Beginning medsurg - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MEDSURG A 78 year old client is admitted to the emergency department with numbness and weakness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is priority? * 1/1 Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the symptoms. Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan of the head. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency consult. Leigh Ann is receiving pancrelipase (Viokase) for chroni...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM – PRIORITY ONE 1. A nurse is assessing a client’s pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). The nurse should recognize that an elevated PAWP indicates which of the following complications? A. Left ventricular failure B. Cardiogenic shock C. Hypovolemia D. Hypotension 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?...

NCLEX 3500 Random MedSurg Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Formula ([Diastolic BP x2] + Systolic BP) ÷ 3 BP is 90/60. Find: Mean Arterial Pressure 70 mm Hg ([60x2] + 90) ÷ 3 Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) formula MAP - ICP Guillain-Barre Syndrome Ascending weakness beginning at legs & progresses upward to trunk, arms & face Most significant assessment finding related to Guillain-Barre is Respiratory function & status Sy...

MED SURG 1211 HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI GUIDE 2023 MIAMI DADE COLLEGE MED SURG 1211 HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI GUIDE 2023 MIAMI DADE COLLEGE MEDSURG 1211   MED SURG 1211 HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI GUIDE 2023 MIAMI DADE COLLEGE 1) The nurse is taking a family history. Important diseases or problems to ask the patient about specifically include: a) Emphysema b) Head trauma c) Mental illness d) Fractured bones 2) The review of systems provides the nurse with: a) Physical findings r...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM – PRIORITY ONE 1. A nurse is assessing a client’s pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). The nurse should recognize that an elevated PAWP indicates which of the following complications? A. Left ventricular failure B. Cardiogenic shock C. Hypovolemia D. Hypotension 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?...

ATI Nutrition Quiz Bank Spring 2022 Answered with Rationales. A nurse is caring for a client from the Middle East who has celiac disease. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform regarding the client's diet? A. Provide foods prepared according to kosher dietary law B. Ask the kitchen to prepare grits to meet the client's dietary need for grains C. Determined the client's dietary preferences D. Prepare a diet tray that includes vegetable and barley soup A nurse is re...

Med Surg A, B & C, RN Adult Med Surg A, ATI MED SURG, ATI A, ATI B, ATI C (Answered fall 2022) A A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for psyllium. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is caring for a client who has DKA. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's condition is improving? A nurse is admitting a client who has active TB. Which of the following types of tr...

NR 507 Week 5 Discission: Alterations in Endocrine Function - Discussion Part Two Latest 2023. References Costa Dias, S., Swinson, S., Torrão, H., Gonçalves, L., Kurochka, S., Vaz, C. P., & Mendes, V. (2012). Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: tips and tricks for ultrasound diagnosis. Insights into Imaging, 3(3), 247-250. doi:10.1007/s13244-012-0168-x McCance, K. L., Huether, S. E., Brashers, V. L., & Rote, N. S. (2014). Alterations of Digestive Function in children. In Pathophysiology: The b...

MEDSURG HESI ANSWERS KEY • 1 Which milestone indicates to the nurse successful achievement of young adulthood? • Demonstrates a conceptualization of death and dying. • Completes education and becomes self-supporting. Correct • Creates a new definition of self and roles with others. • Develops a strong need for parental support and approval. • 2.ID: The nurse working on a telemetry unit finds a client unconscious and in pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT). The client ha...

ATI RN ADV MEDSURG STUDY NOTES FOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUARANTEED A+ 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 (doe...