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VCE- 3. 1) A nurse is preparing to start her shift on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following factors concerning the change-of-shift report (hand-off report) will be most important for the nurse to consider? 2) Indicate whether the following statement is true or false. Physiologic diagnoses have a higher priority than psychologic diagnoses. 3) Indicate whether the following statement is true or false. The Kardex provides a filing system for recording the physician's orders. 4) When prov...

COPD Case Study Adapted from Lewis VCE Lesson 11, Emphysema & Pneumonia Patricia Newman, 61 admitted with dyspnea at rest, cough, and fever Smoker x 45 years; 2ppd Multiple hospitalizations for pneumonia in past 2 years Osteoporosis x 8 years HTN x 15 years Divorced x 15 years; 2 adult children live out of state Mother d at 63 of MI; father d at 59 of stroke

Dosage Calculations Questions & answers Desired Over Have: Round answer to the nearest tenth. 1. The physician orders to give IV Penicillin 100,000 units. The Penicillin on hand is labeled 250,000 units/mL. How much of the drug will you administer? 2. Administer a dose of Vitamin K ( Aquamephyton) 0.5 mg. Available: Vitamin K 1 mg/1mL. How many mLs would you administer? 3. Morphine sulfate 6 mg IV push q4h for pain. On hand: Morphine sulfate 10 mg per mL. How many mLs would you give? 4. Doctor o...

Primary Diagnosis: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by autoantibody production responsible for antibody-mediated and immune complex deposition tissue damage (Ferri, 2019). A patient can be diagnosed with SLE if that patient fulfills 4 of 11 criteria in the 1997 ACR, have 4 of 17 criteria of the 2012 SLICC or has a biopsy proven nephritis compatible with SLE in the presence of ANA or anti-dsDNA antibodies [ CITATION Per20 l 1033 ]. This patient has ...

Pain w6 Exercise 2 - Virtual Hospital Activity  Sign in to work at Pacific View Regional Hospital for Period of Care 1. (Note: If you are already in the virtual hospital from a previous exercise, click on Leave the Floor and then on Restart the Program to get to the sign-in window.)  From the Patient List, select Clarence Hughes (Room 404) and then click on Get Report.

VCE-med surge 1-end of life Pablo Rodriguez Questions 1. Exercise 1 - Virtual Hospital Activity This exercise will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Sign in to work at Pacific View Regional Hospital for Period of Care 3. (Note: If you are already in the virtual hospital from a previous exercise, click on Leave the Floor and then on Restart the Program to get to the sign-in window.) From the Patient List, select Pablo Rodriguez (Room 405). Click on Go to Nurses' Station. Click on Chart ...

Pathophysiology: Admitting diagnosis and primary diagnosis of concern. Is this diagnosis pertinent to course content Anxiety Disorder- answer the question regarding anxiety disorder 1-what is Expected Symptoms: Were actual and potential symptoms listed and pertinent to this disorder? 2-what is Targeted Physical Assessment: Were pertinent symptoms related to disorder? Were specific things listed that would assess for? 3-what is System Assessment Findings: Was a system specific targeted to diagnos...

Case study: TEAGAN'S STORY Teagan is a 21-year-old woman and living with her partner, Amita. Teagan and Amita have been together for 15 months; their relationship is volatile, and they have separated several times. Last night, Teagan broke up with Amita again in a fiery exchange of insults and anger. Teagan believed that Amita was about to leave her and fearing this relationship breakdown, she thought she would 'get in first'. Amita admits things have been tumultuous between them for months n...

Case Study 76 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Name: HACC 1. What is the relevance of this information to her disease? 2. What is the significance of the patient’s family history? 3. Is this patient underweight, overweight, obese, or is this patient’s weight considered healthy and normal? 4. Explain the pathophysiology that underlies hair loss in this patient and the relevance of the abnormal ESR. 5. What might have caused the lack of energy in this patient, and what type of tests might be order...

Care Plan for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1. Patient status- Patricia Doyle is clinically sick but does not require emergency department management because she does not have severe thrombocytopenia or rapid progress of glomerulonephritis (Yildirim-Toruner & Diamond, 2011). However, she requires prompt treatment to avoid serious complications such as systemic vasculitis, severe neurological impairment, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, profound thrombocytopenia and a rapidly progressive glomeruloneph...