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Homeostasis The state of balance or equilibrium in the body's internal environment Health: general definition condition in being sound in body, mind, and spirit especially freedom from physical disease and pain. Health: medical condition an organisms ability to respond to stress; HOMEOSTASIS World Health Organization (WHO) An international organization that defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Clinical Model of Health A model of health where i...

What is a theory? - a group of related concepts, definitions and statements. Why a theory is important? – - The nursing profession is strengthened when knowledge is built on a sound theory -useful took and reasoning, critical thinking and decision making what is a primary source? - the original writings of the theorists What does the metaparadigm of nursing consist of? - person, environment, health, nursing what is a philosophy? - a set of beliefs about the nature of how the world w...

Documentation - Best defense against law suit Communication - Best defense against law suit Informing the doctor - Best defense against law suit Insulin sliding scale - Evidence-based practice for critically ill patients Weight-based heparin protocol - Evidence-based practice for critically ill patients Decreased urinary output - Complication of cardiogenic shock Tachypnea - Complication of cardiogenic shock Bounding peripheral pulses - Complication of cardiogenic shock Swimming in appro...

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted patient. An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes the: A) patient's history of allergies. B) patient's use of medications at home. C) last menstrual period 1 month ago. D) 2 ´ 5 cm scar present on the right lower forearm. - Feedback: Objective data are the patient's record, laboratory studies, and information that the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, pa...

A nurse is assessing an older adult client's mouth. The nurse should identify that which of the following is an expected variation for this client? 1.Yellowing of the hard palate 2. Red spots on the hard palate 3. White patches not he Tonge 4. Darkening of the mucosa - Darkening of the mucosa A nurse is assessing the mouth of a client who has a vitamin B12 insufficiency. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 1. White patches not he tongue 2. Bleeding of the gums 3. ...

A physician tells the nurse that a patient's vertebra prominens is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is: a.Just above the diaphragm. b.Just lateral to the knee cap. c.At the level of the C7 vertebra. d.At the level of the T11 vertebra. - C A mother brings her 2-month-old daughter in for an examination and says, "My daughter rolled over against the wall, and now I have noticed that she has this spot that is soft on the...

The nurse is preparing to assess the sinuses of an adult client using direct percussion. Which technique is the most appropriate for this assessment? 1. Using the hyperextended middle finger of the nondominant hand. 2. Using the closed fist of dominant hand. 3. Using the palm of the nondominant hand. 4. Using the fingertips of the dominant hand. Correct Answer: 4 Direct percussion is the technique of tapping the body with the fingertips of the dominant hand. It is used to assess thorax o...

Social determinants of Health socioeconomic status and conditions (poverty and transportation) Physical (housing, parks, and sidewalks) 5 types def, examples Determinants of health policymaking, social, health services, individual behavior, biology and genetics Epidemiology the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specified populations and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems Epidemiologic triangle ...

While interviewing the client during the focused interview, the client begins to cry softly. Which interventions by the nurse are appropriate? - 2. The nurse places the tissues within arm's reach of the client. 3. The nurse remains quiet until the nurse feels that the client is prepared to proceed with the interview. 5. The nurse states, "I can see you are upset. It's all right to cry." The nurse recently gave birth to a stillborn infant. During the pre-interaction stage, the nurse le...

arteries - function of _________ is to supply oxygen and essential nutrients to tissues list of arteries - temporal, carotid, brachial, ulnar, radial, femoral, popliteal, anterior tibial, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial, plantar peripheral arterial disease - affects noncoronary vessels and refers to arteries affecting the limbs veins - the body has more _______, and they lie closer to skin surface veins - function of _____ is to drain deoxygenated blood and its waste products from tissu...