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NRNP 6560 Final Exam Questions And 100% Correct Answers coup-contrecoup injury The brain strikes twice in the skull, once at the point of injury; a second impact, or contrecoup injury, occurs as the brain rebounds on the opposite side of the skull. Scalp laceration: what, effect, management Open head injury excessive bleeding - hypovolemia signs and symptoms Apply direct pressure to wound Suture/staple laceration Lidocaine 1% with epi to control bleeding Skull fracture: types, effect,...

A foodservice operator is working on budget projections for the next fiscal year. Sales are $500,000. Food costs are 27% of sales and are anticipated to increase by 2%. Labor costs are 43% of sales and are anticipated to increase by 3%. What is the anticipated increase in labor and food costs for next fiscal year? 9150 What is the total food cost? (COGS) beginning inventory - next month inventory + food purchase cost When assessing a patient's food intake during a stay in an acute care h...

five-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with nasal bleeding lasting greater than two hours. In the emergency department, the nurse applied pressure for 20 minutes without successful resolution. The patient appears well and has a normal heart rate and blood pressure. The patient's mother reports that the child's father has a bleeding disorder for which he occasionally uses a nasal spray. The patient has never had testing, and this is his first physician encounter for bleeding. Wh...

Characteristics of asbestos: - Answer-Fibrous mineral, fireproof, acid resistant, heat resistant from 500-1500 Celsius. How many types of asbestos containing materials are there? - Answer-2 friable, and non-friable Friable asbestos: - Answer-Can be crumbled by hand, used in sheet gasket material, and insulation. Non-friable asbestos: - Answer-Cannot be crumbled by hand, floors and tiles, used in gaskets. When can asbestos become a health hazard? - Answer-Specific work activities such...

NNP Boards Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Bell Stage 1 of NEC - Correct Answer ️️ -SUSPECTED NEC Temperature instability, A&Bs, increased gastric residual, mild abdominal distension, occult blood in stool, normal or mild ileus on x-ray Bell State IIA of NEC - Correct Answer ️️ -MILD NEC Same as Stage 1 + prominent abdominal distension +/- tenderness, absent bowel sounds, grossly bloody stools, ileus or distended bowel loops wth *focal pneumatosis* on x-ray Bell Stage IIB of...

What types of failure exist in the hospital when we have a deteriorating patient? correct answer: Failure to take vital signs Not recognising worsening vital signs Not responding quickly enough Communication and documentation are sometimes poor, experience might be lacking and provision of critical care expertise including admission to critical care areas can be delayed (hogan et al, 2012) Why do failures in spotting a deteriorating patient take place? correct answer: People don't...

Test Bank for Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition By Astle | Complete Chapter 1-46. Chapter 01: Health and Wellness Potter et al: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is using the population health promotion model to develop actions for improving health. After asking, “On what should we take action?”; “How should we take action?”; and “Why should we take action?” the nurse will ask which of the following questio...

secondary trauma stress - A response to witnessing or hearing about another's traumatic experience in which the person develops some of the same symptoms as the victim. Spiritual factors - how a person lives his or her life, including the values and beliefs exercised, the relationships established with family and friends, and the ability to find hope and meaning in life Ex: Jehovah Witness DO NOT RECEIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS Achieve health equity (absence or avoidable unfair or remediable di...

Multiple Sclerosis Incidence/Prevalence • Gender: affects more women than men • Age: highest incidence 20-40 yrs. Known as disease of the young • Incidence: about 500,000 people in the US are currently affected. Incidence in the first degree relatives of a person with MS is 15%. Life expectancy is about 85% of normal persons (or about 35 years after onset of symptoms) • Geographics: seen more in colder climates (north eastern, Great Lakes and Pacific north-western states as weel as ...

Neurologic Pharmacology NCLEXA client is being treated in the clinic for an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. The nurse would anticipate administering which drug? a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Interferon b1b (Betaseron) c. Lioresal (Baclofen) d. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Cortef) - correct answer B ~ Drugs used to treat exacerbations in ambulatory clients include Interferon b1b, Interferon b1a (Avonex), and glatiramer acetate (Copaxone). Diazepam and lioresal could be used to treat spasticity, whi...