Surgery nms - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the roles of the physical therapist in an acute care setting? - Early and effective mobilization and rehabilitation*** - Discharge planner - Delegator - Referral Maker - Administrator - Educator - Patient scheduling - Patient confirmation - Patient positioning - Patient safety (precautions, contraindications, risks of mobilization vs immobility) - Therapist safety (precautions and body mechanics) Why are restraint orders given? Who orders them and how often do they nee...

SAEM Practice 2023 Questions and Answers Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upo...

ANCC Question bank Domain 1 – 5 with Answers Domain 1 Which of the following statements reflect the current understanding of DA pathways and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia? – Symptoms are related to DA deficit in the cerebral cortex; + are related to DA excess in the substantia nigra and VTA Which of the following findings would raise concern in a pre-school wellness exam for a 5 yo girl? Height 43 in...

Mark Klimek Lecture Outline NCLEX If the pH and the BiCarb are both in the same direction then it is? - ANS Metabolic If the pH is up it is? - ANS Alkalosis If the pH is down it is? - ANS Acidosis As the pH goes so goes my patient except for? - ANS Potassium If the pH is up my patient with show signs and symptoms of? - ANS Increase... like tachycardia,diarrhea and borborygmi If the pH is down my patient will show signs and sym...

Mark Klimek Lecture Outlines If the pH and the BiCarb are both in the same direction then it is? - ANS Metabolic If the pH is up it is? - ANS Alkalosis If the pH is down it is? - ANS Acidosis As the pH goes so goes my patient except for? - ANS Potassium If the pH is up my patient with show signs and symptoms of? - ANS Increase... like tachycardia,diarrhea and borborygmi If the pH is down my patient will show signs and s...

Which of the following statements reflect the current understanding of DA pathways and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia? -Symptoms are related to DA deficit in the cerebral cortex; + are related to DA excess in the substantia nigra and VTA Which of the following findings would raise concern in a pre-school wellness exam for a 5 yo girl? Height 43 in, weight 55 lbs (she is overwt) A 24 yo mother of a 2 yo child presents to the clinic. Which of the following facial characteristics would lead...

SAEM Practice 2023 Questions and Answers Rated A Verified Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The p...

SAEM Practice 2023 Questions and Answers Rated A Verified Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The p...

A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 Ib. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - Answer 300 mg A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new prescription for simvastatin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan? - Answer 1. Report muscle pain to the provider. 2. Avoid taking the medication with grapefruit juice. 3. Expect therapy with this medication to be li...

NUR 2474 Exam 1 2023 Blueprint Half-life- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half handwritten orders- A prescription for medications/ referrals Application of Pharmacology in Patient care= (1) pre-administration assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, (4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse interactions, (6) making PRN decisions Receptor binding Binding of a ligand t...