NUR 171 Q&A Bundle

Average blood pressure 120/80 mmhg Range of heart rate 60-100 bpm Range of respirations 12-20 breaths per minute Average rectal temp. 98.6 F Average oral temp. 98 F Geriatric average temp. 95-96.8 F Thermoregulation is the process of maintaining a stable temperature. What controls the balance...

Neurovascular assessment 5 Ps -P:pain (Ouch!) -P: Pulse (throbbing pain) -P:Pallor (White, pale) -P: Paresthesia (Can you feel this?) -P: Paralysis (Can you move this?) Traction, casts, and immobilization devices are used to: -Correct/improve deformities/joint contractures -Treat a joint dislocatio...

Semi- Fowler's position Best position to assess JVD Inspect and auscultate first, when palpate and percuss When examining an abdomen When examining abdomen, first, auscultate bowel sounds. Second ... Auscultate major arteries high-pitched, irregular gurgles, or clicks lasting one to several seco...

Which are examples of health behaviors that affect overall status of health? Tobacco use Sedentary lifestyle Use of recreational drugs Which dietary changes should the nurse instruct a client with hypertension to make to control electrolyte and fluid balance? Limit sodium intake Increase calcium in...

A nurse initiating a peripheral IV infusion punctures the skin and selected vein and observes blood return in the flashback chamber of the IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform next? Lower the catheter until it is almost flush with the skin A nurse finds a patient's ...

Why do patients receive a lab test called a "culture"? To obtain a physical assessment against a pathogen exposed infection correlated with a virus, bacteria, or fungi Are gloves required providing direct patient care? No. Required when in contact with direct bodily fluids What are the three typ...

Which statements are correct about critical thinking and the nursing process? Select all that apply. When using the nursing process, critical thinking is not required. Nurses use critical thinking for decisions unrelated to the nursing process. Nursing process is a form of critical thinking. Some n...

Somatization psychological and emotional expression of stress through physical symptoms Somatic symptom disorder psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause Patient will have multiple physical complaints that are real to them (but have ...