NURS 260 Q&A Bundle

Cervical Injury (8) Controls: Diaphragm, chest wall muscles, arms, shoulders *ability to breathe* Thoracic injury (12) Controls: Upper body, GI function *upper body movements Lumbar/sacral (5) Controls: lower body, bowel and bladder -walking, *bowel & bladder control* What kind of injury is sp...

Which of the following is the most common type of leukemia seen in the United States, mostly in older Caucasian males? Chronic lymphocytic leukemia A 35 year old male has enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Which of the following abnormal cells would be expecte...

A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse about the effects of aldosterone? -Aldosterone increases the absorption of water and increases the blood volume. -Aldosterone increases blood pressure. What nutritional advice should the nurse give to a hypokalemic client? "Consume more bananas and me...

The nurse is providing care for a client experiencing hypoxia related to lung disease. The client reports extreme fatigue and weakness. Which pathological condition does the nurse suspect to be occurring at a cellular level? An overabundance of extracellular sodium Water leaves the cells causing cel...

Hyperplasia can only occur in tissues that are capable of what? mitotic division what are two tissues that mitotic division can take place in epithelium and glandular tissue what is metaplasia the result of? result of changing to a change in environment example of metaplasia GERD cells like to be...

The endocrine system enables the body to grow and develop, reproduce, metabolize energy, maintain homeostasis, and respond to stress and injury. This complex system consists of glands that synthesize and secrete hormones—substances that are transported from glands through the blood to targeted tis...

Hypertrophy increase in cell size Why does hypertrophy occur Increase functional components, greater metabolic demand and energy needs How does hypertrophy help cell survive? · Increased number of mitochondria to increase energy production Increased actin and myosin filaments, enzymes, angiogenes...

Rights of delegationTask, circumstances, person, directions, and supervision The Right task:The task is appropriate to the situation The Right Circumstances:The circumstances are appropriate and resources are available The Right Person:The delegate is competent for this situation The Right Direc...

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is caused by defects in the expression and/or function of the LDL receptor, which binds and removes LDL from the circulation. Defect means that liver cannot process cholesterol -coronary artery disease, deposits of cholesterol under the skin -autosomal dominant cy...