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[Show more]Cancers that lead to the highest number of deaths Lung and bronchus Breast Prostate Colon/rectum Pancreas 
Nurses Role in prevention of cancer and cancer related deaths Educate on cancer risk factors (smoking) Help increase rates on cancer screenings (colonoscopy) Help pts. comply with their cancer ...
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Add to cartCancers that lead to the highest number of deaths Lung and bronchus Breast Prostate Colon/rectum Pancreas 
Nurses Role in prevention of cancer and cancer related deaths Educate on cancer risk factors (smoking) Help increase rates on cancer screenings (colonoscopy) Help pts. comply with their cancer ...
Abuse physical, emotional, sexual 
Neglect isolation, abandonment, ongoing pattern of inadequate care/ impoverished environment 
Different than other forms of maltreatment- act of omission rather than an assault or act of commission 
- physical, educational, emotional behavioral omissions - must be ...
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Add to cartAbuse physical, emotional, sexual 
Neglect isolation, abandonment, ongoing pattern of inadequate care/ impoverished environment 
Different than other forms of maltreatment- act of omission rather than an assault or act of commission 
- physical, educational, emotional behavioral omissions - must be ...
Critical social theory focuses on: 
A. Health promotion B. Health prevention C. Oppression and facilitate group action D. Changing a person's belief system c 
Identify a living pattern risk: 
A. Personal health history B. Stress from modern living C. Lifestyle choice D. Urban crowding d 
True or fa...
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Add to cartCritical social theory focuses on: 
A. Health promotion B. Health prevention C. Oppression and facilitate group action D. Changing a person's belief system c 
Identify a living pattern risk: 
A. Personal health history B. Stress from modern living C. Lifestyle choice D. Urban crowding d 
True or fa...
Leadership vs management Leadership: Empower others; maximize workforce effectiveness, Needed to implement the planned change that is part of system improvement Management: Guide, direct, and motivate others, Intervene when goals are threatened, Emphasize control 
Management flow plan, organize, dir...
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Add to cartLeadership vs management Leadership: Empower others; maximize workforce effectiveness, Needed to implement the planned change that is part of system improvement Management: Guide, direct, and motivate others, Intervene when goals are threatened, Emphasize control 
Management flow plan, organize, dir...
Can changes in mental status be minimal? - YES Mental status is a spectrum. Changes in mental status do not go from one extreme to another, it can be as subtle as restlessness and confusion 
Acute mental status change - when a patient has a change from their usual baseline Many causes from many syst...
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Add to cartCan changes in mental status be minimal? - YES Mental status is a spectrum. Changes in mental status do not go from one extreme to another, it can be as subtle as restlessness and confusion 
Acute mental status change - when a patient has a change from their usual baseline Many causes from many syst...
Identify 3 challenges faced by Community Health Nurses when dealing with environmental health impacts Chronic environmental problems are rarely addressed effectively, Difficult to get people motivated to work on environmental problems, People respond to acute crises with dramatic media coverage (suc...
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Add to cartIdentify 3 challenges faced by Community Health Nurses when dealing with environmental health impacts Chronic environmental problems are rarely addressed effectively, Difficult to get people motivated to work on environmental problems, People respond to acute crises with dramatic media coverage (suc...
Explain the concept of "community as client", and how the impact a nurse understanding of both the family and the client.The nurse cannot understand the individual without first understanding the family and that the family was in the grip of larger social and economic forces, which it could not co...
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Add to cartExplain the concept of "community as client", and how the impact a nurse understanding of both the family and the client.The nurse cannot understand the individual without first understanding the family and that the family was in the grip of larger social and economic forces, which it could not co...
What is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices? 
A. Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for well-being. B. Emphasis on other l...
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Add to cartWhat is the primary problem seen in Healthy People 2020's emphasis on choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as daily exercise or healthy food choices? 
A. Public policy emphasizes personal responsibility but ignores social and environmental changes needed for well-being. B. Emphasis on other l...
Mr. S was recently hospitalized for a stroke. While in the hospital, he was also diagnosed with diabetes. As his nurse, you know he is at risk for which of the following? 
A. Panic disorder B. Depression C. Schizophrenia D. Bipolar disorder B. Depression 
Which ONE of the following was NOT mentioned...
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Add to cartMr. S was recently hospitalized for a stroke. While in the hospital, he was also diagnosed with diabetes. As his nurse, you know he is at risk for which of the following? 
A. Panic disorder B. Depression C. Schizophrenia D. Bipolar disorder B. Depression 
Which ONE of the following was NOT mentioned...
Identify the three components of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim. Related to access, quality, and cost of care. 
Explain how following, leading, and managing are similar and different. Following: Each member contributes optimally, but still listens and follows a peer who is le...
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Add to cartIdentify the three components of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim. Related to access, quality, and cost of care. 
Explain how following, leading, and managing are similar and different. Following: Each member contributes optimally, but still listens and follows a peer who is le...
The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history with an older client. Which action should the nurse take to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the client's health history? 1. Scheduling one-half hour for the medical history interview. 2. Requesting the client use the bathroom before starting ...
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Add to cartThe nurse is preparing to conduct a health history with an older client. Which action should the nurse take to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the client's health history? 1. Scheduling one-half hour for the medical history interview. 2. Requesting the client use the bathroom before starting ...
Organizing a task force to look at the problem of lead poisoning within the county is an example of which public health intervention 
A. Coalition building B. Surveillance C. Outreach D. Health Teaching A: Coalition building 
Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area. Accordi...
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Add to cartOrganizing a task force to look at the problem of lead poisoning within the county is an example of which public health intervention 
A. Coalition building B. Surveillance C. Outreach D. Health Teaching A: Coalition building 
Jennifer is a community health nurse in a large metropolitan area. Accordi...
When considering sdoh, identify the 2 factors most responsible for differences in an individuals health income and education 
Public healths motto greatest good for the greatest number of people 
Public health definition what we do as a society to ensure the conditions in which everyone can be healt...
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Public healths motto greatest good for the greatest number of people 
Public health definition what we do as a society to ensure the conditions in which everyone can be healt...
Community Health Determinants The aggregate, physical location, and social systems 
Policies and Programs factors that produce change in health determinants, that then lead to changes in health outcomes. 
Assessing a community It is very important to gather information on risk factors or health rela...
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Add to cartCommunity Health Determinants The aggregate, physical location, and social systems 
Policies and Programs factors that produce change in health determinants, that then lead to changes in health outcomes. 
Assessing a community It is very important to gather information on risk factors or health rela...
Most common causes of acute liver failure toxins/drugs (esp. Acetaminophen), viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), vascular- hypo perfusion/ shock states/ ischemia), metabolic- Wilson's disease (acute fatty liver of pregnancy) 
Management of acute liver failure whichever body system(s) is/ar...
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Add to cartMost common causes of acute liver failure toxins/drugs (esp. Acetaminophen), viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), vascular- hypo perfusion/ shock states/ ischemia), metabolic- Wilson's disease (acute fatty liver of pregnancy) 
Management of acute liver failure whichever body system(s) is/ar...
Filtration Remove metabolic waste Maintain concentration of solutes in the extracellular fluid (ECF) Concentrate substances and conserve such as sodium primary roles of kidney 
Perfusion and blood pressure kidney are highly dependent on (2) 
>65 normal MAP 
80-180 mmhg systolic blood pressure to ...
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Add to cartFiltration Remove metabolic waste Maintain concentration of solutes in the extracellular fluid (ECF) Concentrate substances and conserve such as sodium primary roles of kidney 
Perfusion and blood pressure kidney are highly dependent on (2) 
>65 normal MAP 
80-180 mmhg systolic blood pressure to ...
Who determined that conflict proceeds through four stages of conflict? Thomas (1992) 
What are the four stages of conflict? (Thomas, 1992) 1. Frustration 2. Conceptualization 3. Action 4. Outcomes 
Frustration When all people perceive their goals to be blocked, frustration results 
Conceptualization...
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Add to cartWho determined that conflict proceeds through four stages of conflict? Thomas (1992) 
What are the four stages of conflict? (Thomas, 1992) 1. Frustration 2. Conceptualization 3. Action 4. Outcomes 
Frustration When all people perceive their goals to be blocked, frustration results 
Conceptualization...
Shock A clinical syndrome characterized by inadequate tissue perfusion that results in cellular, metabolic, and hemodynamic derangements. 
Hypoperfusion -> leads to anaerobic metabolism (higher lactate acid level, send blood down on ice) Hypercoagulability (greater risk for clotting) Activation o...
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Add to cartShock A clinical syndrome characterized by inadequate tissue perfusion that results in cellular, metabolic, and hemodynamic derangements. 
Hypoperfusion -> leads to anaerobic metabolism (higher lactate acid level, send blood down on ice) Hypercoagulability (greater risk for clotting) Activation o...
A client is admitted to the emergency department after vomiting bright red blood. After the vomiting ceases and the vital signs are stabilized, the client is transferred to a medical-surgical unit. To assess for bleeding, what should the nurse on the medical-surgical unit monitor the client for? 
A....
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Add to cartA client is admitted to the emergency department after vomiting bright red blood. After the vomiting ceases and the vital signs are stabilized, the client is transferred to a medical-surgical unit. To assess for bleeding, what should the nurse on the medical-surgical unit monitor the client for? 
A....
Critical care nurses are an integral part of the transplantation team: - identification and referral of donors - patient advocate and family support - care of the donor - care of the recipient nurse's role in transplantation 
1984—the national organ transplant act passed by congress prohibits the...
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Add to cartCritical care nurses are an integral part of the transplantation team: - identification and referral of donors - patient advocate and family support - care of the donor - care of the recipient nurse's role in transplantation 
1984—the national organ transplant act passed by congress prohibits the...
Epinephrine (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasoconstrictor; Reverse cardiac arrest -IM, IV push 1 mg every 3-5 minutes (push fast), IV drip 
Norepinephrine (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasopressor; increases BP not really HR -IV drip 8-12 mcg/min? 
Vasopressin (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasopressor; raises BP & HR -I...
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Add to cartEpinephrine (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasoconstrictor; Reverse cardiac arrest -IM, IV push 1 mg every 3-5 minutes (push fast), IV drip 
Norepinephrine (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasopressor; increases BP not really HR -IV drip 8-12 mcg/min? 
Vasopressin (cardiac arrest meds) -Vasopressor; raises BP & HR -I...
Health care-associated infection risk factors Poor hand hygiene Wearing inappropriate PPE Not changing gloves when going from room to room or completing a new task with the same patient Not using transmission-based precautions semi-private rooms CAUTI Multi-use stethoscopes Malnutrition Close proxim...
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Add to cartHealth care-associated infection risk factors Poor hand hygiene Wearing inappropriate PPE Not changing gloves when going from room to room or completing a new task with the same patient Not using transmission-based precautions semi-private rooms CAUTI Multi-use stethoscopes Malnutrition Close proxim...
Heathcare Acquired (nosocomial) Infections Acquired during the process of receiving healthcare -EX: UTI, respiratory pneumonia, surgical site wound infections, GI & skin infections 
Community Acquired Infections Infections that are contracted outside of a hospital -EX: influenza, bacterial pneumonia...
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Add to cartHeathcare Acquired (nosocomial) Infections Acquired during the process of receiving healthcare -EX: UTI, respiratory pneumonia, surgical site wound infections, GI & skin infections 
Community Acquired Infections Infections that are contracted outside of a hospital -EX: influenza, bacterial pneumonia...
The primary purpose of nursing licensure is to: A. raise nursing to the level of a profession. B. recognize the knowledge and skills of the professional nurse. C. provide the public with protection against poorly trained nurses. D. identify all persons who have graduated from a school of nursing. C....
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Add to cartThe primary purpose of nursing licensure is to: A. raise nursing to the level of a profession. B. recognize the knowledge and skills of the professional nurse. C. provide the public with protection against poorly trained nurses. D. identify all persons who have graduated from a school of nursing. C....
Normal Musculoskeletal System and Joints Consists of the skeleton, muscles, ligaments, bursae, and joints 
Skeleton: provides structure and support for the body. 
Bones: provide protection for delicate body parts and are an important source of minerals as well as blood cells. 
Skeletal muscles: prov...
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Add to cartNormal Musculoskeletal System and Joints Consists of the skeleton, muscles, ligaments, bursae, and joints 
Skeleton: provides structure and support for the body. 
Bones: provide protection for delicate body parts and are an important source of minerals as well as blood cells. 
Skeletal muscles: prov...
Which of the following is most responsible for differences in an individual's health? 
A. Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community B. Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community C. Individual's education and income D. Culture of the majority of...
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Add to cartWhich of the following is most responsible for differences in an individual's health? 
A. Quality of the community health agency and hospital in the community B. Number of physicians and other health care providers in the community C. Individual's education and income D. Culture of the majority of...
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