Complete NUR 130 Q&A Bundle

A client, diagnosed with a cataract, comes into the clinic. What assessments should the nurse observe in this client? Blurred or cloudy visual image The nurse is performing patient teaching with a patient newly diagnosed with glaucoma. The nurse teaches the patient that this disease has a familial ...

1. A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing. The nurse should address the patients increased risk for what complication? A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) B) Atelectasis C) ...

A nursing instructor defines the term negligence to a group of nursing students. Which example illustrates negligence in healthcare? A. A nurse forgets to lock the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury. B. A nurse intentionally pinches an older adult in a nursing home. C. A nurse re...

1. A nurse admits a patient who has a fracture of the nose that has resulted in a skin tear and involvement of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages. The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture? A) Compression B) Compound C) Impacted D) Transverse...

The purpose of parathyroid hormone is to A) increase the blood level of calcium B) maintain the calcium in the bone C) Increase calcium excretion in the glomerulus D) Increases phosphate increase the blood level of calcium Nursing interventions for a patient on prednisone would include Limiting c...

Primary Hypertension occurs without an identifiable cause Primary Hypertension Risk Factors •Age •Alcohol •Tobacco •Diabetes •Elevated Serum Lipids •Excessive Dietary Sodium •Gender •Family History Obesity •Ethnicity •Sedentary Lifestyle •Socioeconomic Lifestyle •Stress Pri...

Standards of Practice Assessment Diagnosis Outcome Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation Standards of Professionalism Ethics Education Evidence-Based Practice and Research Quality of Practice Communication Professional practice evaluation Resources Environmental Health Nurses Roles and...

To evaluate a client for hypoxia, the physician is most likely to order which laboratory test? Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis A client is taking spironolactone (Aldactone) to control her hypertension. Her serum potassium level is 6 mEq/L. For this client, the nurse's priority should be to ass...

Three layers -Epidermis -Dermis -Subcutaneous -Mucous membranes Functions of the skin -Protection -Temperature regulation -Psychosocial -Sensation -Vitamin D production (needing calcium) -Immunologic -Absorption -Elimination Psychosocial -How one looks -Like zits or scars -Brun victims, birth mark...

Epiglottitis the acute inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis and surrounding tissue Epiglottitis clinical manifestations •It is rapidly progressive and can cause complete airway obstruction within a matter of hours •Abrupt onset of symptoms Epiglottitis diagnostics •4 Ds: Drooling, Dys...

Crohn's Disease Course: prolonged, variable Pathology: Transmural thickening - deep, penetrating granulomas Location: Ileum, ascending colon Bleeding: no Perianal involvement: common Fistulas: common Diarrhea: less severe Abdominal mass: common Ulcerative Colitis Course: exacerbations, remission...

Type 1 Diabetes Patho Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches ...

1. You are providing care for an 82-year-old man whose signs and symptoms of Parkinson disease have become more severe over the past several months. The man tells you that he can no longer do as many things for himself as he used to be able to do. What factor should you recognize as impacting your p...

C The nurse's first action after discovering an electrical fire in a patient's room is to: a. Activate the fire alarm b. Confine the fire by closing all doors and windows. c. Remove all patients in immediate danger. d. Extinguish the fire by using the nearest fire extinguisher. C The parent ...