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A nurse is providing teaching to a pt prescribed cipro what is an adverse effect the nurse should include in the teaching? - Answer--phototoxicity. avoid direct sunlight, wear sunglasses and protective clothing. discontinue ASAP is phototoxicity occurs. Tendon rupture is another adverse effect a nurse is giving diclofenac sodium to a pt with chronic bursitis which of the following action should the nurse take - Answer--give the med with food. Diclofenac is an NSAID and can cause gastric irri...

A nurse is providing teaching to a pt prescribed cipro what is an adverse effect the nurse should include in the teaching? - Answer--phototoxicity. avoid direct sunlight, wear sunglasses and protective clothing. discontinue ASAP is phototoxicity occurs. Tendon rupture is another adverse effect a nurse is giving diclofenac sodium to a pt with chronic bursitis which of the following action should the nurse take - Answer--give the med with food. Diclofenac is an NSAID and can cause gastric irri...

A client who has been experiencing prolonged vomiting has the following ABG results: pH 7.48; pCO2 40 mm Hg; HCO3 34 mEq/L; pO2 85 mm Hg. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which of the following imbalance? Select one: a. Respiratory Alkalosis b. Metabolic Alkalosis c. Respiratory Acidosis d. Metabolic Acidosis - Answer--b. Metabolic Alkalosis Alkalosis is reflected by an arterial pH greater than 7.45. Because this client has an increase in the base component, HCO3, this i...

A nurse is caring for a client who has global aphasia following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which of the following actions should the nurse incorporate into the client's care? A. Provide the client with two-step tasks B. Request a consult with the speech-language pathologist. C. Ask questions the client can answer with a simple "yes" or "no." D. Use a raised voice when speaking to the client. - Answer--B. Request a consult with the speech-language pathologist. The speech...

Gastritis and Etiology and patho - Answer--inflammation of stomach's mucolas lining (can involve entire stomach or region) can be acute or chronic. may be caused by h. pylori infection (imbeds in mucosal layer activating toxins and enzymes that cause inflammation. NSAIDS, chronic alcohol consumption, stress, trauma, burns, or infections, autoimmune conditions manifestations of gastritis - Answer--indigestion, heartburn, epigastric pain, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fever,...

Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - Answer--Increased heart rate, tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia What is homeostasis? - Answer--process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment function of ribosomes - Answer--protein synthesis Difference between a sign and a symptom - Answer--a sign is something you can see (objective) a symptom is something that they can tell you (subjective) What electrolytes are found more in int...

Etiology - Answer--cause or reason for the event. - May include agents, age, gender, health, nutritional status, genetics, etc. Iatrogenic - Answer--unintended effect of a medical treatment Pathogenesis - Answer--development and evolution of a disease - Affected by time, quantity, location, and morphologic changes Homeostasis - Answer--- Dynamic process - The relative consistency of the body's internal processes - Give and take system - Equilibrium is necessary for all cells Cachexia...

What is the difference between a sign and a symptom? - Answer--Sign - Objective (Erythema, Edema, lesion) Symptom - Subjective (Headache, sore, tired) Na - Sodium - Answer--136-144 mEq Hyponatremia - anorexia, gastrointestinal upset, poor skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, blood pressure changes, pulse changes, edema, headache, lethargy, confusion, diminished deep tendon reflexes, muscle weakness, seizures, and coma | Hypernatremia - increased temperature, warm and flushed skin, dry and stic...

NUR2063 ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 LATEST 2023 REAL EXAM 100+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS RASMUSSEN |AGRADE/ GET IT RIGHT What STI disorder is notorious for causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? - gonorrhea This sexually transmitted virus is the main cause of cervical cancer in women - human papilloma virus (HPV) This sexually transmitted virus is characterized by periods of dormancy and outbreaks - Herpes virus

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