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ALL HESI EXIT Questions and Answers Test Bank; A+ Rated Guide (2022) 271. A client receives a new prescription for simvastatin (Zocor) 5 mg PO daily at bedtime. What action should the nurse take? Administer the medication as prescribed with a glass of water 272. Which client should the nurse assess frequently because of the risk for overflow incontinence? A client Who is confused and frequently forgets to go to the bathroom 273. While monitoring a client during a seizure, which interven...

Types of prevention - answer-primary- car restraints, bicycle helmets, immunizations secondary- prevent for those with RF-pap, mammo tertiary-mgmt of established disease- meds, lifestyle Primary - answer-Preventing the health problem, most cost effective form of healthcare **IMMUNIZATIONS, ensuring adequate illumination at home (preventing falls) Secondary - answer-Detecting disease in early asymptomatic stages, screenings -Early cause finding of asymptomatic disease via the use of a sc...

Medsurg Cardiac ati Exam Questions and Answers 2024 heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is unable to pump effectively, resulting in inadequate _____, myocardial hypertrophy, and pulmonary/systemic congestion. - Answer-Heart failure _____ is a severe, life threatening accumulation of fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung that can result from severe heart failure - Answer-pulmonary edema class 1 HF - Answer-client exhibits no symptoms with activity. class 2 HF - An...

Medsurg Cardiac ati Exam Questions and Answers 2024 heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is unable to pump effectively, resulting in inadequate _____, myocardial hypertrophy, and pulmonary/systemic congestion. - Answer-Heart failure _____ is a severe, life threatening accumulation of fluid in the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lung that can result from severe heart failure - Answer-pulmonary edema class 1 HF - Answer-client exhibits no symptoms with activity. class 2 HF - An...

Objectives Assess patients who present with acute heart failure Define general acute heart failure classification categories Outline treatment strategies for acute heart failure management Define fluid overload; list treatment options and management strategies Manage patients on vasodilators and inotropes Describe the impact of treatment(s) on outcomes Heart Failure Definition - Physiologic state where the cardiac output is insufficient for the body's needs OR: - The heart is unable t...

HESI MILESTONE 2 EXAM (2023-2024) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT Q: What are the risks of BPH? Answer: Estrogens levels = sensitive prostate tissue and less responsive to DHT. Smoking heavy alcohol consumption obesity reduced activity level hypertension heart disease diabetes Western diet (high in animal fat and protein and refined carbohydrates, low in fiber) Q: What's the Relation between PAD & Diabetes? Answer: Peripheral Arterial Occlusion Di...

Onset time of ARDS - correct answer -typically 48 hours but within 1 week ARDS symptoms - correct answer --rapid onset of severe dyspnea -Hypoxemia that does not respond to supplemental oxygen therapy (how you know its ARDS) -Carbon dioxide retention -Bilateral diffuse infiltrates on x-ray -pulmonary edema not caused by HF or fluid overload Pneumonia symptoms - correct answer --coughing -fatigue -pleuritic pain -fever -increased WBC -rust colored sputum -crackles -tachy...

Universal stages of Heart Failure (HF) - At-risk for HF - Pre HF - HF - Advanced HF according to the universal definition, what is "at-risk for HF"? - do not have HF, but at risk - no current or prior s/s - no structural, functional, or biomarker evidence supporting HF according to the universal definition, what is "HF" - clinical syndrome - current or prior s/s of HF - caused by structural of functional cardiac abnormality - elevated natriuretic peptide levels - evidence of...

Florida University: Chapter 20-31| NUR 3125Med-Surg Exam 3 Chapter 20: Assessment of Respiratory Function Purpose of the respiratory system ● Deliver oxygen to the body, expels carbon dioxide from the body ○ Works with the circulatory system ● Upper respiratory system: warms and fills air ○ Nose: serves as passageway, filters impurities, humidifies and warms air ○ Sinuses and nasal passages ■ Paranasal sinuses: lines with mucosa and ciliated pseudostratified epithelium; s...

HESI MILESTONE 2 VERSION 2 BLUEPRINT (Latest 2023/ 2024) |Guide with 100% Correctly Verified Answers Q: DM poor compliance- Answer: -To detect poor DM compliance, the patient may use a urine dipstick (Ketostix or Chemstrip UK) to detect ketonuria. -If the reagent pad on the strip turns purple, it means ketones are present; it shows unmanaged diabetes or a lack of control over DM. DKA: a complication of type 1 diabetes: -serum glucose >250, -ketonuria in large amounts. Q: HF s...

NURBN 2023 – Cardiac Exam Questions with Correct Answers Define heart failure - Correct Answer The inability of the ventricles to pump enough blood to meet the body's metabolic demands. Loss of contraction leads to heart failure. systolic heart failure - Correct Answer inability of the heart to generate an adequate cardiac output to perfuse vital tissues diastolic heart failure - Correct Answer ventricles can't relax and fill cause of heart failure - Correct Answer Atherosclerosis....

HESI MILESTONE 2 VERSION 1 BLUEPRINT (Latest 2023/ 2024) |Guide with 100% Correctly Verified Answers Q: Digoxin Clinical Manifestations of Toxicity Answer: Clinical manifestations of toxicity include anorexia, nausea, visual disturbances, confusion, and bradycardia. The serum potassium level is monitored because the effect of digoxin is enhanced in the presence of hypokalemia and digoxin toxicity may occur. A serum digoxin level is obtained if the patient's renal function changes or ...