Altered mental status ▪ - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Relias Cardiac dysrhythmia management & pacemakers Study Guide. Cardiac dysrhythmias − Students to review slides 4-29 prior to class: this content will not be covered in NUR 4120 − Normal sinus rhythm • Answers to evaluation of rhythm will always be within normal limits • Rate: 60-100bpm Sinus node dysrhythmias − Sinus bradycardia • HR < 60 bpm • Sinus node creates impulse at slower than normal rate • Characteristics of NSR but a slower rate − Etiology: sinus brad...

Relias Cardiac dysrhythmia management & pacemakers Basic Test Answers 2023 Graded A+ 100% Verified Basic A. Dysrhythmia Basic A Cardiac dysrhythmia management & pacemakers Cardiac dysrhythmias − Students to review slides 4-29 prior to class: this content will not be covered in NUR 4120 − Normal sinus rhythm • Answers to evaluation of rhythm will always be within normal limits • Rate: 60-100bpm Sinus node dysrhythmias − Sinus bradycardia • HR < 60 bpm • Sinus node ...

NCSBN – Lesson 8C: Neurological System Study Guide Severe neck stiffness in meningitis causes flexion of hips and knees with passive flexion of the neck, known as Brudzinski's sign. The inability to straighten the legs when the hip is flexed to 90° due to hamstring stiffness, is Kernig's sign another physical finding in meningitis. When your client has been admitted with a head injury and the client has confusion and/or restlessness and/or the level of consciousness (LOC) is altered, th...

Albany State University Nursing Division NURS 2115 Spring 2017 Metabolic Disorder Study Guide The guide is meant to help focus on study topics. Liver disorders will be half of the metabolic items on the test. The emphasis will be on nursing care and decision- making. 1. Know the difference between legal and ethical action in nursing. 2. Examine cultural considerations when treating client conditions. 3. Understand the difference between active and passive immunity. Give an example of p...

NCSBN – Lesson 8G: musculoskeletal System study Guide Gouty arthritis is characterized by urate deposits and pain in the joints, especially those in the feet and legs. Urate deposits don't occur in septic or traumatic arthritis. Septic arthritis results from bacterial invasion of a joint and leads to inflammation of the synovial lining. Traumatic arthritis results from blunt trauma to a joint or ligament. Seasonal arthritis is not a condition. Increasing pain that is not relieved by nar...

NURS 340 PUBLIC HEALTH PH notes quiz 2 Questions and Answers Chapter 11 - Introduction o Cut health care cost by keeping population healthy o Nurses health promotion with education ▪ Prevention levels ▪ Work with individuals, families and communities ▪ Knowledge healthcare decisions - Healthy People 2020 o Education objectives ▪ Based on age and ethnicity • Unintentional injury • Violence • Suicide • Alcohol/substance abuse • Unintended pregnancy • AIDS/HIV ...

NCSBN –Lesson 8E:Genitourinary System Study Guide Due to an increase in sensitivity to insulin, rapid fetal growth and a reduction in eating associated with “morning sickness,” women with pre-existing diabetes have a higher risk of hypoglycemia and will need decreased amounts of insulin. In the second trimester, the placenta is fully developed and hormone levels being to rise steadily, which increases maternal insulin needs. In the third trimester, insulin is absorbed more slowly and is...

Final Exam Blueprint Prescribing Basics: 2 questions Prescriptive authority regulated by the state BON in each state. Tall man lettering to highlight dissimilaries with look-alike names *Prescription contains… Physicians Name, Address, and telephone number are required to be included in the prescription. DEA number (two letters, five numbers) if the prescription is for controlled substance, Patient name and DOB (also may include address and weight), Date Rx is written (expires 1 year aft...

Summary Med surg ATI (study guide; latest Fall 2023, A+ help • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column ▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client ▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care. ▪ Teach the client signs of ...

Final Exam Review Promoting Health & Health Restoration of Adults I NUR 4226 Fluid Volume Excess (Hypervolemia) • Causes: fluid overload or diminished homeostatic mechanisms, heart failure, kidney injury, cirrhosis of liver, consumption of excessive amounts of table salt or other sodium salts, excessive administration of sodium- containing fluids with impaired regulatory mechanisms • Clinical manifestations: acute weight gain, peripheral edema and ascites, distended jugular veins...