Mental status changes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The expectoration of blood from respiratory tract. - Answer Hemoptysis Aspiration of air and fluid from pleural space Performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes - Answer thoracentesis Decrease in arterial oxygen tension in blood. Manifested by changes in mental status, dyspnea, increase in BP, changes in HR, dysrhythmias, central cyanosis, diaphoresis, cool extremities usually leads to hypoxia - Answer hypoxemia Decrease in O2 supply to tissues and cells. - Answer hy...

What are clinical signs that are indications for intubation? (5) -1) Shortened speech 2) Use of accessory muscles 3) Subjective air hunger 4) Changes in mental status 5) RR >35 What are some laboratory findings that are indications for intubation? (8) -1) PaO2/FiO2 < 250 2) PaCO2 >50 3) pH <7.25 4) Ve > 12 L/min 5) VC <15ml/kg 6) NIG <25cmH20 7) AaDO2 >350 8) VD > 0.6L

TEST BANK Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Cheryl L. Pollard, and Sonya L. Jakubec 3rd Edition extra per year? Table of Contents Chapter 01 Mental Health and Mental Illness 1 Chapter 02 Historical Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 13 Chapter 03 Overview of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care Within Various Settings 19 Chapter 04 Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice 32 Chapter 05 Understanding Responses to Stress 47 Chapter 06 The ...

Nu 664 Midterm Exam With Correct Answers Deontological theory Correct Answer actions judged based on their inherent value regardless of their consequences is based on which ethical decision-making approach? Involves physical changes in the brain Correct Answer brain plasticity, which refers to the brain's capacity to change in response to an event, __________ GABA Correct Answer Sx of anxiety and panic are associated with a low level of which neurotransmitter? All of the above Cor...

What is the most reliable method of confirming and montioring correct placement of an ET tube? - Answer- Continuous waveform capnography The upper airway consists of... - Answer- Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx No gas exchange occurs here __________, it's called ____________. - Answer- Nose to terminal bronchioles, anatomical dead space. (2ml/kg of inspired tidal volume) They conduct airflow towards gas exchange units. Crycothyroid membrane - Answer- between thyroid ...

NURS 5220 Module 3 Questions And Answers 2023-2024 (100%Verified). Module 3 Questions Chapter 5- Mental Status Ms. Pammy is a 36-year-old woman who presents to your office with a complaint of depression. She is experiencing anger, fear, and sorrow. Which of the following regulates feelings of anger, fear, and sorrow? Limbic system Mrs. Hilliard brings her 9-year-old daughter to your office. She has been diagnosed with autistic disorder. Which of the following statements best describes th...

Final Exam: NR 509/ NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Final Practice Questions with Verified Answers (Latest 2023/ 2024)- Chamberlain 1. A 42-year-old school teacher with a history of irregular periods who underwent successful intrauterine insemination (IUI) on January 25th presents to the clinic for care on March 19th. Her last menstrual period (LMP) was November 11th of the previous year. Which of the following is true about the gestational age of her pregnancy?  Answer: It is dete...

Test Bank For Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition Chapter 01: Nursing Today Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a. Florence Nightingale b. Mary Nutting c. Clara Barton d. Lillian Wald ANS: A Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian W...

Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. - Low potassium (Hypokalemia) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate and increase in blood pressure - Catecholamines - Flight or fight response Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. - Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites Sodium and water retention - Function of aldosterone extracellular, inters...

NSG 526 EXAM 1 2023/2024 1. -An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one -Socially deviant behavior (i.e. political, religious, or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the individual and society (unless the behaviors are due to a dysfunction): What is not considered a mental disorder? 2. -Associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupation, or other important activities -Significant disturbance ...