The purpose of a pca - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is administering sublingual nitroglycerin to a client. Immediately afterward, the client may experience: - throbbing headache or dizziness. A client with iron deficiency anemia has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit. Which assessment findings are characteristic of this type of anemia? - Dyspnea, tachycardia, and pallor The nurse is caring for a client taking an anticoagulant. Which instruction regarding anticoagulant therapy should the nurse give the client? - Limit foods ...

What can be damaged by the falx cerebri in case of head trauma? - correct answer The hard falx cerebri can cut into the corpus callosum, oculomotor CN III, brainstem, PCA. What is one purpose of Pia matter in relation to the SC? - correct answer Pia can help to anchor the SC into the dura as it goes down the canal. How is one way hematoma can happen in the epidural space? - correct answer Epidural space lies above the dura matter and contains the middle meningeal artery, a branch of ...

The team leader decides to do a brief round of all the patients after shift report to ensure safety and to help determine acuity and assignments. List the order in which the team leader should briefly check in on these patients. 1. Ms. R (rheumatoid arthritis) 2. Mr. L (kidney stones) 3. Mr. O (motorcycle accident) 4. Mr. H (inguinal hernia repair) 5. Ms. J (endstage multiple myeloma) 6. Mr. A (bacterial pneumonia and HIV +) - ANS 6, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 Based on the information that th...

HESI PN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PACK-BEST FOR 2023 EXAM REVIEW2 UPDATED 1. An antacid (Maalox) is prescribed for a client with peptic ulcer disease. The nurse knows that the purpose of this medication is to A. Decrease production of gastric secretions. B. Produce an adherent barrier over the ulcer. C. Correct Maintain a gastric pH of 3.5 or above. D. Decrease gastric motor activity. 2. In evaluating the effects of lactulose (Cephulac), which outcome would indicate that the drug is perform...

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) correct answer: Sudden loss of neurological function caused by interruption of blood flow to the brain Ischemic Stroke correct answer: Blockage due to clot most common Hemorrhagic Stroke correct answer: rupture of vessels causing leakage of blood How long must neurological symptoms persist to be classified as a stroke? correct answer: >24 hours Paralysis correct answer: hemiplegia Weakness correct answer: hemiparesis Atherosclerosis corr...

Pain Management Practice 62 Questions with Verified Answers B Sedation is a concern because it may indicate that the patient is experiencing opioid-related side effects. Advancing sedation may indicate that the patient may progress to respiratory depression. - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following signs or symptoms in an opioid-naive patient is of greatest concern to the nurse when assessing the patient 1 hour after administering an opioid? A. Oxygen saturation of 95% B. Difficulty aro...

Pain Management Practice 107 Questions with Verified Answers Which one of the following nursing interventions for a client in pain is based on the gate- control theory? 1. GIVING THE CLIENT A BACK RUB 2. CHANGING THE CLIENTS POSITION IN BED 3. GIVING THE CLIENTS A PAIN MEDICATION 4. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF VISITORS - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: 1 The gate-control theory suggests that cutaneous stimulation activates larger, faster-transmitting A-beta sensory nerve fibers. This decreases pain trans...

BEST 2023 UPDATE ATI RN FUNDAMENTALS PROCTORED EXAM QBANK QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED 1- A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as part of the medication reconciliation process? A) Seal unused hospital medications in a plastic bag. B) Evaluate the client's ability to self-administer medications. C) Report an identified discrepancy to The Joint Commission. D) Compare prescriptions with medica...

ARRT MRI Mock Registry Questions and Answers (2022/2023) Already Graded A When imaging a geriatric patient, while performing a PCA MRA sequence, what imaging parameter might the operator adjust? A. Field of view B. Presaturation band location C. Slice thickness D. VENC E. Contrast injection rate VENC As the number of phase encodings is increased from 256 to 512, SNR (signal to noise ratio): A. Increases B. Decreases C. Doubles D. Does not change E. Quadruples Decreases A magnetic vect...

ARRT MRI Mock Registry exam questions and answers 2024 When imaging a geriatric patient, while performing a PCA MRA sequence, what imaging parameter might the operator adjust? A. Field of view B. Presaturation band location C. Slice thickness D. VENC E. Contrast injection rate - ANSWERS VENC As the number of phase encodings is increased from 256 to 512, SNR (signal to noise ratio): A. Increases B. Decreases C. Doubles D. Does not change E. Quadruples - ANSWERS Decreases A magn...