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NUR 246 Practice Problems for Math Dosage Test Solution Guide 2024 with an Answer Sheet NUR 246 Practice Problems for Math Dosage Test Solution Guide 2024 with an Answer Sheet The math dosage test will come from dosage problems #1 – 5. They are not the same questions, but similar format. If you know how to do the dosage problems provided to you, then you can do the math dosage test. Important things to remember: o When working with a dosage that is less than 1 ml, carry your work...

A patient who had a hysterectomy yesterday has not been allowed food or drink by mouth (NPO). The physician has now ordered the patient's diet to be clear liquids. Before administering the diet, the nurse should check for: 1. Feelings of hunger 2. Bowel sounds 3. Positive Homans sign 4. Gag reflex correct answer: 2. Bowel sounds The absence of bowel sounds would contraindicate a diet of clear liquids. Skin turgor checks are performed to determine the: 1. temperature of the skin. ...

Pathophysiology of infection in relation to wound healing Infection delays wound healing due to keeping the wound in the inflammatory phase. The infection triggers an immune response, causing inflammation and tissue damage. Pathogen invasion Localised: one area Disseminated: spread beyond localised Systemic: extensive spread via blood Types of pathogens: Bacteria: one cell organism Cause disease: enter the body and grows in cells, secreting toxins that damage the cells Virus: no cellular struc...

A pediatric nurse enters the room of Bradley, a 12 year old male. The nurse knows that what is the leading cause of hospitalization in children Bradley's age? 1) pregnancy 2) mental disorders 3) respiratory tract disorders 4) respiratory tract disorders followed closely by digestive system diseases correct answers 2) mental disorders (CH 1) During a clinical rotation, nursing student Laura meets a child named Katie, who has bounced from foster home to foster home her entire 14 years o...

A pediatric nurse enters the room of Bradley, a 12 year old male. The nurse knows that what is the leading cause of hospitalization in children Bradley's age? 1) pregnancy 2) mental disorders 3) respiratory tract disorders 4) respiratory tract disorders followed closely by digestive system diseases correct answers 2) mental disorders (CH 1) During a clinical rotation, nursing student Laura meets a child named Katie, who has bounced from foster home to foster home her entire 14 years o...

Mentally healthy people are Correct Answer self aware Directed Responsible for their own actions Coping well Mental health is influenced by 3 factors, name them Correct Answer inheritance/genetics Childhood nurturing Life circumstances Who believed that mental illness was caused by an imbalance? Correct Answer hippocrates Committee for mental hygiene 20th century student who committed suicide Correct Answer clifford beers First drug used as a mood stabilizer (1949) Correct Ans...

Wellness Being proactive and involved in self-care activities aimed towards physical, psycho-social, and spiritual well being Thyroid Cancer •most common: papillary adenocarcinoma •rare but increased risk of head/neck/chest radiation in infancy & childhood Hemophilia A deficiency of active clotting factor VIII (8) Risk Factors for Breast Cancer •female sex, age (50+) •personal/family history •BRCA 1 & BRCA 2 genetic mutations cause a 55%-85% lifetime risk •radiation exposure as a ...

Critical thinking five-step process that professional nurses use to apply the best available evidence to caregiving and promoting human functions and responses to health and illness nursing process A _______________________ care approach is holistic and essential when applying the nursing process patient-centered A nursing assessment must be what three things in order for the nurse to correctly identify a person's desire to improve their health or identify any health problem? 1) complete 2) r...

Clinical __________________________ separates rns from technicians decision making The ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process critical thinking Knowledge based on research or clinical expertise evidence-based knowledge Thinking about previous situations and considering relevant issues; turning over a subject in the mind and thinking about it seriously reflection Four elements of interpretation in critical thinking an...