Nr 341 burns Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 341 FINAL EXAM REVIEW ● Burns -- give morphine prior to wound care - side effects - respirations - Zofran for nausea - prochlorperazine ○ Nausea med before morphine ● Bloody Diarrhea - Stool Culture ● Who to see first - A B C s ● Dry mucous membranes - Dehydration ● Vomit Blood Loss - Lactated Ringers ● Trauma - peritoneal lavage - irrigating the abdomen - brown fecal drainage return - perforated bowel - take to OR STAT ● How to Prevent Constipation - Fl...

What dressing should be applied upon chest tube removal ? - ANSWER airtight sterile petroleum jelly gauze dressing What are the reasons YOUR pt. may need an artificial airway ? - ANSWER ●upper airway obstruction (bleeds, tumor, gcs less than 8, burns) ●sx ●trauma ●neuromuscular diseases ●sepsis ●apnea ●high risk for aspiration ●ineffective clearance of secretions ●resp distress When a pt. has a tube in their trachea, what do you need to know as a nurse ? - ANSWE...

NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers (RECENT 2023) A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action should thenurse take at this time? -Correct Answer= Cry along with the patient's family members The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond any more when I visit, I don't think she know...

NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers (RECENT 2023) A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action should thenurse take at this time? -Correct Answer= Cry along with the patient's family members The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond any more when I visit, I don't think she know...

NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers (RECENT 2023) A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action should thenurse take at this time? -Correct Answer= Cry along with the patient's family members The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond any more when I visit, I don't think she know...

NR-341 Exam 1 Study Guide/ Complex Adult Health Exam 1. Critical Care Exam 1 Guide. Diagnostic Tests o ABGs, Chest x-rays, CT, pulmonary function tests, end tidal CO2 monitoring, bronchoscopy.  Assessments o Lung sounds, work of breathing, use of accessory muscles, chest expansion, nasal flaring, respiratory rate, pulse ox  Interventions o Ineffective airway clearance reposition patient o ARF  Causes: pulmonary edema, atelectasis, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ARDS, thoracic, s...

NR 341 FINAL EXAM REVIEW ● Burns -- give morphine prior to wound care - side effects - respirations - Zofran for nausea - prochlorperazine ○ Nausea med before morphine ● Bloody Diarrhea - Stool Culture ● Who to see first - A B C s ● Dry mucous membranes - Dehydration ● Vomit Blood Loss - Lactated Ringers ● Trauma - peritoneal lavage - irrigating the abdomen - brown fecal drainage return - perforated bowel - take to OR STAT ● How to Prevent Constipation - Fl...

NR 341 FINAL EXAM REVIEW ● Burns -- give morphine prior to wound care - side effects - respirations - Zofran for nausea - prochlorperazine ○ Nausea med before morphine ● Bloody Diarrhea - Stool Culture ● Who to see first - A B C s ● Dry mucous membranes - Dehydration ● Vomit Blood Loss - Lactated Ringers ● Trauma - peritoneal lavage - irrigating the abdomen - brown fecal drainage return - perforated bowel - take to OR STAT ● How to Prevent Constipation - Fl...

● Burns -- give morphine prior to wound care - side effects - respirations - Zofran for nausea - prochlorperazine ○ Nausea med before morphine ● Bloody Diarrhea - Stool Culture ● Who to see first - A B C s ● Dry mucous membranes - Dehydration ● Vomit Blood Loss - Lactated Ringers ● Trauma - peritoneal lavage - irrigating the abdomen - brown fecal drainage return - perforated bowel - take to OR STAT ● How to Prevent Constipation - Fluid and Fiber - Exercise - S...

NR 341 FINAL Exam A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action should the nurse take at this time? Cry along with the patient's family members The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am here". Which response by the nurse is appropriate? "Withdrawal can be a n...