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Pediatrics (Liberty University-NURS 355) Test 1 Review Practice Questions. What percentage of children are overweight in America? Obese? - CORRECT ANSWER 30% and 17% What is the #1 cause of infant mortality? - CORRECT ANSWER Birth weight- usually preterm or low birth weight What is the #1 cause of childhood mortality? - CORRECT ANSWER Accidents In pediatrics what are the two main goals of care? - CORRECT ANSWER Atraumatic Family-centered What is the most common type of care in ...

NURS 355 EXAM III: GERD ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 GRADED A+

A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year-old identical twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anxious and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explain these different stress responses to the parents a. Reactions to stress are relative rather than absolute; individual responses to stress vary. b. It is abnormal for identical twins to react differently to similar stressors. c. Identical twins should share the same temperament and respond...

NURS 355 EXAM III: GERD ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 GRADED A+ GERD stands for: Gastroesophageal Reflux Heartburn = pyrosis REMEMBER THAT GERD IS A CHRONIC SYMPTOM NOT A DISEASE Heartburn occurs when LES pressure is decreased. What medication provides quick relief of heartburn? Antacids What test would be used to assess LES competence and/or degree of inflammation in the esophagus? Endoscopy GERD can lead to two conditions: Esophagitis Barrett's syndrome What is G...

NURS 3554 Exam 2 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A patient says, People should be allowed to commit suicide without interference from others. A nurse replies, Youre wrong. Nothing is bad enough to justify death. What is the best analysis of this interchange? The patient is correct. The nurse is correct. Neither person is correct. Differing values are reflected in the two statements.

Pediatrics (NURS 355- Liberty University) Test 3 Study Guide. A young child recently diagnosed with a terminal cancer just told the nurse "I have a secret to tell you, but don't tell mommy and daddy. I'm going to die". The parents don't want to tell the child that he is near death. What do you need to start talking to the parents about? - CORRECT ANSWER Discuss a good death- home or hospital, drugs for treatment or for pain relief? What IQ constitutes cognitive impairment? - CORRECT...

Nurs 3550 Final Exam questions with correct answers

NURS 3554 Exam 2 Practice Questions WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? Select all that apply. a. Ensuring that an individual's health information is protected b. Providing third-party players with access to patient's medical records c. Facilitating the movement of a patient's medical information to the interested parties d. Guaranteeing that all those in need of healthcare coverage have options to obtain it e...

What is Ethics? Involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviour 3 Forms of Ethics Meta Ethics - The attempt to understand the metaphysical, epistemological, semantic, and psychological, presuppositions and commitments or moral thought, talk, and practice Normative Ethics - Investigates the questions that arise regarding how one ought to act, in a moral sense Applied Ethics - Refers to the practical application of moral considerations with respe...

NURS 355 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers Which information obtained by the nurse in the endocrine clinic about a patient who has been taking prednisone 40 mg daily for 3 weeks is most important to report to the health care provider? a. Patient's blood pressure is 148/94 mm Hg. b. Patient has bilateral 2+ pitting ankle edema. c. Patient stopped taking the medication 2 days ago. d. Patient has not been taking the prescribed vitamin D. - answerAnswer: Patient stopped taking the me...