What is a sign of hypocalcemia that you want to report to the RN? - Answer-Chvostek and Trousseaus
What should you do if patient has diarrhea? - Answer-Give fluids
Encourage fluid intake
What findings would you encourage fluid intake? - Answer-Dehydration
Diarrhea
Hypernatremia
What s...
Nur 163 Exam 2 Questions with Compete
Answers
What is a sign of hypocalcemia that you want to report to the RN? - Answer-Chvostek
and Trousseaus
What should you do if patient has diarrhea? - Answer-Give fluids
Encourage fluid intake
What findings would you encourage fluid intake? - Answer-Dehydration
Diarrhea
Hypernatremia
What should you do to unpaid caregivers? - Answer-Give them praise
Correct them if needed
Tell them they are part of the health care team
What causes hypernatremia? - Answer-Over use of table salt
Dehydration
Cardiac Arrhythmia
How to communicate to someone who is hard of hearing - Answer-Low pitch tone
Eye level / face level
See your lips
Stand on good side
What same sign and symptom dose hypokalemia and hyperkalemia have? - Answer-
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Who has more of a chance to have a fluid imbalance? - Answer-Older adults - increase
thirst
If patient have fluid volume excess what don't you do? - Answer-Don't increase fluids
Don't increase sodium
Do older adults use the same coping skills as they did when they were younger and are
they still affective? - Answer-Yes
Complementary and Alternative Therapies - Answer-Mediation
Imaginary
Drinking green tea
Massages
Acupuncture
, When you have a older patient what age related complications would be related to
pain? - Answer-Back pain
Bone demineralization
Bone contracture
Older adult is at the doctors office he is waiting for test results the older adult gets
nausea and lots of gas. What is the probable cause? - Answer-Decreased peristalsis
What is included in a Health history? - Answer-Medication history
Family history
Chief complaint
Ask everything
Do interventions to decrease stress really help? - Answer-Yes
If patient has left sided weakness what side dose the cane go on? - Answer-Right side
If patient has right sided weakness what side does the cane go on? - Answer-Left side
When does patient move the cane? - Answer-When moving weak side
When patient is feeling emotional stress what should you do as the nurse? - Answer-
Focus on their emotions
What is the most important this to do to make the patient feel safe? - Answer-Continuity
of care
What might you see with a depressed patient that is not coping well? - Answer-Not
eating
Alcohol abuse
Drug abuse
Isolation
Sitting and looking at family pictures
Poor hygiene
What would you do if patient doesn't want to stay at the hospital because of finances? -
Answer-Get social worker
Primary Appraisal - Answer-determining whether the stressor poses a threat
Secondary Appraisal - Answer-Patient's evaluation of the resources or coping strategies
at their disposal for addressing any perceived threats
What do you have to have in order for primary and secondary appraisal to work? -
Answer-They have to have the cognitive skills
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