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TEST BANK FOR CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 3RD EDITION BY GIDDENS TEST BANK FOR CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 3RD EDITION BY GIDDENS Test Bank for concepts for nursing practice 3rd Edition by Giddens. Concept 1: Development Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new nurse responds that it is used to assess for needs related to a. anticipatory guid...

EXIT HESI Comprehensive B Evolve Practice 100 Questions with Verified Answers The nurse is caring for a client with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who is receiving enteral tube feedings. Which task performed by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the nurse? A.Suctions oral secretions from mouth B.Positions head of bed flat when changing sheets C.Takes temperature using the axillary method D.Keeps head of bed elevated at 30 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER B Rationale: Positioning the h...

Beta Blockers - correct answer Initial measures for the treatment of angina pectoris do not include which response below? ST segment elevation - correct answer The classical ECG change with muscle injury in acute myocardial infarction is: CHF - correct answer Elevated cardiac iso-enzymes generally do not occur in which response below? Increased CO - correct answer The major therapeutic goal in the treatment of cariogenic shock is to: Reduces preload and after load and improves contra...

You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How should you present this issue to the committee? a. Stress importance of the team (look up evidence about how team affects outcomes) b. Describe how to improve and expand the team a What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved in policy making? a. attend legislative days at the state capitol b. join a hospital committee c. write your local congressman d. review literature and give more in-services B What i...

BKAT Study Set Questions And Answers Normal blood gases; pH - correct answer 7.35-7.45 Normal blood gases: CO2 - correct answer 35-45 Normal blood gases: HcO3 - correct answer 22-26 Normal blood gases: PO2 - correct answer 80 or above Normal vacuum pressures for suction? - correct answer 120-140 mmHg What may a high pressure vent alarm indicate? - correct answer Pt is biting on the tubing, excessive secretions in the tubing, kinked tubing What may a low pressure vent alar...

Scope of Practice Based on legal allowances in each state, individual state nurse practice acts providing guidelines for nursing practice Key elements of the NP role include integration of care across the acute illness continuum with collaboration and coordination of care; research based clinical practices, clinical leadership, family assessment, and discharge planning Standards of Advanced Practice are delineated by... American Nurses Association which measure quality of practice, service,...

Normal blood gases; pH - Answer- 7.35-7.45 Normal blood gases: CO2 - Answer- 35-45 Normal blood gases: HcO3 - Answer- 22-26 Normal blood gases: PO2 - Answer- 80 or above Normal vacuum pressures for suction? - Answer- 120-140 mmHg What may a high pressure vent alarm indicate? - Answer- Pt is biting on the tubing, excessive secretions in the tubing, kinked tubing What may a low pressure vent alarm indicate? - Answer- cuff leak or the tubing is disconnected somewhere How do you...

PCCN Endocrine Exam 97 Questions with Verified Answers Imbalances in which of the following hormones will MOST DIRECTLY impact fluid balance: A. Aldosterone and cortisol. B. Thyroxin and ADH. C. Aldosterone and ADH. D. Cortisol and epinephrine. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Aldosterone is a mineral corticoid that regulates extracellular fluid volume by increasing reabsorption of sodium and chloride, which causes water to be retained. Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex through activation ...

6 rights of drug administration - Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation 3 medication checks - Check MAR/order Check when you pull the medication Check at the patient bedside How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole? - -ask if they can -check gag reflex -when given report ask if they can take pills whole Intramuscular (IM) - injection into a muscle No more than 3 ml At a 90 degree angle Where are the IM injection sites...

PCCN Exam 200 Questions with Verified Answers Coronary artery perfusion is dependent upon: A. diastolic pressure B. systolic pressure C. afterload D. systemic vascular resistance (SVR) - CORRECT ANSWER A. diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure in the aortic root is higher than left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), the pressure exerted on the ventricular muscle at the end of diastole when the ventricle is full. This enables blood to flow from a higher pressure through open arter...