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A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was playing basketball when she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her hand and will expect a fracture if the girl complains: - Of sharp pain that increases with movement A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: - Loss of bone density Patient states, "I can hear a crunching or grating s...

What is the single most important indicator in critical illness? - tachypnea Beck's Triad - hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds - a/w cardiac tamponade What is the thyromental distance? - It is the distance in finger breadths between the anterior prominence of the thyroid cartilage (adam's apple) and the tip of the mandible (chin). It is an estimate of the length of the mandible and the available space anterior to the larynx What does it mean when the thyromental space is < 3...

A patient asks a medical assistant to explain the difference between a liniment and a medicated lotion. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - liniments contain a higher portion of oil than medicated lotions A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who recently received a terminal diagnosis. The patient states, "I regret not taking better care of myself. Now, I won't be able to accomplish what I wanted to do with my life. "The assistant should identify that the...

With which route of drug administration are there no barriers to absorption? - - Intravenous * The definition of absorption is the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood. With intravenous administration, the drug is injected directly into a vein. Thus any possible barriers to absorption are bypassed, and the drug is completely and instantaneously absorbed. hich of the following demonstrates the correct use of one of the Six Rights of Medication Administration? - ...

The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s). - 4ml The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s). - 4 TB The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml. - 2ml The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse the solution for ___hours. - 8hr The order is for 6000 ml of IV solution to run over a 24 hour period. The drop factor of the I.V tubing is 10 gtts/ml. You would infuse ...

Which of the following would be the earliest auscultatory finding in left ventricular failure (LVF)? A. Crackles B. S3 C. Murmur of mitral regurgitation D. Pericardial friction rub - B. S3 LVF would be the most subtle because early changes are usually subtle changes. Choose "S3." A patient with a triple-lumen subclavian catheter has been receiving total parenteral nutrition, maintenance fluids, and antibiotics by the catheter. He has been slightly confused. Suddenly he grasps the c...

1. A nurse is providing discharge dietary teaching to a client who has a something and is taking medication theophylline and to provide general instructions the nurse should include? A. Avoid caffeinated beverages B. Take the medication with meals C. Restrict milk products D. Limit sodium intake - A 2. the nurse is mixing regular insulin and NPH into a syringe for a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Withdrawal NPH from the vi...

In preparation for an EHR, you are conducting a total facility inventory of inventory of all forms currently used. You must name each for bar coding and indexing into a document management system. The unnamed document in front of you includes a microscopic description of tissue excised during surgery. The document type you are most likely to give to this form is: A. recovery room record B. pathology report C. operative report D. discharge summary - B (C and D) Although a gross description...

In preparation for an EHR, you are conducting a total facility inventory of all forms currently use. You must name each form for bar coding and indexing into a document management system. The unnamed document in front of you includes a microscopic description on tissue excised during surgery. The document type you are most likely to give to this is - PATHOLOGY REPORT * only the pathology report will contain a microscopic description. Patient data collection requirements vary according to h...

What is vasogenic cerebral edema? - Vasogenic cerebral edema is an increase in extracellular fluid caused by a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier with the resultant increase in vascular permeability. This cerebral edema begins locally and becomes more generalized. Common causes are trauma (including surgical trauma), tumors, hemorrhage, and abscesses What ventilator parameter indicates fluid volume excess? - An A:a gradient greater than 10 mm Hg is a reflection of a diffusion defect. Note t...