NUR 201 (NUR201)

Academic year: 2021/2022 Listed book Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

) Define jaundice. Pt education a. A yellowish discoloration of the body tissue, resulting from a change in normal bilirubin metabolism or disruption of the flow of bile into the hepatic or biliary ducts systems. Avoid Acetaminophen, can be hepatotoxic.

respiratory acidosis ↓pH (< 7.35) ↑PaCO2 (> 45 mmHg)

Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Generate Solutions

Maintaining an open airway (the allergic reaction damages the lining of the airways causing edema). Also, keep the client warm without constricting clothing; keep legs elevated (not Trendelenburg because the weight of the lower organs restricts breathing).

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA: ETIOLOGY: Excessive exposure to sun/genetics/x-ray/scars/nevi CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS: Nodular & Ulcerative. Borders are semitranslucent OR pearly with overlying telangiectasia. Erosion or depressed center. No normal skin color. SUPERFICIAL - [Erythematous, pearly, sharply, defined, barely elevated plaques] TREATMENT: Surgical excision, electrodessication, and curettage

Jennifer Humes Room 301 Jennifer Humes, 30-year-old Caucasian female, G4 T2 P0 A1 L2, 33 5/7 weeks gestation. History of chronic hypertension and gestational hypertension with this pregnancy. Nifedipine XL 30 mg daily. NKDA. Previous pregnancies uncomplicated with NSVDs. One spontaneous abortion at 10 weeks gestation. Woke up early morning feeling wet; wasn’t sure if leaking urine or membranes ruptured. Turned on light and it was blood. Asked a neighbor to come over to watch other children...

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Chapter 6: Health and Wellness 1. REF:66 A nurse is teaching about the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session? ANS: A - Eliminate health disparities in America. The nurse should include eliminating health disparities in America. Healthy People 2020 promotes a society in which all people live long, healthy lives. There are four overarching goals: (1) attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, a...