What is skin turgor - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

Exam 1: NSG122 / NSG 122 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: This type of data is observable and measurable data that can be seen, heard, felt, or measured by someone other than the person experiencing them, and observed by one person can be verified by another person observing the same patient. Answer: Objective Data Q: This type of data is collected from the patient are usually accurate; wha...

Exam 2: NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: turgor elasticity of the skin Q: effects of aging on integumentary system Answer: - thinner skin due to loss of collagen and elastin - decreased turgor (best evaluated over sternum or subclavicular space in older adults) - decreased melatonin - nail growth slows down - thinner and more brittle nails - decreased sw...

Exam 2: NR226/ NR 226 (2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Patient Care Exam| Complete Guide with Verified Answers - Chamberlain QUESTION Hypernatremia Answer: Abnormally high sodium concentration in the blood -water deficit QUESTION What types of patients should you monitor for hypernatremia? Answer: Diabetes insipidus Osmotic diuresis -Large amount of perspiration and respiratory water output -Tube feedings, hypertonic parenteral fluids, or salt tablets -Dysfunction of os...

Exam 2: PRN1032/ PRN 1032 Client-Centered Care I Exam Review (2023/2024 Newly Updated) | Questions and Verified Answers| Rasmussen 1. riboflavin rich foods ~ Answer: Cereal, almonds, beef liver, chicken liver, soybeans, milk, yogurt 2. What is a pro-vitamin? ~ Answer: A substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin 3. What is a vitamin? ~ Answer: A compound which an organism requires, but is unable to synthesize in sufficient quantities, so must obta...

Final Exam: NR283/ NR 283 Pathophysiology Final Exam |100% Correct Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 LATEST!!- Chamberlain QUESTION What kind of pain do these describe? Sudden, severe/short term Localized/generalized Physiological stress response Emotional response Answer: Acute pain QUESTION Increased BP, respiration and heart rate, cool, pale and moist skin and increased skeletal muscle tension are examples of what kind of response?- Answer: Physiol...

Prophecy Medical Surgical Telemetry Questions and Answers 2023/24 Score A+. 1. An adult client experiences a gasoline tank fire when riding a motorcycle and is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with full thickness burns to all surfaces of both lower extremities, What percentage of body surface area should the nurse document in the electronic medical record (EMR)? • 9 % • 18 % • 36 % • 45 % • Rational- according to the rule of nines, the anterior and posterior surfaces ...

Exam 1: NUR172/ NUR 172 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Intravenous Therapy for the Practical Nurse Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A – Hondros Q: Reasons for IV Therapy Answer: Resuscitation-goal to correct hypovolemic and septic shock Replacement-used after hemorrhage, GI losses, starvation Maintenance-used for patients on NPO Q: LPN can insert peripheral IV where Answer: antecubital space, forearm, and the hand Q: Length of IV catheter LPN may insert Answe...

Exam 2: NR226/ NR 226 (2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Patient Care Exam| 100% Correct Questions and Verified Answers - Chamberlain QUESTION What type of patients should NOT receive a hypotonic solution treatment? Answer: People at risk for ICP or people with burns QUESTION Which type of solutions shrink cells? Answer: HyPERtonic solutions QUESTION Which type of solution should be used with the MOST caution? a) isotonic b) hypotonic c) hypertonic Answe...

The nurse is caring for a 56-year-old female patient brought into the emergency room by her family with complaints of fever over the past 3 days. The patients temp 103.6, HR 128, & RR 28, BP 88.60, what would you expect? Decreased absolute neutrophil count (ANC) Cancer management requires a collaborative approach including a multidisciplinary team. Determining the plan after diagnosis is which collaborative intervention? Developing a treatment plan An outdoor construction worker with pr...