Baptist School Of Nursing

Developmental Psychology. Description: Surveys physical, social, and cognitive development from conception through adulthood

This is the 5th episode of illness. Patient was last well before one month. Symptoms of illness was reduced sleep, increased talk and talking aloud, using abusive words, increased psychomotor activity, poor personal hygiene, increased food intake, assaultive behavior etc. On examination he had persecutory delusion, grandiose delusion, poor dry compulsion and mood labile. On admission Inj.Phenergan 25 mg 1M and Inj. Haloperiol 5mg 1M stat ordered and administered. He had no history of head i...

A nurse is caring for a client who has lost a significant amount of blood as a result of complications during a surgical procedure. Which parameter does the nurse recognize as the earliest indication of new decreases in fluid volume? A. Pulse rate Correct B. Blood pressure C. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure D. Pulmonary artery end-diastolic pressure Rationale: Cardiac output is determined by the volume of the circulating blood, the pumping action of the heart, and the tone of the va...

compare and contrast molecular microbiology and conventional microbiology. give advantages and disadvantages of each. (Conventional micro) - ANS- · Conventional microbiology involved the culturing of a viable sample of microorganism in order to detect if the organism was present in a sample. However, this method requires significant time in order for a microorganism to grow. This can take weeks to occur and if organism was unviable or did not receive proper nutrients during this time, it m...

Sources of coercive power come from which of the following? A. Responsibility B. Recognition C. Expertise D. Punishment - ANS- D. Punishment The structure used in many organizations is the: A. Traditional approach. B. Organic structure. C. Decentralized approach. D. Network structure. - ANS- A. Traditional approach Empowerment is psychological and includes a feeling of:

The employer is responsible for providing a safe working environment by: A. Driving all employees to work. B. Following the OSHA guidelines. C. Teaching employees to use their back muscles for lifting clients. D. Allowing the recapping of contaminated needles. - ANS- B. Following the OSHA guidelines Safety threats to the employee do NOT include: A. Potentially lethal chemicals. B. Exposure to infectious materials. C. Recapping safety devices in each room. D. Radioactive materials in ope...

1. Following spinal injury, the nurse should encourage the client to drink fluids to avoid: A) Urinary tract infection. B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalance. C) Dehydration. D) Skin breakdown. 2. The client is transferred from the operating room to recovery room after an open-heart surgery. The nurse assigned is taking the vital signs of the client. The nurse notified the physician when the temperature of the client rises to 38.8 ºC or 102 ºF because elevated temperatures: A) May be a fore...

1. The care team is considering the use of dialysis in a patient whose renal function is progressively declining. Renal replacement therapy is indicated in which of the following situations? A) When the patients creatinine level drops below 1.2 mg/dL (110 mmol/L) B) When the patients blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is above 15 mg/dL C) When approximately 40% of nephrons are not functioning D) When about 80% of the nephrons are no longer functioning Ans: D Feedback: When the total number of fun...

1. A patient with a hematologic disorder asks the nurse how the body forms blood cells. The nurse should describe a process that takes place where? A) In the spleen B) In the kidneys C) In the bone marrow D) In the liver Ans: C Feedback: Bone marrow is the primary site for hematopoiesis. The liver and spleen may be involved during embryonic development or when marrow is destroyed. The kidneys release erythropoietin, which stimulates the marrow to increase production of red blood cells ...

1. A nurse is caring for a patient with liver failure and is performing an assessment in the knowledge of the patients increased risk of bleeding. The nurse recognizes that this risk is related to the patients inability to synthesize prothrombin in the liver. What factor most likely contributes to this loss of function? A) Alterations in glucose metabolism B) Retention of bile salts C) Inadequate production of albumin by hepatocytes D) Inability of the liver to use vitamin K Ans: D Feedb...