EXAMS AND A STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM
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Speech
located in a convolution adjoining the middle cerebral
What's the Broca's Area
artery.
control?
for control of the combinations of muscular movements
needed to speak each word.
Nausea
Vomiting
Myelosuppression
SIADH
What are the Chemo Side
Cardiac Toxicity
Effects?
sterility.
Chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity
Chemo Brain
Fatigue
What is Expressive Aphasia? Inability to express oneself
What's the first step of a pt Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
is Dx with Meningitis?
, (may not seek health care until he or she experiences
blurred vision or "halos")
Blurred vision
Halos
What are the sx of difficulty focusing
difficulty adjusting eyes in low lighting
loss of peripheral vision
aching or discomfort around the eyes
headache.
monitored for life-threatening complications (respiratory
failure, cardiac dysrhythmias, VTE [including DVT or PE])
assess the patient's and family's ability to cope
What Assessments should Maintain respiratory function
an RN conduct for Guillain Enhancing physical mobility
Barre syndrome? Promote adequate nutrition
Improving communication
Decreasing fear and anxiety
Managing potential complications
A neurogenic bladder results in urinary retention or
leakage.
How does Multiple
The patient may describe a sensation of bladder fullness
Sclerosis relate to Urinary
or incomplete bladder emptying. The pharmacological
Retention?
treatment of urinary retention is administration of a
cholinergic agonist
After skin traction is applied, the nurse assesses
circulation of the foot within 15 to 30 minutes and then
every 1 to 2 hours. Circulatory assessment consists of:
Traction & Assessment
Peripheral pulses, color, capillary refill, and temperature
(Blueprint- Fractured Femer
of the fingers or toes.
Dim Pulses)
Manifestations of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which
include unilateral calf tenderness, warmth, redness, and
swelling.
, 6 P's pain
poikilothermia
How is Compartment pallor
Syndrome diagnosed paresthesia
pulselessness
paralysis
begins in the SA node
· rate: 60 to 100 bpm
· rhythm: Regular
· QRS shape and duration: Usually normal, but may be
Describe a Normal Sinus regularly abnormal
Rhythm · P wave: Normal and consistent shape; always in front of
the QRS
· PR interval: Consistent interval between 0.12 and 0.20
seconds
· P:QRS ratio: 1:1
VS are assessed every 5 to 15 minutes / PRN
After the patient has recovered from anesthesia and
sedation, is hemodynamically stable without IV
What should an rn teach a medications, and has stable physical assessment
pt who is undergoing a parameters, he or she usually is transferred to a
Valve Replacement? telemetry unit, typically within 24 to 72 hours of surgery.
educates the patient about anticoagulant therapy,
explaining the need for frequent follow-up
appointments and blood laboratory studies.
sandwich technique :grasp her breast by making a "C"
What teaching should a with her thumb and index finger. The thumb stabilizes the
nurse conduct to a mother top of the breast while the remaining four fingers
who was just diagnosed w support her breast from below.
Engorgement? Massage or pumping the breast may soften and extend
the nipple for easier infant latch-on.
What should a nurse do if Consider culture
her patient Refuses Nurses need to respect whatever the mother's decision
RhoGam? is.