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The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician's experience. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?Breathing, pain, and sleep After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is ...

What happens to the percentage of our weight that is water as we get older? it decreases True or false: Older individuals have less of a problem with electrolyte imbalance because they need less water than an infant. False: older people have more of a problem with electrolyte imbalance because they have less water per pound than infants First spacing normal distribution of fluid in the body second spacing abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid (edema) third spacing when fluid is...

Makes sucking motions A new mother recalls from prenatal class that she should try to feed her newborn daughter when she exhibits feeding readiness cues rather than waiting until the baby is frantically crying. Which feeding cue would indicate that the baby is ready to eat? Bottle feeding using a commercially prepared formula increases the risk that the infant will develop allergies. A pregnant woman wants to breastfeed her infant; however, her husband is not convinced that there are any scie...

Sodium 135-145 mEq/L Fluid balance Outside cell Chloride 96-106 mEq/L Acid/base Potassium 3.5-5 mEq/L Cardiac!! Muscle/organ spasms Inside cell and bone Calcium 8.6-10.2 mg/dL Muscle contraction and clotting In bone Must be absorbed in duodenum and requires vit D Inverse with phosphorus Phosphorus 2.4-4.4 mg/dL Acid/base Inverse with calcium Magnesium 1.5-2.5 mEq/L Airway (diaphragm) and reflexes Inside cell and bone Must be absorbed by il...

Any mircroorganism capable of producing disease is called a? Pathogen Beneficial microbes located in the body with unique characteristics based on each location that often function to compete with and prevent infection? Normal flora The level of ability to cause disease is called? Virulence Transmission of infection requires what 3 factors? 1. Reservoir or source of infectious agents 2. Susceptible host with portal of entry 3. Mode of transmission (contact, droplet, airborne) ...

The Client has petechiae on the anterior lateral upper-abdominal wall. The MAR indicates the client is receiving a daily 81-mg aspirin, an IV narcotic, and a low-molecular-weight heparin. Which intervention should the nurse implement? A. Request an order to discontinue the 81mg aspirin B. Assess the client's pain level on a 1-10 scale. C. Document the finding and take no intervention. D. Put cool compresses on the abdominal wall. Answer: C Document the finding and take no intervention ...

1) Preparing infants, children and adolescents for hospitalization: providing teaching, etc. for each age group. How can we make hospitalization less stressful? When is it appropriate to let them play with equipment? Use a transitional object? Show them anatomical models vs. dolls, etc.? Planned Hospitalization When hospitalization is planned, children and their parents have time to prepare for the experience. (See Partnering with Families: Parental Preparation ofChildren for Hospitalization.) ...

t/f: The covered entity must accept all requests by the patient for for restrictions for the release of the patients health information false t/f: Individuals have the right to request use or disclosure of protected health information? true t/f: The individual may request that the "protected" information on file be changed true t/f: The covered entity must accept all changes requested false The maximum disclosure accounting period is Six years immediately proceeding the accounting ...

Barriers to incorporating Evidence Based Practice include: Nurses' lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies. After a class on culture and ethnicity, the new graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of the concept of ethnicity with which statement? "Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims shared values and traditions." A 75-year-old woman is at the office for a preoperative interview. The nurse is aware that the interv...

Pharmaceutic PHASE 1: (solid/liquid form)- drug becomes a solution so that it can cross the biological membrane. Pharmaceutic: Disintegration the breakdown of a tablet into smaller particles Pharmaceutic: Dissolutions dissolving of the smaller particles in the GI fluid before absorption Pharmacokinetic PHASE 2 (absorption, distribution, metabolism/biotransformation, excretion): the process of drug movement to achieve drug action Pharmacokinetic: absorption the movement of drug partic...