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Cardiac Normal cardiac output- Normal cardiac output is 60-100 beats per minute. If below 60 is brady cardia and the patient is at risk for poor perfusion. Cardiac output is defined as the amount of b lood pumped from the left ventricle each minute. Remember that arrhythmia is a deviation from a normal rhythm and a dysrhythmia is a disturbance in the normal rhythm. Medications for: contractility, maintaining normal blood pressure, various tachycardias, bradycardias, different degrees of AV block...

N3: Final Exam Study Guide 1. CAM (Complementary & Alternative Medicine) a. What is Complementary? i. “In addition to…” modern medicine b. What is Alternative? i. “Instead of…” modern medi cine c. Define “Chi” i. Chinese life force that provides warmth and protection from illness and injury. d. Reiki i. Use of hands to correct energy fields/chakras. Energy flows from universe into patient. Can help increase WBC and RBC production. Realignment of energy flow. e. Ayurveda i. Indian...

NR 2224 Exam 1 Questions And Answers 1. Which is the five-step process that professional nurses use when caring for clients? The nursing process 2. The nurse palpates a client’s radial pulse as 52 b eats per minute. The client spear alert and oriented and in no distress. Which action by the nurse best demonstrates effective use of the nursing process? Use the stethoscope to listen for the radial pulse

Final Exam Content Guide 1. Stroke – CVA – Brain attack disruption of cerebral blood flow secondary to ischemia, hemorrhage, brain attack, or embolism 1) Hemorrhagic – ruptured artery or aneur y sm = ischemia and ↑ICP caused by expanding collection of blood. Prognosis poor. 2) Thrombotic – d/t development of blood clot on an atherosclerotic plaque in a cerebral artery. The clot gradually shuts off the artery causing ischemia distal to the occlusion. Symptoms evolve over several hours t...

Chapter 51 Hepatic, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A child care worker complains of flu-like symptoms. On further assessment, hepatitis is suspected. T he nurse realizes that this individual is at risk for which type of hepatitis? 1. Hepatitis A 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Hepatitis D ANS: 1 Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is spread through the fecal-oral route. Child care workers are at greater risk because of potentially poor hygiene practices. Chi...

Chapter 10: Concepts of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A hospital responds to a local mass casualty event. Which action should the nurse supervisor take to prevent staff pos t- traumatic stress disorder during a mass casualty event? a. Provide water and healthy snacks for energy throughout the event. b. Schedule 16-hour shifts to allow for greater rest between shifts. c. Encourage counseling upon deactivation of the emergency response plan. d. Assign staff to different ro...

NR 566 Test Bank Questions for Weeks 5-7 Week 5 Ch. 18 Drugs Affecting the Hematopoietic System 1. Kenneth is taking warfarin and is asking about what he can take for minor aches and pains. The b est recommendation is: A. Ibuprofen 400 mg three times a day B. Acetaminophen, not to exceed 4 grams per day C. Prescribe acetaminophen with codeine D. Aspirin 640 mg three times a day 2. Juanita had a DVT and was on heparin in the hospital and was discharged on warfarin. She asks her primary care provi...

NR 508 Week 4 Midterm Exam (Spring 2020) Question: A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene for burns. Question: Food in GI tract affects absorption by Antacids such as calcium c arbonate (Tums) can reduce the absorption of which of the following nutrients? Question: Antacids such as calcium carbonate (Tums) can reduce the absorption of which of the following nutrients? Question: Drug Metabolism; A low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may- Question: Recommended fiber daily i...

NR 508 Week 4 Midterm Exam (Spring 2020) Question: A patient may develop neutropenia from using topical Silvadene for burns. Question: Food in GI tract affects absorption by Antacids such as calcium c arbonate (Tums) can reduce the absorption of which of the following nutrients? Question: Antacids such as calcium carbonate (Tums) can reduce the absorption of which of the following nutrients? Question: Drug Metabolism; A low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may- Question: Recommended fiber daily i...

Pharm Test Bank - Test Bank Adult Health Nursing (University of Massachusetts Boston) Chapter 1 - The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy 3 Chapter 2 - Pharmacologic Principles 7 Chapter 3 - Lifespan Con siderations 13 Chapter 4 - Cultural Legal and Ethical Considerations 19 Chapter 5 - Medication Errors Preventing and Responding 25 Chapter 6 - Patient Education and Drug Therapy 29 Chapter 7 - Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements 34 Chapter 8 - Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics...