Chapter 30 anemia lewis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lewis Renal Chapters 1. Which question should the nurse ask to assess a patient's dysuria? a. "Do you have to urinate at night?" b. "Do you have blood in your urine?" c. "Do you have to urinate frequently?" d. "Do you have pain when you urinate?" - ANS ANS: D Dysuria is painful urination. The alternate responses can be used to assess other urinary tract symptoms: hematuria, nocturia, and frequency. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: A...

Chapter 3—Prenatal Development MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Pregnancies can be dated from the onset of the last menstrual period before conception or by a. assuming conception is two weeks after the woman’s last menstrual cycle. b. counting ahead nine months from the date the woman learned she was pregnant. c. counting forward from the date the woman believes she conceived. d. pregnancies are not dated as there is too much variability from woman to woman. ANS: A REF: The Germinal Stage OBJ: 1 DI...

Chapter 42: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 42: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d....

Chapter 30- Anemia (Lewis).

BIOL 209 Microbiology Final Exam Study Guide Chapter 1 Microbiology- the study of organisms, that are invisible unless they are magnified, which include algae, bacteria, fungi, helminths, protozoa, and viruses Bacteria are ubiquitous- they are everywhere including deep within the earth, in oceans, and on polar ice caps, and within plant and animal “bodies” Oceans are mostly populated by bacteria Our ocean’s most abundant inhabitants are viruses Microbes are beneficia...

Chapter 42: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly contagi...

Health Disparities Giddens: Concepts for Nursing TESTBANK| 2022 latest update Health Disparities Concept 54: Health Disparities Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 2nd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a Chinese patient diagnosed with cancer who is suffering from pain, yet refuses analgesia administration. What type of health disparities is this patient exhibiting? a. Avoidable and acceptable b. Avoidable and unacceptable c. Unavoidable and acceptable d. Unavoid...

Chapter 41: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 53-yr-old male patient with deep partial-thickness burns from a chemical spill i n the workplace experiences severe pain followed by nausea during dressing changes. Which action will be most useful in decreasing the patient’s nausea? a. Keep the patient NPO for 2 hours before dressing changes. b. Give the ordered prochlorperazine before dressing changes. c. Administer the prescribed m...

Chapter 46: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After the insertion of an arteriovenous graft (AVG) in the right fo rearm, a patient complains of pain and coldness of the right fingers. Which action should the nurse take? a. Teach the patient about normal AVG function. b. Remind the patient to take a daily low-dose aspirin tablet. c. Report the patient’s symptoms to the health care provider. d. Elevate the patient’s ...

Chapter 30: Hematologic Problems NURS 343 Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 62-year old man with chronic anemia is experiencing increased fatigue and occasional palpitations at rest. The nurse would expect the patient’s laboratory test findings to include a. an RBC count of 4,500,000/L. b. a hematocrit (Hct) value of 38%. c. normal red blood cell (RBC) indices. d. a hemoglobin (Hgb) of 8.6 g/dL (86 g/L). ANS: D The patient’s clinical manife...