Surgical wounds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next...

1. Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from ...

NSE 211 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers wound break in the continuity of body structure, caused by violence, trauma, or surgery to tissue bodies ex; of acute wounds surgical incisions, traumatic wounds, lacerations, burns ex; of chronic wounds PI, diabetic ulcers, malignant acute wound wound that proceeds through an orderly & timely reparative process --> sustained restoration of anatomical & functional integrity phases of wound healing 1) inflammator...

Adult Medical Surgical Edition 11.0 ATI purple book is the one we are using and all questions are coming from there. My exam is on Immunity, Infection, Inflammation , care of patients with HIV, Cancer, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, burns , wounds, psoriasis, immunizations, lupus, Any chance you can get me this exam?Adult Medical Surgical Edition 11.0 ATI purple book is the one we are using and all questions are coming from there. My exam is on Immunity, Infection, Inflammation , care of patien...

Test Bank For Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 1st Edition By Kimberly Townsend, PhD, RN, CNE 0135, 9 . 0135, 5818, 0 1: Today's Health Care 2: The Role of the Patient Care Technician 3: Professionalism and Work Ethics 4: Communicating with the Health Care Team 5: Understanding the Patient as a Person 6: Patient Rights, Ethics and Laws 7: Body Structure and Function/ Growth and Development 8: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep 9: ...

Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 2nd Edition Townsend Contents SECTION 1 Introduction to Healthcare 1 Today’s Healthcare 2 The Role of the Patient Care Technician 3 Professionalism and Work Ethics 4 Communicating With the Healthcare Team SECTION 2 The Patient 5 Understanding the Patient as a Person 6 Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws 7 Body Structure and Function/Growth and Development 8 Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep SECTION 3...

HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM 2023 NEW VERSION QUESTION WITH RATIONALES AND ANSWERS 1. The nurse is admitting an older patient from a nursing home. During the assessment, the nurse notes a shallow open reddish, pink ulcer without slough on the right heel of the patient. How will the nurse stage this pressure ulcer? a. Stage I b. Stage II c. Stage III d. Stage IV ANS: B This would be a Stage II pressure ulcer because it presents as partial-thickness skin loss involving epi...

TECC Test Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ 2023|2024 UPDATE 1. How does a nasopharyngeal airway maintain a patent airway? A. Displaces the jaw forward B. Keeps the tongue in an anterior position C. Ensures complete dilation of the nares D. Blocks salivary and secretion glands - Correct Answer-B. 2) A 28 year old officer was struck in the head while entering a hostile environment. Upon assessment, you note that he has an irregular respiratory pattern, elevated blood pressure, and a de...

1. How does a nasopharyngeal airway maintain a patent airway? A. Displaces the jaw forward B. Keeps the tongue in an anterior position C. Ensures complete dilation of the nares D. Blocks salivary and secretion glands correct answer: B. 2) A 28 year old officer was struck in the head while entering a hostile environment. Upon assessment, you note that he has an irregular respiratory pattern, elevated blood pressure, and a decreased pulse. At what level should you maintain this patient'...

ATI RN LEADERSHIP EXAM 2019 -RETAKE GUIDE latest update 2023 / 2024 1. A client is brought to the emergency department following a motor-vehicle crash. Drug use is suspected in the crash, and a voided urine specimen is ordered. The client repeatedly refuses to provide the specimen. Which of the following is the appropriate action by the nurse? a. Tell the client that a catheter will be inserted. b. Document the client’s refusal in the chart. c. Assess the client for urinary retention. ...