnosed with endometriosis. A hysterectomy has been scheduled. What education topic should the nurse be sure to include for this patient? 
A. Menstrual periods will continue for several months, some of them heavy and painful. B. Normal ac...
Ophthalmic drops -gloves -clean eye from inside out -position on back or sitting upright, with head hyperextended -patient looks up -dropper in dominant hand above eyeball -non-dominant hand on cheek bone -use 2x2 gauze, cotton ball, tissue to pull down lower lid -drop correct number into conjunctiv...
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Add to cartOphthalmic drops -gloves -clean eye from inside out -position on back or sitting upright, with head hyperextended -patient looks up -dropper in dominant hand above eyeball -non-dominant hand on cheek bone -use 2x2 gauze, cotton ball, tissue to pull down lower lid -drop correct number into conjunctiv...
When reviewing actions of drugs, the nurse recognizes that a hypnotic is a drug that performs which action? a. Produces sleep b. Stops seizures c. Prevents nausea and vomiting d. Relieves pain A 
A patient who has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks has been instructed to stop the medication. W...
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Add to cartWhen reviewing actions of drugs, the nurse recognizes that a hypnotic is a drug that performs which action? a. Produces sleep b. Stops seizures c. Prevents nausea and vomiting d. Relieves pain A 
A patient who has been taking a benzodiazepine for 5 weeks has been instructed to stop the medication. W...
Critical Thinking Active, purposeful, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of other individuals. 
Clinical Decision Making Requires careful reasoning like choosing the options for the best patient outcomes on the basis of a patients condition and th...
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Add to cartCritical Thinking Active, purposeful, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of other individuals. 
Clinical Decision Making Requires careful reasoning like choosing the options for the best patient outcomes on the basis of a patients condition and th...
A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been over 6 months since you've been in, but your appointment was for every 2 months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you...
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Add to cartA nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been over 6 months since you've been in, but your appointment was for every 2 months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you...
Explain the chain of infection Infectious agent: bacteria, viruses, fungi. Reservoir: natural habitat of the organism. Portal of exit: point of escape for the organism. Means of transmission: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route. Portal of entry: point at which organisms enter a new host...
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Add to cartExplain the chain of infection Infectious agent: bacteria, viruses, fungi. Reservoir: natural habitat of the organism. Portal of exit: point of escape for the organism. Means of transmission: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route. Portal of entry: point at which organisms enter a new host...
Planning prioritizes the patient's nursing diagnoses, establishes patient-centered goals and outcomes, and selects nursing interventions for a nursing plan of care. 
Objectives for planning describe: the planning step of the nursing process, strategies for prioritizing the nursing diagnosis, the se...
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Add to cartPlanning prioritizes the patient's nursing diagnoses, establishes patient-centered goals and outcomes, and selects nursing interventions for a nursing plan of care. 
Objectives for planning describe: the planning step of the nursing process, strategies for prioritizing the nursing diagnosis, the se...
The liver is responsible for each of the following EXCEPT: Can store 500-1000 mL of blood Can store glucose as glycogen Helps with digestion of lipids Helps with digestion of lipids 
Complications of gallstones include each of the following EXCEPT: Cirrhosis Biliary obstruction Pancreatitis Cholecys...
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Add to cartThe liver is responsible for each of the following EXCEPT: Can store 500-1000 mL of blood Can store glucose as glycogen Helps with digestion of lipids Helps with digestion of lipids 
Complications of gallstones include each of the following EXCEPT: Cirrhosis Biliary obstruction Pancreatitis Cholecys...
Risk nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Risk for Aspiration 
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements 
Actual nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Impaired Swallowing 
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit 
Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body R...
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Add to cartRisk nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Risk for Aspiration 
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements 
Actual nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Impaired Swallowing 
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit 
Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body R...
A report on the risks of medication administration revealed disturbing quality issues across all heath care settings in the United States. Approximately, how many preventable adverse drug events occur in the health care system each year? 3 Million 
To safely and accurately administer medications to ...
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Add to cartA report on the risks of medication administration revealed disturbing quality issues across all heath care settings in the United States. Approximately, how many preventable adverse drug events occur in the health care system each year? 3 Million 
To safely and accurately administer medications to ...
A woman diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder has been prescribed oral paroxetine hydrochloride. What is the expected effect for this prescription? 
a. Curative effect on symptoms b. Systemic effect on symptoms c. Local effect on symptoms d. Parenteral effect on symptoms b. Systemic effect on...
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Add to cartA woman diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder has been prescribed oral paroxetine hydrochloride. What is the expected effect for this prescription? 
a. Curative effect on symptoms b. Systemic effect on symptoms c. Local effect on symptoms d. Parenteral effect on symptoms b. Systemic effect on...
Guidelines for effective documentation. (Ch.19) Enter information in a complete, accurate, concise, current and factual manner. Make sure documentation reflects the nursing process and professional responsibilities. Record patient findings rather than your interpretation of these findings. Note prob...
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Add to cartGuidelines for effective documentation. (Ch.19) Enter information in a complete, accurate, concise, current and factual manner. Make sure documentation reflects the nursing process and professional responsibilities. Record patient findings rather than your interpretation of these findings. Note prob...
Patients have the right to... - see and copy their health record - update their health record - get a list of disclosures - request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures - choose how to receive information 
Similar to a credit card that has a magnetic strip that contains vital emergency healt...
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Add to cartPatients have the right to... - see and copy their health record - update their health record - get a list of disclosures - request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures - choose how to receive information 
Similar to a credit card that has a magnetic strip that contains vital emergency healt...
What is another name for an adrenergic drug? a. Anticholinergic drug b. Parasympathetic drug c. CNS drug d. sympathomimetic drug D 
The nurse is administering an adrenergic drug and will monitor for which possible effect? a. Hypotension b. Tachycardia c. decreased respiratory rate d. diarrhea B 
The...
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Add to cartWhat is another name for an adrenergic drug? a. Anticholinergic drug b. Parasympathetic drug c. CNS drug d. sympathomimetic drug D 
The nurse is administering an adrenergic drug and will monitor for which possible effect? a. Hypotension b. Tachycardia c. decreased respiratory rate d. diarrhea B 
The...
Begin with nursing process 1) assessment 2) diagnose 3) plan 4) implement 5) evaluate 
Interventions for the immobilized maintain proper body alignment, turn at least every 2 hours, ROM, CPM machine, positioning aides, special mattresses, elastic stockings/sequential compression device 
Why do we wa...
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Add to cartBegin with nursing process 1) assessment 2) diagnose 3) plan 4) implement 5) evaluate 
Interventions for the immobilized maintain proper body alignment, turn at least every 2 hours, ROM, CPM machine, positioning aides, special mattresses, elastic stockings/sequential compression device 
Why do we wa...
Nursing assessment and care PACU -Airway, breathing, and circulation -Drainage Hemorrhage, tubes, lines in and out, vitals q 15 mins -Pain control 
Considerations during the nursing assessment to be used every time consider the type of surgery, wound, exposure, movement and positioning, vitals (espe...
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Add to cartNursing assessment and care PACU -Airway, breathing, and circulation -Drainage Hemorrhage, tubes, lines in and out, vitals q 15 mins -Pain control 
Considerations during the nursing assessment to be used every time consider the type of surgery, wound, exposure, movement and positioning, vitals (espe...
A nursing student is caring for a 78-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis. The patient has had an indwelling Foley catheter in for 3 days. Eight hours ago the patient's temperature was 37.1° C (98.8° F). The student reports her recent assessment to the registered nurse (RN): the patient's te...
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Add to cartA nursing student is caring for a 78-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis. The patient has had an indwelling Foley catheter in for 3 days. Eight hours ago the patient's temperature was 37.1° C (98.8° F). The student reports her recent assessment to the registered nurse (RN): the patient's te...
Who are the primary administrators of medications? nurses 
What is the name of the evidenced based framework nurses have turned to as a guide for quality safe care practices? Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) 
Medication administration is multifaceted, complex, team-based, patient-cente...
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Add to cartWho are the primary administrators of medications? nurses 
What is the name of the evidenced based framework nurses have turned to as a guide for quality safe care practices? Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) 
Medication administration is multifaceted, complex, team-based, patient-cente...
The nurse is monitoring a patient following oral surgery and prepares to deliver nutrition ordered by the primary health care provider. Which of the following is the best method of delivering nutrition on a short term basis when oral feedings are not appropriate? 
Nasogastric tube feeding Gastrostom...
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Add to cartThe nurse is monitoring a patient following oral surgery and prepares to deliver nutrition ordered by the primary health care provider. Which of the following is the best method of delivering nutrition on a short term basis when oral feedings are not appropriate? 
Nasogastric tube feeding Gastrostom...
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