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Christensen: Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition Chapter 03: Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient has generalized macular-papular skin eruptions and complains of severe pruritus from contact dermatitis. When the nurse administers his therapeutic bath, it is important to remember that a. using Burow’s solution helps promote healing. b. rubbing the skin briskly decreases pruritus. c. allowing 20 to 60 minutes to complete the ...

Types of prevention - answer-primary- car restraints, bicycle helmets, immunizations secondary- prevent for those with RF-pap, mammo tertiary-mgmt of established disease- meds, lifestyle Primary - answer-Preventing the health problem, most cost effective form of healthcare **IMMUNIZATIONS, ensuring adequate illumination at home (preventing falls) Secondary - answer-Detecting disease in early asymptomatic stages, screenings -Early cause finding of asymptomatic disease via the use of a sc...

1. E-D = ERV 160. A healthy 30-year-old woman is referred for a life insurance physical exam. History reveals that she has never smoked and vesicular breath sounds are heard at the periph- ery of the lung with aus- cultation. In the patient's spirometry tracing below, the expiratory reserve vol- ume (ERV) equals which of the following? 2. .21*380 = 80 mmHg 161. A group of third-year medical students accom- panied a medical mission team to Peru, South Amer- ica. After arriving at the ai...

LA County Protocol Study Guide Questions and Answers Rated A+ Which of the following is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert ALS unit? (503) A. internal disaster B. workers action C. non-operable MRI Internal disaster What is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert BLS units? (502) BLS units transport to MAR regardless of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster. At what point should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? When there...

what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS unit? : Internal disaster Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS unit? : BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? : when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your patient goes into CARDIAC ARREST DURING the t...

The nurse practitioner is educating a group of athletes on common injuries when a soccer player begins to tell the group about his previous anterior cruciate ligament injury. The teenager states that he felt a "popping" in his knee when it happened. The nurse practitioner explains which of the following mechanisms is most likely to lead to anterior cruciate ligament injury? - Pivoting with valgus stress The nurse practitioner performs the Rinne test on a patient and notes bone conduction...

Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part in? - Answer- Isometric/isotonic exercises due to vagal response When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the smallest margin of error? - Answer- potassium Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct? - Answer- parasympathetic system stress on the body/mind - Answer- negative emotions, insomnia, alertness stress causes: pupils - Answer- dilate stress cau...

At her routine annual pelvic exam, a 39-year-old female presents to the clinic complaining of pelvic pressure and bloating for several months. She is a G3P2 who delivered vaginally. She is a nonsmoker. Her maternal aunt had a history of ovarian cancer. Her pelvic exam reveals an 8-cm ovarian mass in the right adnexal area. What is the most appropriate evaluation of the ovarian mass? A. Pelvic ultrasound B. Pelvic CT scan C. Surgical evaluation D. CA 125 level E. Repeat pelvic exam 1 mon...

Which of the following is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert ALS unit? (503) A. internal disaster B. workers action C. non-operable MRI : Internal disaster What is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert BLS units? (502) : BLS units transport to MAR regardless of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster. At what point should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? : When there is reasonable suspicion that the abuse has occurred. You are...

what is an acceptable reason for a hospital to divert an ALS unit? - CORRECT ANSWER-Internal disaster Which of the following reason for a hospital to divert a BLS unit? - CORRECT ANSWER-BLS units transport to a MAR REGARDLESS of diversion status with the exception of internal disaster When should a paramedic report abuse of a dependent adult or child? - CORRECT ANSWER-when there is reasonable SUSPICION that abuse has occurred transporting a pt with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, your pa...