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What is beneficience? - doing good for patients What is veracity? - truthfulness What is justice? - obligation to be fair to all people What is nonmaleficence? - doing no harm to patients What is fidelity? - obligation to be faithful What is autonomy? - right to self-determination; independence What is a peripheral nerve catheter? - A form a pain relief at surgery site; small plastic catheter placed under the skin where nerves provide feeling to the area where surgery will be p...

NURS 172 Microbiology Exam Questions and Correct Solutions Latest Update aerobe or aerobic bacteria - Answer -bacteria that require oxygen to survive and to multiply anaerobe or anaerobic bacteria - Answer -bacteria that survive in the absence of oxygen antibiotic - Answer -a chemical substance produced by microorganism or by laboratory synthesis that inhibits or kills other organisms; useful in treating infections antimicrobial - Answer -a term for all categories of drugs used in the trea...

NUR 172 Hondros Final Exam with Verified Solutions 2024 Can an LPN start an IV on a 4 year old child? - Answer -No - must be 18 or older Can an LPN initiate chemotherapy treatment to a 65 year old patient? - Answer -No - LPN cannot initiate chemotherapy or antineoplastic agents Can an LPN initiate IVPB of antibiotic on a 16 year old patient who has been diagnosed with a staph infection? - Answer -No - must be 18 or older Can an LPN initiate NS on a 21 year old patient? - Answer -Yes When...

NURS 172 Hondros Final 2024 Correctly Answered Potassium level - Answer -3.5-5.0 Sodium - Answer -135-145 Calcium - Answer -4.5-5.5 Magnesium - Answer -1.5-2.5 Phosphorous - Answer -2.5-4.5 BUN - Answer -10-20 Creatinine - Answer -0.5-1 Platelets - Answer -150k-400k Bigger number gauge - Answer -= smaller needle size Macro - Answer -10-20 qt/ml Micro - Answer -60 qt/ml Scope of practice - Answer -• Infuse/maintain solutions with NO meds except for antibiotics • 18 years old and...

NURS 172 Exam 1 with Correct Solutions 2024 Which of the following characteristics should be included in a therapeutic nurse-client relationship? - Answer -Meeting both the physical and psychological needs of the client Collaborating to set appropriate goals Ensuring therapeutic termination Promoting client insight into problematic behavior The nurse-client therapeutic relationship should include promoting client insight into problematic behavior, collaboration to set appropriate goals, ...

Nur 172 Exam 2 Questions and Correct Solutions What's theophylline therapeutic level? - Answer -5-15 ug/mL What is the mechanism of action of theophylline? - Answer -It inhibits phosphodiesterase which consequently relaxes smooth muscle in the bronchial airways and pulmonary blood vessel. This is used to treat breathing problems, not for flare ups. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Thyrotropin normal range? - Answer -0.3-5 uU/mL What is TSH (thyrotropin)? - Answer -Pituitary secretion...

Uncompensated pH is abnormal and either CO2 or HCO2 is normal compensated pH is normal and both CO2 and HCO3 is abnormal partially compensated pH, CO2 and HCO3 are all abnormal warfarin (coumadin) anticoagulant used to prevent and treat DVT, MI, stroke and pulmonary edema what lab do we monitor for warfarin and what is the therapeutic range? PT/INR 2-3 what is the black box warning for warfarin? bleeding what can coumadin cause? purple toe syndrome and agraphylocytesis (low WBC in...

Nur 172 Exam 2 with Verified Answers Pt's @ risk for sepsis Immunocompromised - Crohn's - RA - Chemo - Steroids S/S sepsis - Profuse sweating - Fever - Elevated WBC - Change in mental status - Low urine output - Low BP (SBP < 100) - High heart rate - Elevated lactate lvls Tx sepsis - Prompt recognition/reporting - Blood cultures - Remove CVAD & culture tip - Remove peripheral IV, culture tip, start new IV in opposite extremity w/ new equipment, solution, tubing - A...