Visceral vs somatic pain - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS125 Exam 3 Questions and Answers Acute pain - Correct Answer️️ -Lasts < 6 weeks Chronic pain - Correct Answer️️ -Lasts > 3-6 months Somatic pain - Correct Answer️️ -Originates from joints, ligaments, and skeletal muscles Responds better to nonopioid analgesics/NSAIDs Visceral pain - Correct Answer️️ -Originates from organs and smooth muscles Breakthrough pain - Correct Answer️️ -Occurs between doses as analgesic effects wear off with drug metabolism and excr...

What are the 6 steps of the nursing process? 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation Assessment Definition (nursing process) 1. Collect data 2. Use evidence-based assessment techniques 3. Document relevant data Diagnosis Definition (nursing process) 1. Compare clinical findings with normal and abnormal variation and developmental events 2. Interpret data-- make & test hypotheses 3. Validate diagnoses 4. document diagnoses Outc...

NR509 Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution. Regions of the abdomen -right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac -right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar -right iliac/inguinal, hypogastric, left iliac/inguinal Structures in RUQ liver, gallbladder, pylorus, duodenum, hepatic flexure of colon, and head of pancreas Structures in LUQ Spleen, splenic flexure of colon, stomach, and body and tail of pancreas Structures in LLQ Sigmoid col...

NR509 Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers, Complete Solution. Regions of the abdomen -right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac -right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar -right iliac/inguinal, hypogastric, left iliac/inguinal Structures in RUQ liver, gallbladder, pylorus, duodenum, hepatic flexure of colon, and head of pancreas Structures in LUQ Spleen, splenic flexure of colon, stomach, and body and tail of pancreas Structures in LLQ Sigmoid col...

What are you auscultating on abdomen? - Correct Answer Bowel sounds x4 quadrants (may be absent with perforation, peritonitis and BO) Bruits (abdominal aorta, R/L renal, R/L iliac) What are you percussing on abdomen? - Correct Answer All 4 quadrants for dullness, tympany, flatness Liver size Which abdominal organs are tympanic? - Correct Answer Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Which abdominal organs are dull? - Correct Answer the DENSE ones (d for dull and dense) Liver ...

nr 283 quiz 5 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers TORCH acronym Pathphysiology polydipsia Diabetes Ketoacidosis What are nociceptors? What is somatic pain? What is visceral pain? What is ischemic pain? What is neuropathic pain? What are the characteristics of neuropathic pain? What is phantom pain? What is referred pain? acute pain chronic pain melena steatorrhea psychological dependence Physiologic dependence pyelonephritis gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Hemat...

Nursing Process ADPIE Assessment Diagnosis Plan Implimentation Evaluation Assessment 1. Subjective data 2. Objective data Diagnosis 1. Data analysis 2. Problem Identification 3. Nursing diagnosis Planning 1. Priorities 2. Nursing care plan - outcomes - interventions Implementation 1. Nurse-initiated 2. Physician-initiated 3. Collaborative Evaluation 1. Outcomes met? 2. If not, reevaluate: - data - diagnosis - etiologies - outcomes - interventions SBAR Situation Ba...

half life Half-life (t½) is an important pharmacokinetic measurement. The metabolic half-life of a drug in vivo is the time taken for its concentration in plasma to decline to half its original level. Half-life refers to the duration of action of a drug and depends upon how quickly the drug is eliminated from the plasma. The clearance and distribution of a drug from the plasma are therefore important parameters for the determination of its half-life. B max The maximum amount of drug or radio...

NSG-316 Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers. What are the elements of a general survey and health assessment? - answerPhysical appearance, body structure, mobility, behavior, and measurement What is the difference between subjective and objective data? - answerSubjective data is what the patient say about themselves during the history taking. Objective data is observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating the patient during the physical exam. What is the differ...

RNC-MNN Exam 177 Questions with Verified Answers Medication administered for meconium aspiration in neonate - CORRECT ANSWER Beractant (survanta) Spina Bifida occulta - CORRECT ANSWER Gap in spine, without spinal opening or sac protrusion Craniosynostosis - CORRECT ANSWER Premature fusion of cranial sutures. Absence of fontanels, misshapen head that doesn't resolve in a few days, and hard raised ridge along affected sutures. Diaphragmatic hernia in neonate - CORRECT ANSWER Scaphoid ...