What is appendicitis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? - Have Pt. Sign a "No Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care physician on a semi-urgent basis. Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago, now feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: - Bipolar disorder 65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he doesn't like talk to anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to lie down in the bed; he r...

Dunphy Primary Care Midterm Review 2024 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Nausea is difficult to discern in a young child. What question might you ask to determine if a child has nausea? 1. "Are you sick to your tummy?" 2. "Are you hungry?" 3. "Are you eating the way you normally eat?" 4. "Are you nauseous?" - Correct Answer ️️ -"Are you hungry?" Zena just had a hemorrhoidectomy. You know she has not understood your teaching when she tells you she will: 1. Take a sitz bath ...

NURS 623 Exam 3 Mental Health & GI (Most Questions from FNP Cert Review 3rd Ed)The criteria for diagnosing generalized anxiety disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (text revision) state that excessive worry or apprehension must be present more days than not for at least: a. 1 month b. 3 months c. 6 months d. 12 monthsThe clinician has chosen to prescribe an SSRI instead of a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) for a...

ATI RN FUNDAMENTAL PROCTORED EXAM 2023/100% CORRECT/A+ GRADE 1. A nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a colonoscopy and whose bowel preparation will include polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage prior to the procedure. The presence of what health problem would contraindicate the use of this form of bowel preparation? A) Inflammatory bowel disease 2. A nurse is promoting increased protein intake to enhance a patients wound healing. The nurse knows that enzymes are essential...

NRNP 6568 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Latest 2023/2024 (Graded). Diabetes mellitus causes both microvascular and macrovascular damage. All of the following are indications of microvascular damage except: Selected Answer: Atherosclerosis Answers: Retinopathy Nephropathy Neuropathy Atherosclerosis  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Hemoglobin A1C is the average glucose level of what length of time? Selected Answer: 3 months Answers: 1 month 2 months 3 months 4 mo...

Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upon extension of the hip. - A. Vital signs ...

A 29-year-old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-productive cough of 6 weeks duration. B. Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration. ...

Final Exam: NR 509 / NR509 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Physical Assessment ACTUAL Exam Review | 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers QUESTION In situs inversus, in which the organs are reversed, the stomach and gastric air bubble are on the ______ and liver dullness is on the _____. Answer: right, left QUESTION What chronic condition leads to fibrosis of the pancreas? Answer: chronic pancreatitis QUESTION Where can pain from the abdomen be ref...

Assessment of Abdominal Cramps correct answers 1.) Obtain history 2.) Pattern 3.) Inspect / Assess 4.) Auscultate 5.) Percuss 6.) Palpate 7.) Fever? 8.) Lab values 9.) Radiography 10.) Menstrual Cycle 11.) Urinary Changes 12.) Changes in Diet Questions to Ask if the Patient has Abdominal Complaints correct answers 1.) Nausea? Vomiting? Diarrhea? Constipation? 2.) Rebound Tenderness? 3.) Where does it hurt? (Think Anatomy) a.) Appendicitis b.) Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) c...

Final Exam: NURS 6540/ NURS6540 Test Bank | Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders| More than 200 Questions and Answers with Rationales | Complete Guide| Verified 2023/2024 1. Mrs. Keating is a 70-year-old woman suffering from arthritis. She is seeing the nurse practitioner for her regular checkup. For a person with chronic degenerative conditions, which of the following should the nurse suggest for health promotion? 1. Take herbal supplements. 2. Increase physical activity. 3. Take ...