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Nurs115 Final Exam With Correct Answers Rated A+. What type of stress is mild/brief and controlled? Eustress What type of stress is severe and uncontrolled? distress What is defined as the ability to respond to challenges of physical or psychological homeostasis and the return to a balanced state? adaptation What are the stages of the general adaptation syndrome? Alarm, resistance, exhaustion/recovery Is the stress response apart of the sympathetic or parasympathetic...

What is the focus of Nightingale's theory? - A person is influenced by their environment, the environment is important to health, and nurses should support environment to assist patient healing. What was the goal of Nightingale's theory? - To put patient in the best condition for nature to act. How did Nightingale define healing? - healing = natural process What was Peplau's theory called & how did she define nursing? - Psychiatric Nurse Theorist "Interpersonal Process" What was Pepla...

Test 4 Pathophysiology (NURS115-Liberty University)Practice Exam Questions. Name all cations and anions - CORRECT ANSWER Cations- Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, and Potassium Anions- Bicarbonate, Phosphate, Chloride Hint: Cations end in -ium and anions end in -e Name all intracellular and extracellular electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular- Magnesium, Phosphate, Potassium Extracellular- Calcium, Sodium, Chloride, and Bicarbonate Hint: Maggie likes to have P(eas) sittin in her ...

Test 4 Pathophysiology (NURS115-Liberty University)Practice Exam Questions. Name all cations and anions - CORRECT ANSWER Cations- Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, and Potassium Anions- Bicarbonate, Phosphate, Chloride Hint: Cations end in -ium and anions end in -e Name all intracellular and extracellular electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular- Magnesium, Phosphate, Potassium Extracellular- Calcium, Sodium, Chloride, and Bicarbonate Hint: Maggie likes to have P(eas) sittin in her ...

function of glomerulus - producing an "ultrafiltrate of urine" - final copy -pressure is 2-3x higher than other capillaries function of loop of henle - controls concentration of water. reabsorbs water, solutes, necessities via osmosis. What is not needed is excreted. urinalysis (UA) - PURPOSE: hydration status -approx. 95% water and 5% fluids -measures concentration of urine (specific gravity), weight of particles pH of urinalysis - 4.5-8 (avg 6.0) urine osmolarity (concentration) - "...

gastrointestinal (GI) tract the body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids mouth and salivary glands chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus esophagus moves food to stomach by swallowing stomach mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme liver produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients gallbladder stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the small intestine pancreas se...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. Home health care B. Rehabilitation centers C. Diagnostic centers D. Skilled nursing facilities E. Oncology centers - A, B, and D. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse includ...

Blood pressure - Systolic: 100-120 diastolic: 60-80 Heart rate - 60-100 bpm Respirations - 12-20 breaths/min Temperature - 97.8-99 *F (36.5-37.2 *C) Oxygen - 95-100% Hypotension - low blood pressure Hypertension - high blood pressure Bradycardia - slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) Tachycardia - rapid heart rate (more than 100 bpm) Bradypnea - slow breathing Tachypena - rapid breathing Hypothermia - low body temperature (less than 95 *F) Hyperthermia - high body temperature (more th...

Hyponatremia: Causes (<135 mEq/L) - -loss of Na+ -vomiting -diuretics -taking in too much water -water follows concentrated Na+ outside of cell -diluted Hypotonic Dilutional Hyponatremia - -water moves from outside of cell to dilute the inside -ADH is released the replenish water outside of the cell -not voiding Hyponatremia: Manifestations - -muscle cramps -weak -altering of consciousness/alertness - Hyponatremia: Treatment - - Hypernatremia: Causes (>145 mEq/L) - -decreas...