K lymphedema training - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

-HESI MID-CURRICULAR -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client sho...

-HESI MID-CURRICULAR -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client sho...

-HESI MID-CURRICULAR -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client sho...

-HESI MID-CURRICULARQUESTIONS & ANSWERS [Document subtitle] -HESI MID-CURRICULAR -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. ...

-HESI MID-CURRICULARQUESTIONS & ANSWERS [Document subtitle] -HESI MID-CURRICULAR -QUESTIONS & ANSWERS The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. ...

WGU D236 TEST REVIEW PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Questions with Comprehensive Answers Graded 100% What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? *ANS*Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the c...

HESI Mid-curricular The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client should increase her intake of...

HESI Mid-curricular The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client should increase her intake of...

HESI Mid-curricular The nurse in the prenatal clinic assesses a client at 31 weeks gestation. The client's blood pressure is 150/96, edema of the face and hands is noted, 3+ protein in the urine, and serum albumin level is 3 gm/dL. Which of the following instructions by the nurse is MOST important? 1. The client should decrease caloric intake. 2. The client should eliminate all salt from her diet. 3. The client should ensure adequate protein. 4. The client should increase her intake of iron. ...

Pleural Effusion fluid in pleural space pneumothorax air in the pleural space Which chemo has a high risk for pulmonary toxicity? bleomycin (Blenoxane) For which pulmonary toxicity does bleomycin have a high risk? Pneumonitis Hypocapnia reduced carbon dioxide in the blood Signs and Symptoms of pleural effusion tachypnea (fast breathing) decreased breath sounds dullness to percussion Define Lymphedema obstruction of lymphatic system that caused o...