Nursing Study Hub: Notes, Exams, Case Studies, and Theses

1. Mrs. Williams is 76 years old and comes in to have a wound checked on her right leg. She fell a month ago and the wound has not healed. She is concerned that something is wrong. The nurse practitioner examines the wound and sees that it has been cleaned properly and has no signs of infection. The edges are approximated, but the skin around the wound is red and tender to touch. The best response regarding Mrs. Williams' concern is: 1. Wound healing for older people may take up to fo...

OSI • L1 o electrical, mechanical, procedural, and functional specifications for activating, maintaining, and deactivating the physical link between devices. o encoding, voltage levels, timing of voltage changes, physical data rates, maximum transmission distances, physical connectors, and other attributes. • L2 o formatting, o accessing physical media, o error detection & correction FCS • L3 o path selection o logical addressing, • L4 o segmenting & reassembin...

A nurse is caring for a client with histoplasmosis who is receiving intravenous amphotericin B (Fungizone). What should the nurse do while the medication is being administered? A.Monitor the client’s urine output Correct B. Monitor the client for hypothermia C.Check the client’s neurological status Incorrect D.Check the client’s blood glucose level Rationale: Amphotericin B can produce medication toxicity during administration and exhibit symptoms such as chills, fever, headach...

The purpose of this case study is to present Mrs. R., a 56- year old Hispanic female, follow up visit in the clinic with the chief complaint of fatigue and weight gain. The onset of Mrs. R’s symptoms began three months ago. She reports going to the gym and exercising twice a week, at the gym she walks on the treadmill for 30 minutes in the effort of losing weight in which she has not lost any weight. The purpose of this case study is the analysis of objective and subjective findings i...

Ahmed Binali Hakami1, Aisha Hussin Rabie2, Sultan Ghormallah M. Alzahrani3, Faisal Mohammed Alnakhilan4, Khalid Awaidhalharbi5 1College of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 2Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 3 (MOH) Ministry of Health, King Fahad Hospital, AlBaha, Saudi Arabia 4 (MOH) Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia - Eradah Complex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 5King Salman Medical City in AlMadina, AlMadina, Saudi Arabia How to cite this paper: Hakami, A...

A Notary who refrains from performing a duty, which is imposed by law or inherent in the nature of his/her office, may be guilty of? a. A felony b. Criminal Contempt c. A Tort d. A Misdemeanor - ANSWERS-d. A Misdemeanor A copy of a public record signed and certified as true copy by the public official having custody of the original is known a(n): a. Affirmation b. Authentication c. Certified Copy d. Acknowledgment - ANSWERS-c. Certified Copy To grant the right of usage in real prop...

HESI Health Assessment questions and answers

1) The nurse hears bilateral louder, longer, and lower tones when percussing over the lungs of a 4-year old child. What should the nurse do next? a) Palpate over the area for increased pain and tenderness. b) Ask the child to take shallow breaths and percuss over the area again. c) Refer the child immediately because of an increased amount of air in the lungs. d) Consider this a normal finding for a child this age and proceed with the examination. 2) A patient has suddenly developed ...

Interviewing skills and documentation (open ended questions) The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to be discussed but only in general terms. Use it to begin the interview, to introduce a new section of questions, and whenever the person introduces a new topic. “Tell me how I can help you.” “What brings you to the hospital?” “You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about that.” “How have you been feeling since your last appoint...

After completing this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Identify the purposes of the physical examination. 2. Explain the four techniques used in physical examination: inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. 3. Identify expected findings during health assessment. 4. Verbalize the steps used in performing selected examination procedures: a. Assessing appearance and mental status. b. Assessing the skin. c. Assessing the hair. d. Assessing the nails. e. Assessing the skull ...