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Med/Surg Unit 1 Questions And AnswersWith Verified Solutions Already
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What are the 3 components of evidenced based practice? - ANSWER✔✔1.
Research.
2. Clinical Expertise.
3. Patient Preference.
How do nurses use EBP? - ANSWER✔✔Use during interventions in nursing
practice.
What are the 3 components of the Chronic Care Model? (Who is involved?) -
ANSWER✔✔a. Patient.
b. Healthcare team/system.
c. Community resources.
*Best outcomes are achieved when 3 work together to care for the chronically ill.
What is the difference between chronic and acute illness? - ANSWER✔✔Acute:
Sudden, less than 6 months, reversible.
Chronic: Greater than 6 months irreversible.
What is the tool SPICES used for? What does it stand for? - ANSWER✔✔S:
Sleeping disorders
P: Problems with nutrition and eating
I: Incontinence
,C: Confusion
E: Evidence of falls
S: Skin breakdown
*Elderly assessment tool. 65 years and older population.
Assessing elderly patients... - ANSWER✔✔*When assessing a patient, assess
individually. Do NOT assume anything based on age.
*Older adults are more susceptible to HAIs.
*Older adults may need more services upon discharge-help with ADLs, medication
management, etc. ASSESS for this.
* Do not immediately label older adults "not compliant" with treatment. Think
about what the obstacle is behind their refusal (financial, education, physically
incapable,etc.) Whats causing the problem?
Electrolyte lab values - ANSWER✔✔Mg-1.5-2.5
Ca-8.6-10
Cl-97-107
Na-135-145
PaO2 - ANSWER✔✔80-100
SaO2% (Pulse Ox.) - ANSWER✔✔95-100%
HCO3 - ANSWER✔✔22-26
PaCo2 (dissolved 02 in blood) - ANSWER✔✔35-45
,pH - ANSWER✔✔7.35-7.45
Nml pH - ANSWER✔✔7.40
Examples of Acute Illness - ANSWER✔✔-Pneumonia
-Appendicitis
-Diarrhea
-Common cold
-Some are life threatening
-Many do not require health care provider
Characteristics of Acute Illness - ANSWER✔✔-Often appear abruptly and subside
quickly depending on the cause.
-May or may not require intervention by a healthcare provider.
-Most people return to their normal level of wellness.
Acute Illness definition - ANSWER✔✔Generally has a rapid onset of signs and
symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time.
Chronic Illness Definition - ANSWER✔✔A broad term that encompasses many
different physical and mental alterations and usually last six or more months.
Examples of Chronic Illnesses - ANSWER✔✔-Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
-Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
, -Arthritis
-Lupus
-Chronic illnesses are the leading cause of health problems in the world
Characteristics of a Chronic Illness - ANSWER✔✔-It is a permanent change
-It causes, or is caused by irreversible alterations in normal anatomy and
physiology.
-It requires special patient education for rehabilitation.
-It usually requires a long period of care or support.
-Increases health care costs; prolongs hospitalization.
-Increases assistance; taxes family's coping.
Which statements made by the nurse while taking a nursing history would elicit the
greatest amount of client data?
1. Did your pain begin recently?
2. You said the pain started yesterday?
3. Can you tell me more about how the pain began?
4. The pain isn't bad right now is it? - ANSWER✔✔3. Can you tell me more about
how the pain began?
Rationale: Open-ended questions encourage the client to speak freely and to
elaborate and clarify answers as needed. Restrictive questions that only require a
"yes" or a "no" answer do not encourage free exchange of information nor does
frequent rephrasing of the client's answer. Leading questions tend to elicit
A nurse is revising the client goals and interventions in the nursing care plan. What
information enables the nurse to make relevant revisions?
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