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ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

Case Study 30 —Mrs. Jacobs – Heart Failure With Answers Problem-Based Learning/Critical Thinking Ackley and Ladwig’s Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, 13th Edition Makic (2024)

Vanessa Joubert Heart Failure History of Present Problem: JoAnn Smith is a 72-year-old woman who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) four years ago and systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. She presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past three days. Her shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at rest. The last two nights she had to sleep in...

Chapter 04: Community-Based Nursing Practice Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse is beginning the community-based primary care rotation. The student nurse anticipates that the assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which organization? a. An acute care hospital b. A rehabilitation hospital c. A nursing home d. A high school ANS: D High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide kno...

bioethics correct answer: The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care. ethics correct answer: sustained and intentional reflection on morality and the moral life with analysis, discontent, reasoning, and arguments moral rules or principles of behavior that should guide members of a profession or organization and make them deal honestly and fairly with each other and with their custom utilitarianism correct answer: 1 fundamental moral good-to maximize outcomes of ...

NSG6001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (QUESTION BANK) LATEST UPDATED 2023/2024 GRADED. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with chronic renal failure? A. Fluid restriction B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week C. High-protein diet D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80 ANS: B PTS: 1 4. Immunizations are an example of which type of prevention? A. Primary B. Secondary C. Tertiary D. Quaternary ANS: A PTS: 1 5. The nurse is speaking to a patient regarding ...

Chief Complaint/History of Present Illness: It has now been 3 years since Mr. Kelly has been discharged from the hospital for CAD & MI. He is now 56 years old. He has not had any recurrent CP, but has had to sleep with 3 pillows to keep from becoming SOB at night the last 2 weeks. He has had difficulty getting his shoes on the last month because of increased swelling around his ankles. He forgets to take his medications every day but does at least 4-5 times a week. He weighs himself once a ...

CDR RD Exam Questions & Answers Complete: updated 2023. A 42 year old woman who is 5'10" needs how many grams of protein per day? A. 60 B. 70 C. 75 D. 80 A 49-year-old overweight woman smokes one PPD of cigarettes, has a BP level of 140/85 mmHG and a medical hx of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. What is the best nutrition intervention for this client? A. complex CHO, low sat fat B. complex CHO, high protein C. simple CHO, high protein D. simple CHO, low sat fat A ...

NUR 2261 WK9 HESI Congenital heart Disease case study/32 Questions and Answers 100% Correct. A 4-month-old client is brought to the pediatric emergency department by his family. They report that something is just not right with him. They can't really explain it, but they recognize that he is just behaving differently. The healthcare provider (HCP) completes a thorough assessment and finds that the client is in heart failure (HF) and suspects that he has a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a c...

Complete|HESI EXIT Family Nurse Practitioner/APRN 2024 Final Exam|100% Verified With Rationale|Graded A+ Which of the following nursing actions demonstrates that the nurse understands the nursing process? a) Prioritizing patient goals, documenting all health records precisely, conducting the health history, and documenting the nursing diagnosis b) Reviewing health record, documenting patient goals, identifying etiology of the nursing problem, and evaluating treatment outcome. c) Assessing f...