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Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant comprehensive exam well defined and certified When should the consent form for surgery be completed? - Ans >>> Prior to the procedure, before any medications are administered In what position is the patient placed during surgery? - Ans >>> Supine What are 3 types of operative admissions for surgery? - Ans >>> Emergency, urgent, and elective Name 3 types of ocular emergencies that may require surgical intervention - Ans >&g...

Indications for a cardiac enzyme and lipid panel - Angina, MI, heart disease, hyperlipidemia Creatine Kinase MB isoenzyme normal - 0% of total CK (30-170 units/L) Elevated levels first detectable of CK following myocardial injury and duration of elevated levels - First: 3-6 hours Duration: 2-3 days Normal Troponin T - < 0.1 ng/mL Elevated levels first detectable and duration for Troponin T - First: 2-3 hours Duration: 10-14 days Normal Troponin I - < 0.03 ng/mL First detectable an...

Med/Surg ATI Ch 27 Cardiovascular procedures Questions And Answers

ATI Med-Surg Proctored Exam Study Guide • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column ▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client ▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care. ▪ Teach the client signs of infectio...

1.A physician orders hourly urine output measurement for a postoperative client with an indwelling catheter. The nurse records the following amounts of output for 2 consecutive hours: 8 a.m. (0800): 50 ml; 9 a.m. (0900): 60 ml. Based on these amounts, which action should the nurse take? 2.A nurse is performing a sterile dressing change. Which action contaminates the sterile field? 3.When bandaging a client's ankle, the nurse should use which technique? 4.

Indications: client presentation - answer-Cancer: altered body function change in body structure change in body symmetry Metastasis: secondary sites of discomfort swelling and tenderness of lymph nodes or area of the body presence of masses altered body function of another body system bone pain Considerations - answer-Complete a health history and physical assessment including client report of findings and family history of cancer or genetic disorder Inspect for changes in color, sy...

PN Adult Medical Surgical 1. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is scheduled for a CT scan with an IV contrast agent. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse report to the provider prior to the procedure? Creatine 1.9 mg/dl 2. A nurse is monitoring a client who is take acarbose. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication? Abdominal Cramps 3. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client wh...

Cardiac enzymes and lipid profile indications - correct answer -angina -MI -heart disease -hyperlipidemia Cardiac enzymes (4) - correct answer -creatine kinase MB -troponin T -troponin I -Myoglobin CKMB reference range - correct answer 0% (of total CK) CKMB elevated levels are first detectable following MI... - correct answer 3-6hrs CKMB elevated levels duration - correct answer 2-3 days Troponin T reference range - correct answer <1ng/mL Troponin T elevated leve...

Exam Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Hinkle Test Bank A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nursChapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers thera...