Nurs 404 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

systematic process, family problems are identified and family strengths are emphasized as building blocks for interventions. Which of the following best completes the statement to demonstrate the importance of assessment to outcomes? Integrating the extended families: A. fosters equal family and provider commitment to success. B. facilitates outcomes-oriented family nursing research. C. decreases the need for nurse contact and intervention. D. removes barriers to needed services to a...

mental health correct answers the state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community (WHO) mental health is characterized by... correct answers rational thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, self-esteem, effective coping mental illness correct answers refers to all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnoses menta...

An elderly patient has undergone hip replacement surgery. On the second postoperative day, the nurse finds that the pedal pulses are absent and the lower extremities are cold to the touch. What should the nurse interpret from this finding? A. It is an age-related effect. B. The patient's hip joint has dislocated. C. The room temperature is too cold. D. The patient has venous thrombus formation correct answers D. The absence of pedal pulses and abnormally cold extremities indicate that the...

____ rejection: occurs minutes to hours after a transplant d/t preexisting antibodies against the transplanted organ; no TM and the organ is removed correct answers hyperacute _____ rejection: manifests in the first 6 months after a transplant and is usually mediated by the recipients lymphocytes which have been activated aganist the donated tissue; usually reversible with additional ____ therapy ( risk for ____ and ____) correct answers acute immunosuppressive infection malignancies _...

What's the most common symptom of Esophageal cancer? correct answers Progressive Dysphagia How is esophageal cancer diagnosed? correct answers Barium Swallow (identifies irregular surface on the esophagus - first test done) CT PET Endoscopic ultrasonography Thoracoscopy Laparoscopy What risk factors are associated with esophageal cancer? correct answers Smoking Alcohol Nursing management of Esophageal cancer correct answers 6 small meals, high protein/high fat *Collaborate w sp...

_______ is the movement of fluid through a semi-permeable membrane. correct answers Osmosis _______ is the movement of solutes/particles from an area of higher to lesser concentration. correct answers Diffusion If something is isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic these labels describe the _______. correct answers Tonicity Fluid volume deficit (FVD or hypovolemia) is the loss of (circle one) intracellular/extracellular fluid volume that exceeds the intake of fluid. correct answers Extracel...

Nursing Meta Paradigm correct answers - nursing - health - environment - client - transitions Dimensions of Health and Well-Being correct answers 1. vitality, energy 2. meaning, purpose 3. connectedness, commmunity Illness correct answers - subjective Disease correct answers - pathology, biological condition - huge part of illness falls under disease, but illness can be separate from disease Community correct answers - defined as a body of people living in one geographical...

How is shock defined related to cells and tissues? correct answers Tissue perfusion is not adequate for oxygenation needs Distributed shock occurs when there is a loss of vascular tone and hypovolemic shock issues when there is a decrease in intravascular volume. Septic shock is an example of distributive or hypovolemic shock? correct answers Distributive Shock Examples of Distributive shock are? correct answers Neurogenic shock, septic shock, and anaphylactic shock. Distributive shock ...

Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in management positions? correct answersLeadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses have expert knowledge and are interacting with and influencing others Leadership is defined as which of the following? correct answersA process that occurs between a leader and another to participate in the achievement of goals Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is best described...

Define Health correct answers complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just the absence of disease) Define Community correct answers - group usually in similar geographical area - have roles and relationships, and an awareness of their involvement in - share common beliefs/values - common needs and a commitment to meeting them Evolution of Health Theory correct answers 1. Miasma Phase - health & disease caused by pollution and bad air 2. Bacteriology Phase - dise...