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Exam 3: NUR257/ NUR 257 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Exam Review| 100% Correct| Grade A - Galen Q: Why do I need to regulate my blood glucose level? Answer: The brain cannot store glucose therefore it needs a constant supply Q: Hemoglobin A1C is an indicator of blood sugar levels over a 3 month period Answer: 7% A1C in labs would show the average of blood sugar average over a 3 month time period and how it is managed Q: At diabetes ...

Exam 2: NSG3250 / NSG 3250 (2024 / 2025 Update) Adult Health I | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A Q: varicella zoster virus follows a dermatome. Q: risk factors of herpes zoster Answer: advanced age, previous varicella exposure, and immunosuppression. Q: areas typically affected by herpes zoster Answer: chest, back, face. Q: symptoms of herpes zoster Answer: severe pain, bands of vesicles, malaise, fever and itching. Q: what are the herpes zoster phase...

Exam 3: NSG223/ NSG 223 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 2 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION What assessment is most critical in the early detection of compartment syndrome for a pt with a leg cast? Answer: Pain assessment QUESTION What is important nursing care for patients with a cast or splint? Answer: Assess for reports of burning (hotspots)can indicate a developing pressure ulcer. QUESTION How can the ...

Exam 2: PNR202 / PNR 202 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Intravenous Therapy | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: Who's at risk for iv therapy complications? Answer: Excessive IV movement Too large of catheter In adequate IV preparation IV solutions with high osmolarity/vesicants inexperienced clinician Question: macrodrip Answer: 10, 15, 20 gtt/mL Used primarily on adults Question: Microdrip Answer: delivering 60 drops per millilit...

HESI PHARMACOLOGY EVOLVE EXAM TEST BANK 2024 | 325 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM (JUST RELEASED) When assisting an 82-year-old client to ambulate, it is important for the nurse to realize that the center of gravity for an elderly person is the A. Arms. B. Upper torso. C. Head. D. Feet. - ANS-Upper Torso In developing a plan of care for a client with dementia, the nurse should remember that confusion in the elderly ...

Hartman's CNA Final Review (for final exam) Questions & Answers Rated 100% Correct Another name for a long-term care facility is: A. Extended care facility B. Home health care facility C. Assisted living facility D. Adult day services facility - Correct Answer-A. Extended care facility Assisted living facilities are initially for: A. People who need 24-hour, intensive care B. People who need some help with daily care C. People who will die within six months D. People who need acute c...

TNCC Final Exam Test 2024 Comprehensive Questions And Answers 100%Accuracy (Graded A+). Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of the trauma patient? Answer: c - Answer a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion c) *to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia ** d) to determine the underlying cause of shock A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" vital signs u...

PCCN EXAM TEST BANK 2024 WITH 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) PCCN EXAM PREP TEST BANK (NEWLY UPDATED 2024!!) A patient presents with the following: HR, 120 beats/min; BP, 80/44 mm Hg; urine output averaging 20 mL/hr over the last 4 hours; afebrile; moist rales in the lungs bilaterally; BUN, 84 mg/dL; creatinine, 3.4 mg/dL. What is the probable cause of this patient's acute kidney injury (AKI)? - ANSWER-Left ventricular failure causing prerenal AKI...

Exam 3: NUR253 / NUR 253 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Concepts of Mental Health Nursing Exam Review | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: illness anxiety disorder Answer: Characterized by extreme worry & fear about the possibility of having a disease. Which leads to frequent scanning of body for signs of illness **hypochondriac** Q: Factitious disorder Answer: (previously known as Munchausen syndrome) consciously pretend to be ill to get emotional needs met & attai...

Final Exam: FNP652 / FNP 6552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Family Primary Care I Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: An elderly patient has recent weight loss and the patient's spouse reports noticing coughing and choking when eating. What is the likely cause of this presentation? Answer: Pharyngeal dysphagia Question: A patient who has asthma calls the provider to report having a peak flow measure of 75%, shortness of breath, wheezing,...