Nsg 123 med surg - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medical errors are caused by ️ faulty systems, processes, and conditions that lead people to make mistakes or fail to prevent them Mistakes can be prevents by ️ designing the health system to make it harder to do something wrong and easier for them to do it right NPSG pertaining to surgery ️ Prevent infection Right surgery, right patient, right site Surgical site marking Pause, time out, before surgery Hand off communication is ️ a process of passing patient information from one...

Exam 2: NSG123/ NSG 123 Med Surg 1 Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: a patient presents with symptoms of gallbladder disease, and the nurse should anticipate what type of diagnosis test to be performed? Answer: abdominal Xray Q: patient presents with symptoms of gallstones and jaundice, the nurse should anticipate what type of diagnosis test to be performed Answer: ultrasonography Q: when radiogra...

Exam 1: NSG123/ NSG 123 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 1| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION As the surgical incision is closed, the scrub person and the circulating nurse............ Answer: count all needles, sponges, and instruments to be sure they are accounted for and not retained as a foreign body in the patient. QUESTION What stage of general anesthesia is characterized by struggling, shouting, laughing, or crying and ca...

Main Cause of Cholelithiasis ️ Cholesterol stones account for most of the remaining 75% of cases of gallbladder disease in the United States. Symptoms of Cholelithias ️ Nausea Vomiting Right upper quadrant abdominal pain or epigastric pain that radiates to the right shoulder especially after meals when the gallbladder is stimulated to release bile. Patient Teaching for Cholelithiasis ️ The diet immediately after an episode is usually low-fat liquids. These can include powdered supp...

Exam 3: NSG123/ NSG 123 Med Surg 1 Exam (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) Age-associated prostate gland enlarge- ment that can cause urination difficulty. QUESTION Symptoms of BPH include Answer: trickling with urination nocturia hesitancy urine strain frequency QUESTION hypertension (HTN) Answer: worry about organ damage’ blood work urinalysis EKG ...

Delirium ️ an acute, confused state that begins with disorientation. Not recognized and treated early can progress to changes in LOC, irreversible brain damage, and sometimes death. Symptoms include impaired memory, inability to focus, disorientation and hallucinations. If a patient is having new onset of confusion, cannot follow instructions, and is hallucinating, you should recognize that as science of delirium. Difference between Delirium and Dementia is that Delirium has an abrupt ...

Exam 3: NSG123/ NSG 123 Med Surg 1 Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: After TURP they can expect a Answer: Continuous Bladder Irrigation(CBI)- help clear blood Q: Monitor for fluid overload for CBI Answer: I/O Q: Erectile Dysfunction- Medication Answer: they should not not take meds before 6 months if they have cardiac issues, can take dose once every 24 hours Q: Hypertension effec...