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ATI Mental Health CMS Chapter 1; Basic Mental Health Nursing Concepts → Assessment Mental Status Exam (MSE) 1) Level of consciousness: - Alert - Lethargic: client can open eyes and respond but is drowsy and falls asleep quickly - Stuporous: client requires vigorous and painful stimuli to elicit brief response - Comatose: unconscious & does not respond to painful stimuli Abnormal posturing in comatose client Decorticate rigidity; flexion & internal rotation of upper extremity joints ...

Hildegard Paplau Theory of Interpersonal Relations. Recognizing persons innate capacitor for self healing and growth. Wrote of listening, clarifying, accepting and interpreting. Nursing, person, health, and environment and to understand nurse- patient interactive phenomena. Free of agenda. RN to have self knowing. Dorothea Orem Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory. 1953. Health as a state of wholeness. Role of client/nurse being instrumental in supporting a process of change. Self Reliant; Nursin...

The client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening their eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. What is the level of consciousness? - Correct Answer Alert The client is able to open their eyes and respond but is drowsy and falls asleep readily. What is the level of consciousness? - Correct Answer Lethargic The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli (pinching a tendon or rubbing the sternum) to elicit a brief response. They might not be able to respond verb...

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe nosebleed. The health care provider inserts a nasal sponge. What should the nurse teach the client about this intervention? A. The sponge creates a risk for viral sinusitis B. The sponge can stay in place for 3 to 4 days if needed C. The client should remain supine while the sponge is in place D. NSAIDs are contraindicated while the sponge is in place ANS: B _____________________________________________________________________________________...

Sandra Littlefield vSim Steps / Sandra Littlefield vSim Answers Already Passed Which is the best definition of personality? a) A complex, engrained pattern of behaviors and characteristics that are largely outside of the individual’s consciousness b) The way an individual reacts to situations and circumstances, over which he or she has little or no control c) The individual characteristics that change as one grows and experiences life situations d) Behaviors and beliefs that are present a...

EMD Certification Questions and Answers 100% Pass When using Protocol 22, which of the following body parts is considered PERIPHERAL? A. abdomen B. upper leg C. hand D. head C. hand Which of the following is the best definition for "repetitive persistence"? A. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats a phrase verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should contain both an action and a reason for the action. B. A calming technique in which the calltaker repeats a phras...

CSET English Subtest I and II (2023/2024) Graded A homophones These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings and spelling. example: capital (seat of the government) and capitol (government building) Homonyms words that are spelled and pronounced the same,yet have a different meaning Ex. Tear-when you cry tear-when something rips Homographs words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) . Prepositional Phrase a g...

MED-SURGE HESI RN 1. A client on telemetry has a pattern of uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. Based on this finding, the nurse anticipates assisting the physician with which treatment? A. Administer lidocaine, 75 mg intravenous push. B. Perform synchronized cardioversion. C. Defibrillate the client as soon as possible. D. Administer atropine, 0.4 mg intravenous push. Rationale: With uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, the treatment of choice is synchronized...

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fo...