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NURS 215 Exam 4 TBL Review Questions with Complete Solutions

ANS: C Unintentional weight loss is not a normal finding and may indicate a problem such as cancer or depression. Poor appetite, difficulty in chewing, and indigestion are common in older patients. These will need to be addressed but are not of as much concern as the weight loss. Correct Answer-Which information about an 80-yr-old male patient at the senior center is of most concern to the nurse? a. Decreased appetite b. Occasional indigestion c. Unintended weight loss d. Difficulty chewin...

Ch. 22 1. Mrs. Carter is admitted to the labor and birth unit. The lab results of her cervical culture for group B streptococcal were positive. What priority intervention will be initiated? A) Preparation for cesarean section to prevent exposure of the baby. B) Observation of the baby in newborn intensive care unit for 72 hours. C) Ampicillin or cefazolin intravenous is given before delivery. D) Culture of mother and baby within 24 hours after birth. Correct Answer-ANS: C Ch. 22 2...

Pneumonia Pathophysiology Correct Answer-alveoli stiffen causing decreased compliance and vital capacity *rhonchi is what is heard on auscultation of the lungs* S/S: - general feeling of malaise - cough, fever, chills - tachycardia, tachypnea, dyspnea - *pleural pain, respiratory distress, decreased breath sounds* - wt loss, anorexia - aching, weakness *Note:* symptoms, type of secretions, fever pattern, chills, pleural involvement, and likelihood of bacteremia/septicemia depe...

1. A woman's obstetric history indicates that she is pregnant for the fourth time and all of her children from previous pregnancies are living. One was born at 39 weeks of gestation, twins were born at 34 weeks of gestation, and another child was born at 35 weeks of gestation. What is her gravidity and parity using the GTPAL system? a. 3-1-1-1-3 b. 4-1-2-0-4 c. 3-0-3-0-3 d. 4-2-1-0-3 Correct Answer-ANS: B The correct calculation of this woman's gravidity and parity is 4-1-2-0-4. The...

NURS 215 Cardiac & Vascular Questions with Correct Answers

NURS 215 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING

NURS 215 Exam 2 - Labor/Birth Questions with Complete Solutions

Florence Nightingale's Background and Accomplishments Correct Answer-- Founder of modern nursing - Created first educational program for nurses - Treated British soldiers in Crimean War - Believed a clean and well-kept environment was crucial to patient healing - First person to define difficulties in nursing - Found nursing to be a "calling" Which war encouraged the move towards formal nursing schools? Correct Answer-Civil War Where were the first nursing schools in the U.S. lo...

NURS- 215 System Specific Assessments Questions with Complete Solutions