NR 511 COMPILATION BUNDLE

What are common causes of N/V associated with gastritis? Alcohol, NSAIDs, ASA, ABX, and illicit substances What is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting? Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) What are some manifestations of AGE? Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain. Ma...

Define diagnostic reasoning Reflective thinking because the process involves questioning one's thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are being drawn are based on evidence. Seen as a kind of critical thinking. What is subjective data?...

A maximum of 20 alternative hours can be used as part of the 125 hour practicum requirement for each clinical course--> T/F Fasle- Can use only 15 Maddie has a history of asthma that is classified as mild, intermittent asthma. She comes to the office today with wheezing which is not impro...

musculoskeletal Pathology Statistics - Generally self limiting - One of the most common reasons for Visits to clinician. - Diagnostically challenging (Many resemble each other) - Take time often to evolve into diagnosable disease. Musculoskeletal Differential Diagnoses Categories -Trauma ...

actinic keratosis AKs are small papules that can be flesh-colored or slightly hyperpigmented. Areas of skin that have AK feel rough and uneven to the touch due to hyperkeratosis and have been likened to feeling like sandpaper. The hyperkeratosis of these lesions is characteristically hard or spiny....

Specificity of a test the proportion of patients WITHOUT disease who have a NEGATIVE test Sensitivity of a test proportion of true positives out of all patients with a designated condition Highly sensitive tests will lead to positive findings for patients with a disease Part...

The most cost-effective screening test for determining HIV status is which of the following? Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Which blood test is a nonspecific method and most helpful for evaluating the severity and course of aninflammatory process? C-reactive protein (CRP Cocaine...

Mr. Johnson, age 69, has had Meniere disease for several years. He has some hearing loss but now has persistent vertigo. What treatment might be instituted to relieve the vertigo? 1.A labyrinthectomy. 2.Pharmacological therapy. 3.A vestibular neurectomy. 4.Wearing an earplug in the ear that has ...

Bacterial Conjunctivitis risk factors 1. Direct contact 2. Contact lens 3. Eye rubbing 4. Trauma Bacterial Conjunctivitis findings 1. Purulent eye exudate: c/o "stuck shut" in am 2. Sensation of foreign body in eye 3. Reddened conjunctiva 4. Eyelid swelling 5. Starts on one side, b...

What is the goal of nursing research? A. Make decisions regarding nursing education based on published literature B. Determine topics that could develop nursing knowledge C. Gather information from published literature to make decisions about application to clinical practice D. Conduct studies t...

Acute pain 1. Less than 3 mos 2. Sharp, throbbing, burning 3. Intense at first and slows down 4. Edema at first 5. Disappears with healing 6. Localized 7. Result of something specific Chronic Pain 1. Longer than 3 mos 2. Generalized 3. Pattern varies 4. Doesn't change w/mvmnt or t...

Appendicitis -Risk: 10-30yo, men, low fiber, high fat/sugar/carb diet -S: Mild to severe colicky epigastric or periumbilical pain, but in 24 hours, moves to RLQ and exacerbated by walking or coughing.May radiate to testicles. maybe vomiting, sensation of constipation, but diarrhea present. low gra...

Which of the following white blood cells types are elevated in parasitic infections, hypersensitivity reactions and autoimmune disorders? 1. Neutrophils 2. Eosinophils 3. Basophils 4 Monocytes 2. Eosinophils Mrs. Jameson complains of unilateral blurry vision and partial blindness in the le...

Population most commonly affected by Bacterial Prostatis Sexually active men BETWEEN THE AGES OF 30 AND 50 YEARS OLD Physical Exam Characteristics of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis Abdominal examination to detect a distended bladder and costovertebral angle tenderness. Genital examinatio...