PRODOC 5156

NR 503 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Question 1 Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? • Onset of clinical illness • Receipt of infection • Signs and symptoms of disease • Transmission of infection • Isolation of disease carrier through quarantine The incubation period is defined as the interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness. Accordingly, individuals may transmit infectious agents d...

1. A 23-year-old male client who has had a full-thickness burn is being discharged from the hospital. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide prior to discharge? A. How to maintain home smoke detectors B. Joining a community reintegration program C. Learning to perform dressing changes D. Options available for scar removal 2. A client who is admitted after a thermal burn injury has the following vital signs: blood pressure, 70/40; heart rate, 140 beats/min; respirat...

BURNS NURSING MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Burns. A burn is an injury that results from direct exposure to any thermal, electrical, chemical, or radiation source. It occurs when energy from a heat source is transferred into body tissues beyond what the body could hold, leading to tissue injury. It is characterized by severe skin damage that causes the affected skin cells to die. Types of Burns There are many other causes of burns aside from open flames. They include: • Thermal burns. A thermal bur...

1.A nurse is caring for a client in labor who is receiving Pitocin by IV infusion to stimulate uterine contractions. Which assessment finding would indicate to the nurse that the infusion needs to be discontinued? A. Three contractions occurring within a 10-minute period B. Increased urinary output C. Adequate resting tone of the uterus palpated between contractions D. A fetal heart rate of 90 beats per minute 2. A nurse is beginning to care for a client in labor. The physician has prescr...

1. A nursing instructor is conducting a lecture and is reviewing the functions of the female reproductive system. She asks the student nurse to describe the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH). The student nurse accurately responds by stating that: A. FSH and LH are released from the anterior pituitary gland. B. FSH and LH are secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary C. FSH and LH are secreted by the adrenal glands D. FSH and LH stimulate the formation of ...

OBSTETRICAL NURSING EXAM WITH ANSWERS 2023 CHAPTERS COVERED: Fetal development. Prenatal care and adaptations to pregnancy. Nursing care of women with complications during pregnancy. Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth. Fetal Development MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum? 23 2. A pregnant woman states, my husband hopes I will give him a boy because we have three girls. What wi...

The Brain ● Processes and stores information about the environment ● Controls behaviour -voluptuary behaviour + involuntary ex like remembering to breath ● Regulates the body’s physiological processes ● Brains the body what to do The Brain ● Forebrain – Cerebral cortex, limbic system, thalamus, basal ganglia, hypothalamus (2 halves) ● Midbrain – several sections, including superior and inferior colliculi (colliculus), substantia nigra, mesencephalon, ● Hindbrain –...

Chapter 1- Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care 1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A) Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters ...

NURS 6512N WEEK 2 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning – Questions and Answers (Graded A+). 1. When percussing, a dull tone is expected to be heard over: Most of the abdomen. emphysemic lungs. The liver. Healthy lung tissue. An empty stomach. 2. The dorsal surface of the hand is most often used for the assessment of: crepitus. thrills. texture. vibration. temperature. 3. A patient in the emergency department has a concussion...

NSG 6420 Midterm Exam with Answers Question 1. 1. Which of the following would be considered a “red flag” that requires more investigation in a patient assessment? (Points: 2) Colon cancer in family member at age 70 Breast cancer in family member at age 75 Myocardial infarction in family member at age 35 All of the above Question 2. 2. Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10 years. On physical examination, you observe a white ulce...