Nsg 20 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Bite Priority Answer: Human bite: know what to do first with a human bite! Animal: rabies prophylaxis Snakebite: lie down, removing constrictive items, providing warmth, cleansing the wound, covering the wound with a light sterile dressing, and immobilizing the injured body part below the level of the heart. CABs (Circulati...

Exam 1: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Herzing Q: Triage patients in the ED Answer: Use ESI (emergency severity index) tool Responsibilities of triage nurse: Assess, reassess, initiate treatment, manage and communicate, edu tients, transport them Q: Meds for managing sexual assault Answer: Prophylaxis for gonorrhea Ceftriaxone + 1% lidocaine Prophylaxis for syphilis and chlam...

Exam 1: NSG221 / NSG 221 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Mental Health | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Herzing Q: Freud's 3 Levels of Awareness Conscious refers to the perceptions, thoughts, and emotions that exist in the person's awareness, such as being aware of happy feelings or thinking about a loved one. Preconscious thoughts and emotions are not currently in the person's awareness, but he or she can recall them with some effort—for example, an adult rememberin...

Exam 1: NSG223 / NSG 223 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing II / Med Surg 2 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: A patient who has endocarditis with vegetation on the mitral valve suddenly reports severe left foot pain. The nurse notes that no pulse is palpable in the left foot and that it is cold and pale. Which action should the nurse take next? Answer: Notify the health care provider about the change in status Q: Two weeks ago, a patien...

Exam 1: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: what will the SPO2 of a Carbon Dioxide Poison pt look like Answer: it will be Nl Q: whats does Hypothermia put pt's at risk for? Answer: hypoxia acidosis dysrhythmias Q: a pt w/ dysrhythmias secondary to hypothermia is having secondary v-fib, what should RN know? Answer: pt must be rewarmed to >90F (32.2c) prior to defibril...

Exam 3: NSG223/ NSG 223 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 2 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION What assessment is most critical in the early detection of compartment syndrome for a pt with a leg cast? Answer: Pain assessment QUESTION What is important nursing care for patients with a cast or splint? Answer: Assess for reports of burning (hotspots)can indicate a developing pressure ulcer. QUESTION How can the ...

Exam 3: NSG233/ NSG 233 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Med Surg 3 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: Plan of care for vented trach patients: Answer: care every 8hr or more as needed trach cuff pressure 20-25mm Hg assist of 2 ppl w/ trach strap obdurator @ bedside all times (keeps hole open) Q: Chest tube intervention for accdiental disconnection from drainage system: Answer: Air can enter pleural space, producing a pneumothorax - prevent...

Final Exam: NSG223 / NSG 223 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing II / Med Surg 2 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: infection in a patient with a cast most commonly occurs from what? Answer: breakdown of skin under the cast also called pressure necrosis Q: signs of pressure necrosis Answer: hot spot under the cast, musty smell, fever Q: how should a patient with an arm cast position their arm Answer: elevate it above the heart to reduce s...

Exam 4: NSG 221/ NSG221 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Mental Health Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic/wild) Answer: - Antisocial: disregard for and violation of the rights of others and laws - Borderline: unstable interpersonal relationships, mood, and self-image (3 times more common in women) - Histrionic: excessive emotion, constant attention seeking - Narcissistic: grandiose sense of ...

Exam 4: NSG 221 / NSG221 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Mental Health Review | Questions and Verified Answers | All Units Covered | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Cluster B personality disorders (dramatic/wild) Answer: - Antisocial: disregard for and violation of the rights of others and laws - Borderline: unstable interpersonal relationships, mood, and self-image (3 times more common in women) - Histrionic: excessive emotion, constant attention seeking - Narcissistic: grandiose sense of self-...