Score Smart

What are social determinants of health? : 1. Conditions in which people live 2. Income level 3. SES 4. Home and work environments 5. Support networks 6. Gender 7. Culture 8. Availability of health services What are some of the healthcare changes affecting us today? : 1. Cost 2. Technology knowledge gaps 3. Lack of personal responsibility for health 4. Constant challenge to keep with issues affecting the health (reactive vs. proactive) Great public health achievements of the 20th c...

What is an indicator/ symptom that shock is progressing? : In the early stage of septic shock, the patient has warm and dry skin. Cool and clammy skin would indicate that the shock is progressing. neurogenic shock : Circulatory failure caused by paralysis of the nerves that control the size of the blood vessels, leading to widespread dilation; seen in patients with spinal cord injuries. What are the hallmark symptoms of Neurogenic shock? : hypotension and bradycardia. What are four of ...

CO = SV x HR. Stroke volume depends on 3 factors preload, afterload and contractility. Which factor is mainly dependent on the amount of venous blood returned to the heart? a) Afterload b) Preload c) Contractility : B A client is diagnosed with increased systemic vascular resistance. What will be the effect on the heart? a) Left atrium will be required to pump harder b) Right atrium chamber will become enlarged c) Left ventricle will be required to pump harder d) Right ventricle wil...

According to the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health), which of the following would be classified as a disability? A. Detached retina B. Need to use a powered wheelchair C. Spinal cord injury D. Amputation : A disability involves any restriction or lack of ability (resulting from an impairment) to perform an activity in a normal manner or within the normal range. Using a powered wheelchair is the only option that fits this description. market just...

AKI : a syndrome with multiple etiologies that is characterized by a sudden onset and rapid decline of renal function often reversible if diagnosed and treated early pre renal : inadequate perfusion not enough blood at sufficient pressure to allow filtering renal : cellular damage/intrinsic damage to the cells that make filtering mechanism possible post renal : Obstruction urine unable to drain adequately - system "backed up" 2 | P a g e intrinsic renal injury : caused by pro...

health protection : Health protection refers to behaviors in which the individual engages with the intent to prevent disease, detect disease in early stages, or maximize health. Immunizations and physical examinations are examples. health promotion : any combination of health education and related organizational, economic, and environmental supports for behavior of individuals, groups, or communities conducive to health health maintenance : individual has changed overt behavior for ...

transduction : stimulus to skin causes release of sensitizing chemicals (prostaglandins, bradykinin, substance P, histamine) lead to action potential transmission : action potential continues from site of injury to spinal cord, to brainstem and thalamus, to cortex perception : concious experience of pain modulation : release substance that inhibit nociceptive respons

The nurse correlates increased circulating levels of triiodothyronine and thyroxine to which physiological response? 1. Decreased secretion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) 2. Decreased secretion of thyrocalcitonin 3. Increased secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 4. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone : 1: 1. As levels of circulating T3 and T4 increase, the feedback to the hypothalamus is to decrease secretion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). 2. Thyroc...

Which of the following characteristics should be included in a therapeutic nurse-client relationship? : Meeting both the physical and psychological needs of the client Collaborating to set appropriate goals Ensuring therapeutic termination Promoting client insight into problematic behavior The nurse-client therapeutic relationship should include promoting client insight into problematic behavior, collaboration to set appropriate goals, meeting the physical and psychological needs of t...

where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide b/w outside air and lungs occur? : the alveoli this is respiration what occurs as air moves into and out of the respiratory system through the process of inhalation and exhalation : ventilation what is the process called that transports oxygenated blood to the body & brings back deoxygenated blood to the lungs to allow for re-oxygenation : perfusion four responsibilities of the respiratory system : - acid-base balance - speech ...