NUR 256

Give an example of over-delegation - correct answer assigning a UAP to check the glucose of all patients Who does a charge nurse communicate to? - correct answer EVERYONE What are the characteristics of effective communication? - correct answer Clear Timely Concise Assertive Involves good ...

Fight or flight - correct answer The bodys way of preparing for a situation the individual perceives as a threat to survival (increased BP, HR, respiration, cardiac output) General adaptation syndrome stages - correct answer alarm, resistance, exhaustion Maturational crisis - correct answer Re...

115 mEq/L - correct answer The nurse should assess the patient for signs of lethargy, increasing intracranial pressure, and seizures when the serum sodium reaches what level? 800 - correct answer In a patient with excess fluid volume, hyponatremia is treated by restricting fluids to how many mill...

Universality Altruism Group leaders can - correct answer feeling of belonging, others have experienced what I have Personal growth through helping others, leading to improved self- worth •role-model therapeutic behaviors Phases of Group Development - correct answer planning Orient...

Nurse Expects These Clients to be in Respiratory Acidosis? - correct answer Morphine Overdose Sleep Apnea COPD Asthma Attack Alcohol Intoxication How much urine do we want to be excreted from kidneys? - correct answer 30mL/hr What is the ONLY solution you can give with blood? - correct ans...

What is the normal range for sodium? - correct answer 136-145 mEq/L What is the normal range for potassium? - correct answer 3.5-5.0 mEq/L What is the normal range for calcium? - correct answer 9-10.5 mg/dL What is the normal range for magnesium? - correct answer 1.3-2.1 mEq/L What is th...

Lithium - correct answer Mood stabilizer, used for treatment of bipolar disorder Narrow therapeutic window Lithium Levels - correct answer 0.4-1.0 therapeutic 1.5 mild toxicity 1.5-2.0 advanced toxicity 2.0- 2.5 severe toxicity > 2.5 death Signs & Symptoms of Lithium Toxicity - corre...

BMI Underweight value - correct answer < 18.5 BMI Overweight Value - correct answer 25 - 29.9 BMI Obese Value - correct answer > 30 Culturally Mediated Characteristics - correct answer Information disclosure, space and distance, eye contact, time, touch, observance of holidays, diet, ...

Hypoglycemia - correct answer When administering insulin, the nurse must keep in mind that which is the most immediate and serious adverse effect of insulin therapy? Glargine - correct answer A dose of long-acting insulin has been ordered for bedtime for a patient with diabetes. The nurse expects...

"this is the worst headache of my life" - correct answer -may be life-threatening -needs immediate attention headache + fever + acute neck stiffness - correct answer -signs of meningitis -needs immediate attention Presyncope - correct answer "near faint" no loss of consciousness sync...