Renal compromise - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2023 HESI Med-Surg RN Custom Exam (for Med Surg II Class) Pics & Q&As Included (A+)Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan...

Goals of wound assessment - Answer-1. Determine etiologic factors 2. Assess systemic factors/comorbidities 3. Assess wound to determine phase of healing 4. Determine goals of topical therapy Why does hyperglycemia affect wound healing? - Answer-Impairs leukocyte function and negatively impacts collagen syntehesis, development of tensile strength, epithelial resurfacing What BG parameters should be maintained for wound healing? - Answer-BG <180 for leukocyte function; <140 for healin...

The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is complaining about gaining so much weight after menopause and suggests that thyroid hormone replacement would help her lose weight and speed up her metabolism. What is the nurses best response? A) Inducing a state of hyperthyroidism would result in weight loss. B) People who are not hypothyroid should not take thyroid hormones. C) People who take thyroid hormones without cause will end up damaging their heart. D) The body compensates for th...

Chloroethyl-cyclohexy-nitrosurea - correct answer Side Effects -mild neutropenia (Nadir = 40-50 days; Recovery = 60 days) Aresenic Trioxide - correct answer -differnetiating agent -route: IV -common side effects: HA, fever, dizziness, fatigue, fever, rigors, reactions at injection site, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, elevated liver function tests, myelosuppression -occasional side effects: chest pain, pain at injection site, peripheral neuropathy, tremor -rare side effects: hypersensiti...

AHA PALS FINAL EXAM 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? Second degree Second Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II) the picture shown is not the picture in the actual exam Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use ...

RCIS CCI Test #2 Questions With Answers The most common artery used in the cardiac cath procedure would be The femoral artery Prior to the procedure, if the cardiac cath pts IV access is not good, which of the following interventions would be considered correct A venous sheath can be introduced into the groin for access if needed The new IV access site must be started prior to the procedure It is of utmost importance that the cardiac cath pt must have a ______ prior to the proced...

ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE A EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2024 GRADE A+. Terms in this set (59) trimethoprim/sulfa meth oxazole -Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day, to decrease chance of kidney damage from crystallization -should be taken on an empty stomach either 2 hr before or 2 hrs after meals -notify provider if rash develops -store in a light-resistant container Ciprofloxacin learning has taken place -"I have tendonitis, so I haven't been able to exercise"; t...

ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE A EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2024 GRADE A+. Terms in this set (59) trimethoprim/sulfa meth oxazole -Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day, to decrease chance of kidney damage from crystallization -should be taken on an empty stomach either 2 hr before or 2 hrs after meals -notify provider if rash develops -store in a light-resistant container Ciprofloxacin learning has taken place -"I have tendonitis, so I haven't been able to exercise"; t...

PN 2003 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS Perioperative and nurses role pre-admission, health history, preparation for OR, diagnostics, pre-anaesthetic medication prior to surgery may be ordered nurses role: teaching!!, stress reduction, history gathering, ensure consent signed, explain pre and post op procedures, explain OR and post op care Preoperative Intraoperative Postoperative - receive client and report condition including relevant preop stats (vital...

WOCN Wound Exam Study Guide Why does hyperglycemia affect wound healing? - Impairs leukocyte function and negatively impacts collagen syntehesis, development of tensile strength, epithelial resurfacing What BG parameters should be maintained for wound healing? - BG <180 for leukocyte function; <140 for healing A1C <7 for most, <8 if hx of severe hypoglycemia, advanced comorbidities, limited life expectancy Why is nutrition relevant to wound healing? - Muscle or SubQ wast...