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Medical-Surgical RN A Prophecy Relias Exam 2023 latest update 1.2 milligrams is equal to how many micrograms? - answer1200 mcg Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective drain function? - answerCompress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action? - answerDeflate the balloon...

2023 HESI Med-Surg RN Custom Exam (for Med Surg II Class) Pics & Q&As Included (A+)Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan's...

Hondros NUR 205 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 (Graded A+) FICA tool correct answers F-Faith or beliefs I-Importance and Influence C-Community A-Address Physiological Fatigue correct answers Caused by exercise, or excessive use of muscles Pathological/secondary fatigue correct answers Mental/physical fatigue usually due to an underlying condition Primary prevention of fatigue correct answers Vaccines, health diet Early adulthood correct answers Late teens to mid 30s -...

When do you asses skin? - On admission, and on every shift. Asses ALL skin Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer - intact skin with nonblanchable redness Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer - Partial Thickness loss with serous drainage Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer - Open lesion with subcutaneous tissue exposed Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer - Full thickness tissue loss with exposed muscle and bone necrotic tissue - dead tissue Braden Scale - A tool for predicting pressure ulcer risk Severe Risk for pressure ulcer on Braden Scale ...

When do you asses skin? - On admission, and on every shift. Asses ALL skin Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer - intact skin with nonblanchable redness Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer - Partial Thickness loss with serous drainage Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer - Open lesion with subcutaneous tissue exposed Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer - Full thickness tissue loss with exposed muscle and bone necrotic tissue - dead tissue Braden Scale - A tool for predicting pressure ulcer risk Severe Risk for pressure ulcer on Braden Scale ...

HESI / Final Exam: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: what is the significance of dullness on percussion? Answer: consolidation. could indicate fluid, tumor or infection. Question: the nurse percussions over a patient with pneumonia. percussion over an atelectasis in the lungs would reveal? Answer: dullness Question: dead space where no gas exchange occurs An...

NURS 175 Midterm Exam Practice Questions and Answers What is better for the Braden scale? A high score or a low score? - Correct Answer ️️ -Higher the better What are the 6 sections of the Braden scale? - Correct Answer ️️ -Sensory perception, Moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and shear What are the categories of Gordon's functional health pattern? (11) - Correct Answer ️️ -Health perception, nutrition/metabolic, elimination, activity/exercise, Sleep/Rest, sel...

NURS 175 Midterm Exam Practice Questions and Answers What is better for the Braden scale? A high score or a low score? - Correct Answer ️️ -Higher the better What are the 6 sections of the Braden scale? - Correct Answer ️️ -Sensory perception, Moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and shear What are the categories of Gordon's functional health pattern? (11) - Correct Answer ️️ -Health perception, nutrition/metabolic, elimination, activity/exercise, Sleep/Rest, sel...

STOP-BANG questionnaire - correct answer The STOP-BANG screening questionnaire surveys reported snoring, tiredness, and observed apnea (STOP) in addition to high blood pressure, BMI, age, neck circumference, and gender (BANG) The SPICES - correct answer Assessment of sleep is important to the overall nursing care of the older adult. The SPICES (Sleep disorders, Problems with eating or feeding, Incontinence, Confusion, Evidence of falls, Skin breakdown) Braden Scale - correct answer Most wi...

Your client has a Braden scale score of 17. Which is the most appropriate nursing action? 1. Assess the client again in 24h; the score is within normal limits. 2. Implement a turning schedule; the client is at increased risk for skin breakdown. 3. Apply a transparent wound barrier to major pressure sites; the client is at moderate risk for skin breakdown. 4. Request an order for a special low-air-loss bed; the client is at very high risk for skin breakdown. - Answer 2. Implement a turn...