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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), questions and answers When assessing the client with COPD, which health promotion information would be most important for the nurse to obtain? 1. Number of years the client has smoked. 2. Risk factors for complications. 3. Ability to administer inhaled medication. 4. Possibility for lifestyle changes. 1. This would be information needed to treat the cause but not the most important in health promotion. 2. The risk factors for complications w...

NURSE-UN 240 A_E I Study guides Week 1 – Older Adult/Critical Thinking and Nursing Practice Lecture Outcomes: 1. Discuss demographic and health-related data pertaining to older adults 2. Discuss common physiologic changes related to aging and its implications 3. Describe and discuss common health care issues among community dwelling and hospitalized older adults 4. Describe the concept of frailty and its implications in the care of older adults 5. Describe the importance of critical th...

HESI ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS • ARDS is an unexpected, catastrophic pulmonary complication occurring in a person with no previous pulmonary problems. The mortality rate is high (50%) • In ARDS, a common laboratory finding is lowered PO2. However, these clients are not very responsive to high concentrations of oxygen. • Think about the physiology of the lungs by remembering PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure is the instillation and maintenance of small amounts of air into the a...

• NRS 225 Perfusion- Shock, Cardiomyopathy, DIC Perfusion • Normal Perfusion o 3 Layers: epicardium (outer most); myocardium; endocardium (inner most) o 4 Chambers: 2 atria; 2 ventricles o Pump- Heart; Tubing- Blood Vessels; Fluid- Blood o Systole: ventricular contraction // Diastole: ventricular relaxation: “lub-dub” o Circulation ▪ Pulmonary: right side of heart  lungs ▪ Systemic: left side of heart  body ▪ Coronary: supplies heart o Cardiac Cycle: contractio...

NCLEX HINTS Introduction to Testing and the NCLEX-RN Exam Most questions are written in a positive style. Negative style questions will contain key words that denote the negative style. Examples: 1. “Which response indicates to the nurse a need to re-teach the client about…?” (Which information/understanding by the client is incorrect?) 2. “Which prescription (order) should the nurse question?” (Which prescription is unsafe, not beneficial, inappropriate to this client situation...

NURSE-UN 240 A_E I Study guides Week 1 – Older Adult/Critical Thinking and Nursing Practice Lecture Outcomes: 1. Discuss demographic and health-related data pertaining to older adults 2. Discuss common physiologic changes related to aging and its implications 3. Describe and discuss common health care issues among community dwelling and hospitalized older adults 4. Describe the concept of frailty and its implications in the care of older adults 5. Describe the importance of critical th...

Nursing A Concept-Based Approach to Learning Volumes I II & III 3rd Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning Vol. 1 2 & 3, 3e (Pearson) Module 1 Acid-Base Balance The Concept of Acid-Base Balance 1) A client is brought to the emergency department (ED) after passing out in a local department store. The client has been fasting and has ketones in the urine. Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse expect to assess in this client? A) Metabolic acidosis B) Respiratory alkalosis C)...

Med-Surg ATI Exam Concepts Study Guide o Crutches  Place body weight on crutches  Advance unaffected leg onto the stair  Shift weight from crutches to unaffected leg  Bring crutches and affected leg up to the stair o Closed-suction drain nursing interventions  Negative-pressure device  Doesn't require wall suction  *Compress the drain reservoir after emptying (creates negative pressure)  Do not need to put below bed (doesn't use gravity) o External fixation...

HESI 4 REVIEW - CRITICAL CARE - MCA 3 Which color-tagged clients usually make up the greatest number in most large-scale multi-casualty situations, based on the disaster triage tag system? Red Black Green Yellow Which color tag will be given by the triage nurse to a client assigned to class IV during a mass casualty situation? Red Black Green Yellow In a mass casualty situation, which is the facility-level organizational model for disaster management used by the hospital o...