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4 lobes of the brain - Answer-frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital function of frontal lobe - Answer-The executive, behavior, Personality and emotional expression, motor Control Associated with higher order of intellectual activity If injured - need to learn how to read again Frontal lobe motor areas - Answer-Primary motor area (precentral gyrus), frontal eye field, motor speech area (Broca's area) Where is Broca's area located? - Answer-frontal lobe, left hemisphere - phy...

objective signs for pain - Answer-moaning, grimacing, restlessness, agitation, increased pulse, increased respirations, increased blood pressure, sweat principle steps of wound irrigation - Answer-don appropriate PPE, clean from least contaminated, clean with swab, use catheter to irrigate Define what gate theory is - Answer-Back rub to relive pain closes the gate to prevent pain from traveling to the nervous system Advantages of proper pain management - Answer-Faster recovery, less re-...

A client with an open wound has an order to irrigate the wound three times a day with dressing change. Which of the following principles will the nurse follow? (select all that apply) - Answer--Clean from least contaminated to most contaminated -Cleanse the area around the skin with antiseptic swabs first -Instill solution into would by inserting syringe 1 in above wound The nurse is caring for a client that had abdominal surgery 15 hours ago, what subjective signs would the nurse expect to...

Word Root - Answer-- has the basic meaning of the term. - USUALLY, but not always indicates a body part. - CANNOT STAND ALONE - ESSENTIALLLL!! Combining Form - Answer-- Usually used with a "O" and indicated with a back slash when alone. ex. /o - Needed when combing a word root that has a vowel [a,e,i,o,u] - NOT ESSENTIAL! ** 2 vowels can't follow each other :( ** Would you need a COMBINING FORM when putting gastr + itis? - Answer-YESSS! Gastritis NOT GastrOITIS!! Suff...

Anatomy - Answer-the study, classification and description of structures and organs Physiology - Answer-explains the processes and functions of the various structures and how they interrelate. Anterior/ ventral - Answer-to face forward; the front of the body. Posterior/ dorsal - Answer-toward the back. Cranial - Answer-toward the head Caudal - Answer-toward the distal end of the body Superior - Answer-toward the head or above. Inferior - Answer-lower, toward the feet or belo...

Antiseptic - Answer-a substance that tends to inhibit the growth and reproduction of microorganisms; may be used on humans Asepsis - Answer-free of pathogenic organisms Carrier - Answer-person or animal who harbors and spreads an organism, causing disease in others but does not itself become ill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Answer-federal agency that provides facilities and services for investigation, identification, prevention, and control of disease. Headquartere...

Standard steps for all nursing procedures - Answer-Before skill - refer to medical record, care plan/kardex for special interventions hand hygiene, introduce yourself (yr name and title) privacy, ask pt to state name and DOB, check wrist band, check Dr. orders, explain procedure and answer questions - Be reassuring bed at proper height Foley catheter - Answer-the most common type of indwelling catheter. Should be removed as soon as possible to avoid infection stress incontinence - Answ...

the small intestine contains millions of small finger like projections called ____? - Answer-villi small intestine needs bile only, where is the bile stored in? - Answer-gall bladder how far can you go with passive range of motion? - Answer-as much as patient can tolerate what are the enzymes produced in the pancreas? - Answer-amylase, lipase, and trypsin structure of the nephron responsible for the reabsorption of water and solutes during urine formation? - Answer-proximal convulate...

How to irrigate a wound - Answer-Clean from the least contaminated to most contaminated. Instill solution to wound Clean with an antiseptic swab Objective signs of pain - Answer-Increased heart rate Increased pulse Increased blood pressure Aspiration Diaphoresis (sweat) Medulla Oblongata - Answer-The portion of the brain that controls the basic vital signs of life Aldosterone - Answer-Mineralocorticoid that acts on kidneys to regulate sodium and potassium Thymus Gland - Answ...

Autonomy - Answer-refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and make decisions freely. Nonmaleficence - Answer-means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is good. Accountability and confidentiality are - Answer-the responsibilities of the nurse as part of the care to be given to the patient. Civil battery is - Answer-the unlawful touching of a person; intent to harm is not necessary. Laws - Answer-proper behavior in society Negligence - Answer-absence ...