Nurs 115 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

• Gastrointestinal (GI) tract The body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids • Mouth and salivary glands Chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus • Esophagus Moves food to stomach by swallowing • Stomach Mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme • Liver Produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients • Gallbladder Stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the sma...

NURS 115 Exam 3 Correctly Answered. 3 Functions of the Cardiovascular System - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Delivery/distribution of O2, nutrients, electrolytes, hormones, and immune substances 2. Carry waste products to kidneys 5. Regulate Temperature What is the overall function of the Cardiovascular System? - CORRECT ANSWER TRANSPORT Two types of circulation - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Central/Pulmonary (in cardiovascular and pulmonary systems) 2. Peripheral/Systemic (in rest of body) What is ...

What are 6 components of the communication process? Explain each of them. Correct Answer-1. Message: Any way to communicate to an audience (can be 1 person, reading in text, nurse note) 2. Channel: Way that a message is conveyed (Can be auditory, visual, or kinesthetic) 3. Encoder (source): giving the message 4. Decoder (receiver): receiving the message 5. Feedback: Evidence that the person who is receiving the message understood the intended message. 6. Noise (There should be no noise but...

Nurs 115 Test 1- Liberty University Study Guide. What is Eustress? - CORRECT ANSWER Good stresss What is the definition of stress according to Walter cannon - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to respoond and maintain stability physioilogically and pychologically during rapid changing conditions in the internal and external environment What is homeostasis? - CORRECT ANSWER A regulating system A steady state condition Your body trying to keep in a constant state What are examples of posi...

NURS 115 Test 2 - Liberty University Study Guide. What are the five cardinal signs of inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWER Calor, Rubor, Tumor, Dolor, and Functio Laeso (Heat, Redness, Swelling, Pain, and Loss of Function) What are the two components of the acute phase of inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWER Vascular -immediate contradiction followed by vasodilation - also release of chemical mediators Cellular - movement of phagocytic WBC into the injured area What is the first stage of Leukoc...

NURS 115 Test 2 - Liberty University Written Exam With Correct Answers. What are the five cardinal signs of inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWER Calor, Rubor, Tumor, Dolor, and Functio Laeso (Heat, Redness, Swelling, Pain, and Loss of Function) What are the two components of the acute phase of inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWER Vascular -immediate contradiction followed by vasodilation - also release of chemical mediators Cellular - movement of phagocytic WBC into the injured area What is the...

STEPS IN NURSING PROCESS Correct Answer-Assessment Diagnosis Outcome Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation (A Delicious (O) PIE) What is "Assessment" of the nursing process? Correct Answer-collection, validation, and communication of data Types of Assessment Correct Answer-Observation - noticing patient cues Interviewing - asking questions to gather data Physical Examination - inspect, auscultate, palpate, & percuss Intuition - insights, instincts, clinical exp...

During the communication process, "decoding" is: a. The selection of words by the sender b. The interpretation of the message by the receiver c. The method by which the message is given d. The way in which feedback is interpreted - b. the interpretation of the message by the receiver The nurse is teaching the client about his upcoming procedure and the client is very stressed. It would be most important for the nurse to: a. use humor first to decrease the client's stress level b. det...

Nurs 115 Final Exam: Neuro, Electrolytes, Ventilation, and Acid Base Liberty University Latest Update. What factors determine the water weight? - CORRECT ANSWER Infants have greater water weight Women have lower water weight Obese people have lower water weight After age 60 water content drops to about 45% Skin is _______ so it snaps right back - CORRECT ANSWER Elastic Why would skin elasticity to go down? - CORRECT ANSWER Decrease in interstitial fluid What is ECF? - CORRECT AN...