NURS 4510 Q&A Bundle

what is cancer characterized by? abnormal cell growth and division what happens when cell growth and proliferation stops being highly regulated? form a mass of tissue (tumour) tumours can be benign or malignant what is the difference? - benign (wrong place wrong function no abnormal outcome) - mal...

A self-employed auto mechanic is diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. Admission vital signs are blood pressure 90/42 mm Hg, pulse 84/min, respirations 24/min, and oxygen saturation 94% on room air. What is the nurse's priority action? Administer 100% oxygen using a non-rebeather mask with flow...

A client who has endocarditis with vegetation on the mitral valve suddenly reports severe left foot pain. You note that no pulse is palpable in the left foot and that it is cold and pale. Which action should you take next? A. Lower the client's left foot below heart level. B. Administer oxygen at ...

Thermal Burns: Cause? What are cold thermal injuries? - caused by: flame, flash, scald, contact w/ hot objects - cold thermal injuries = frostbite What do we do for frostbite? (2) - don't want to cool it down, want to gradually rewarm the pt - will sometimes use heparin to try to break up microclo...

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe burn who is scheduled for an autograft to be placed on the lower extremity. The nurse creates a postoperative plan of care for the client and should include which intervention in the plan? 1. Maintain the client in a prone position. 2. Elevate and immob...

The patient with pulmonary fibrosis has hypoxemia during exercise but not at rest. To plan patient care, the nurse identifies the patient is experiencing which physiologic mechanism of respiratory failure? A. Diffusion limitation B. Intrapulmonary shunt C. Alveolar hypoventilation D. Ventilation-per...

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has peripheral arterial disease (PAD) Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A) Apply a heating pad on a low setting to help relieve leg pain B) Adjust the thermostat so that the environment is warm C) ...

List the endocrine glands Adrenal Hypothalamus Ovaries/testes Pancreas Parathyroid Pituitary Thyroid What hormones are released from the hypothalamus? Corticoid-releasing hormone Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone Growth hormone-releasing hormone Melanocyte-inhibiting ...

Twenty people attended a church picnic the previous weekend. By Monday, four individuals exhibited symptoms of food poisoning. On Tuesday, the nurse in community health records the addition of two new cases. The incidence rate would be: A. two new cases divided by 16 at risk. B. two new cases divide...

What does Kayexalate do? bind to K+ to excrete excess through stool Acetaminophen causes damage to ___ while Ibuprofen causes damage to ___. acetaminophen-liver ibuprofen- kidneys A nurse can see the transition from HIV to AIDS when a pt has what positive s/sxs? Oral candida albicans (thrush) Wha...