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NUR 3110 Exam 5 Study Guide With Complete Solution...

What two hormones does the thyroid produce? Triiodothyronine (T3) Thyroxine (T4) Which thyroid hormone is converted in the periphery? T4 is converted to T3 Which thyroid hormone is more potent? T3 Describe the steps of thyroid hormone regulation. (TRH, TSH, T3, T4, negative feedback loop) TRH from hypothalmus -> TSH from anterior pituitary -> T3 & T4 from thyroid -> inhibit TSH from anterior pituitary Describe the relationship of TSH levels to T3 and T4 levels. Low T3 or T4 increase...

NUR 3110 Exam 4 Guide With Complete Solution...

NUR 3110 Study Guide With Complete Solution...

List and explain the 4 defensive factors which protect the stomach and duodenum from self-digestion. Mucus - forms a barrier to protect underlying cells from gastric acid and pepsin. Bicarbonate - neutralizes any acid which penetrates the mucus. Blood flow - maintains integrity or health of the mucosa Prostaglandins - Stimulates mucus and bicarbonate, vasodilates blood vessels, suppresses gastric secretion List and explain 5 aggressive factors which predispose the stomach and duodenum to ulcera...

Narrowing causes an obstruction of blood flow. - Acyanotic is classification of heart defect when the patient does not have signs of cyanosis. - Cyanotic is when children have symptoms of cyanosis. - Mixed is when saturated and desaturated blood flow mixes. What is a priority patient outcome for a child with congestive heart a. The child will have a rapid heart rate b. The child will have skin that is cool to touch c. The child will not have distended neck veins d. The child will sleep with th...

How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or administering care in the INPATIENT setting? patient name patient medical record number patient birth date How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or administering care in the LTC (long term care) setting? patient name patient birth date visual picture of patient What are the steps for AIDET? acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, thank you What are 3 rationales for hourly rounding? address the 4 p's (...

1. In which three states were the first training schools for nursing practice opened? a. Florida, Georgia and Alabama b. Texas, California and Arkansas c. Wyoming, South Dakota and North Dakota d. New York, Connecticut and Boston D 2. What are the basic concepts of nursing? a. Person, Environment and Health b. Family, Community, and Nation c. Food, Water and Shelter d. Health, Wealth and Spiritual connectedness A 1. Which nursing organization issued the Code of Ethics for Nursing a. The Nation...

Who defined Culture as is the learned, shared and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and lifeways of a Group that guides their thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned correct answers Madeleine Leininger "Nursing is a therapeutic interpersonal process" this definition was stated by: correct answers Hildegard Peplau Statements related to Florence Nightingale correct answers The role of nursing is to facilitate "the body's reparative processes" by manipulating client's environmen...

The acute care nurse is preparing to bathe a client and notices that the client is wearing a regular hospital gown and has continuous intravenous fluids infusing. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? A. Carefully thread the IV bag and tubing through the arm of the regular gown, and then replace it with a snap-arm gown at the end of the bath B. Cut the arm of the regular gown and replace it with a snap-arm gown at the endthe bath C. Carefully disconnect the IV tubing from the IV bag and quic...