Nur 324 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

pH normal range Correct Answer-7.35-7.45 PaCO2 normal range Correct Answer-35-45 acid, lungs HCO3 normal range Correct Answer-22-26 base, kidneys PaO2 normal range Correct Answer-80-100 lungs SaO2 normal range Correct Answer-95-100% base excess normal range Correct Answer--2 - +2 assesses how well the buffers are working. < -2: excessive acids > +2: excessive bicarbonate compensated ABG values Correct Answer--pH: 7.35-7.45 -PaCO2 and/or HCO3 abnormal -original pro...

Function of kidneys in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Removes waste from the blood to form urine Function of the ureters in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder Function of the bladder in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Reservoir for urine until the urge to urinate develops Function of the urethra in urinary elimination: Correct Answer-Urine travels from the bladder and exits through the urethral meatus Micturition: Correct Answ...

Indications for NGT: Correct Answer-Decompression Lavage Enteral feeding and medication admin Compression Decompression: Correct Answer-Removal of gases or stomach contents to relieve distension, nausea, or vomiting after GU surgery, trauma, obstruction, or the absence of peristalsis Can be continuous or intermittent Small bore: Correct Answer-More comfortable, more flexible tube Usually used for feeding What type of tube is usually used for decompression Correct Answer-Large bore ...

What are 3 ACE inhibitors? Correct Answer-•LISINOPRIL •ENALAPRIL •RAMIPRIL What do ACE inhibitors treat? Correct Answer-hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, Post MI & PCI What do ACE inhibitors end in? Correct Answer--pril What are some beta blockers? Correct Answer-•METOPROLOL •ATENOLOL •BISOPROLOL •NEBIVOLOL LABETALOL What do beta blockers treat? Correct Answer-hypertension, migraine prophylaxis, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure. Notes from slid...

NUR 324 Exam #1 without CPL content Questions with Complete Solutions

NUR 324 Exam 2 (terms and labs) Questions with Complete Solutions

What is ventilation? Correct Answer-The process of moving gases into and out of the lungs What is diffusion? Correct Answer-Exchange of respiratory gases in the alveoli and capillaries What are the three steps are involved in the process of oxygenation? Correct Answer-ventilation, perfusion, and diffusion What does ventilation require? Correct Answer-requires coordination of the muscular and elastic properties of the lung and thorax What is the major inspiratory muscle of respiration...

Atrophy Correct Answer-When the cells aren't being used, so they shrink down in size which conserves energy. # of cells still exist, cells are just shrunken down Different types of atrophy Correct Answer-Disuse Denervation Loss of endocrine stimulation Inadequate nutrition Ischemia disue atrophy Correct Answer-decreased skeletal muscle use (cast) denervation atrophy Correct Answer-paralyzed muscle wastes away in shrinkage Loss of endocrine stimulation atrophy Correct Answer-est...

Normal adult WBC range Correct Answer-5000-10,000/micrograms/L What are the normal ranges of RBC, HCT, and HGB for men? Correct Answer-Men: • RBC: 4.2 - 6.0 x106/mm3 • HCT: 42-54% • HGB: 14-18 g/dL What are the normal ranges of RBC, HCT, and HGB for women? Correct Answer-Women: • RBC: 4.2 - 5.4 x106/mm3 • HCT: 37-47% • HGB: 12-16 g/dL What is the range for a normal platelet count? Correct Answer-150 - 400 x106/mm3 Sodium Correct Answer-135-145 Potassium Corr...

Apply use of nonpharmacological pain interventions - ️️Relaxation, guided imagery, biofeedback, distraction, music, cutaneous stimulation, herbals, reducing pain perception Assess a patient's elimination pattern - ️️Determine elimination pattern, ask for client's description of usual stool characteristics, determine normal elimination routines, assess artificial aid use at home, look for presence of bowel diversions, assess changes in appetite, obtain a diet history and daily fluid in...