Expressive therapies - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Pharmaceuticals - medicines and vaccines for human and animal use. products may have a brand name or be generic, and they may be prescription or OTC Diagnostic - equipment and supplies used in screening, detecting, and monitoring disease. can range from simple home testing kits to sophisticated imaging technologies Medical devices - advanced instrumentation and appliances used for medical therapy, such as joint replacements, implantable defibrillators, and pacemakers. Also includes drug delive...

CHPN Certified hospice palliative nurse exam 195 Questions with Verified Answers AIDS infection - CORRECT ANSWER Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic AIDS dementia - CORRECT ANSWER causes Encephalopathy, 15% effected ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) 1st symptom - CORRECT ANSWER swallowing difficulty followed by distal weakness Cerebral Metastases - CORRECT ANSWER Brain mets account for 40% of all Cancer patients. Cerebral Metastases symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER HA initial complai...

A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of choice is cocaine which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker game (biweekly to weekly) for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long standing use. He stated that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has no other social or occupatio...

ATI Med Surg 2 A nurse is assessing a client who has had a plaster cast applied to their left leg 2 hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Check that one finger fits between the cast and the leg. To make sure the cast is not too tight, the nurse should be able to slide one finger under the cast. It is not uncommon for casts to loosen as swelling subsides, but that should not be an issue 2 hr after application. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has esop...

Concepts Patient Education, Holism, Fundamentals of Nursing: Patient Education, Communication: Patient-Nurse Communication, Holism, Caring, & Cultural Diversity in Nursing, Nursing Concepts Patient Education Module, NURSE 3101 - Exam 2, Culture- nurs... S Purpose of Patient Education -Maintain and promote health and illness prevention -Restore their health -Cope with impaired functions Nurses Role in Patient Education is Key.Why? Nurses have a responsibility to teach patients and their f...

 HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM  MULTIPLE CHOICES RN STORE 1. The nurse teaching a health awareness class identifies which situation as being the highest risk factor for the development of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Pregnancy 2. A client on hospice care is receiving palliative treatment. A palliative approach involves planning measures to: 1. Restore the client's health 2. Remove and dispose of the patch in an appropriate receptacle. 3.Have the family return the patch to the pha...

Test Bank Neeb's Mental Health Nursing (5e by Gorman and Anwar) Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 01: History of Mental Health Nursing ................................................................................ 2 Chapter 02: Basics of Communications ........................................................................................... 8 Ch...

CNPR NAPSR Exam Margin of safety - ANS the difference between the usual effective dose and the dose that induces severe or life threatening side effects Rights of drug administration - ANS right patient, right medication, right does, right route of administration, and right time of delivery Injection routes - ANS intramuscular, intrathecal, intravenous, subcutaneous intramuscular - ANS drugs given by direct injection into muscle tissue intrathecal - ANS needle is in...

ACHPN Exam 135 Questions with Verified Answers Class I HF - CORRECT ANSWER asymptomatic during normal activities, no pulmonary congestion or hypotension, no activity restriction-good prognosis Class II HF - CORRECT ANSWER Some symptoms on physical exertion, absent at rest, some limited ADLS. Slight pulmonary edema, may have basilar rales. Good prognosis Class III HF - CORRECT ANSWER Obvious ADL limited, discomfort on any exertion, fair prognosis. Class IV HF - CORRECT ANSWER Sympto...

A home health nurse is caring for a child who has Lyme disease. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take a. Ensure the state health department has been notified b. Administer antitoxin c. Educate the family to avoid sharing personal belongings d. Assess for skin necrosis - a. Ensure the state health department has been notified A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted to the hospital. (NGN) – Nurses’ notes 0900: The client reports experiencing a l...