Final Exam Review NURS 309 Questions And Answers 100% Rated!!!
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Course
Nurs 309
Institution
Nurs 309
1st level priority - ANS Life threatening
ABCV (airway, breathing, circulation/cardiac, vital signs)
2nd level priority - ANS urgent, but only after 1 has been treated
acute mental status change, acute pain, untreated med problems, abnormal labs
3rd level priority - ANS ...
Final Exam Review NURS 309 Questions
And Answers 100% Rated!!!
1st level priority - ANS Life threatening
ABCV (airway, breathing, circulation/cardiac, vital signs)
2nd level priority - ANS urgent, but only after 1 has been treated
acute mental status change, acute pain, untreated med problems, abnormal labs
3rd level priority - ANS Problems that are important to patient's health but can be
addressed after more urgent problems
Abdomen Sequence of Assessment - ANS - inspection
- auscultation
- percussion
- palpation (light then deep)
Advanced Neuro Exam - ANS - mental status
- cranial nerves
- motor system
- sensory system
- reflexes and DTRs
- Romberg's sign
Age related changes in female GU system - ANS Menopause occurs
Stop producing estrogen and progesterone
Uterus shrinks and ovaries atrophy
Sacral ligaments and pelvic musculature weaken (may result in uterine and rectal prolapse)
Vagina shorter, less elastic with decreased vaginal secretions (dryer)
Age related changes in male GU system - ANS Pubic hair and penis size decrease
Testosterone declines
Rugae decrease
Testes decrease in size and are less firm
Age related neuro changes - ANS -Loss of muscle tone and muscle strength
- Impaired fine coordination
-Slower reflexes
-Diminished sense of smell, taste, touch
, -Muscle tremors in hands, face, and jaw
Angle of Louis - ANS the junction between the body of the sternum and the manubrium;
the starting point for locating the ribs anteriorly
Apex of Lungs - ANS superior tip, deep to clavicle
apex of the heart - ANS lower tip of the heart
Apical impulse - ANS point of maximal impulse (PMI); pulsation created as the left ventricle
rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left intercostal space in the
midclavicular line
arterial insufficiency - ANS Cool, pale skin
Cramping, numbness, and tingling are worse when the legs are elevated.
Weak or no pulse
Relief with dangling or rest
Wounds have no bleeding.
Base of the heart - ANS top of the heart
Basic Neuro Exam Components - ANS - mental status
- PERRLA
- Hand grips and foot pushes
- Glasgow coma scale
Bell's Palsy - ANS - temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve that causes paralysis
only on the affected side of the face
- cannot wrinkle forehead, raise eyebrows, close eye, whistle, or show teeth
Benign Breast Disease (Fibrocystic Breast Disease) - ANS Usually multiple nodules,
bilateral
Painful
Nodules mobile, may change throughout the month
Make it harder to examine breasts
NOT cancer and does not turn into cancer but can make cancer harder to detect
biomedical perspective - ANS a viewpoint that emphasizes biological factors in the
development of physiological disorders
Blood flow through the heart - ANS
Blumberg's sign - ANS rebound tenderness, common in appendicitis
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