PCC IV PACKAGE DEAL

contractile cells - ️️working cells responsible for mechanical muscle action of heart pacemaker cells - ️️cells in electrical conduction system responsible for generating electrical impulses excitability - ️️ability to respond to an electrical impulse conductivity - ️️abilit...

Which signs and symptoms distinguish hypoxemic from hypercapnic respiratory failure? (select all that apply) a. Cyanosis b. Tachypnea c. Morning headache d. Paradoxical breathing e. Use of pursed-lip breathing - ️️a. Cyanosis b. Tachypnea - Clinical manifestations that occur with hypoxemi...

What is shock? - ️️a syndrome characterized by decreased tissue perfusion and impaired cellular metabolism. What are the three components of the perfusion triangle? - ️️heart, blood vessels, blood What does it mean if the heart is the cause of shock in the perfusion triangle? What type...

Hypercalcemia OE causes - ️️tumor breaks down or releases PTH; caused by bone cancers or cancers that metastasize to the bone Hypercalcemia OE Diagnosis - ️️>10.5 >15=emergency! CM of Hypercalcemia OE - ️️Stones - polyuria, nocturia, dehydration, thirst, stones, AKI, failure...

A patient has been receiving dressing changes with silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn injuries over both lower arms. The nurse notices that the patient's white blood cell count has dropped significantly over the past 4 days. How does the nurse interpret this finding? .Impending kidney dise...

1. Apply previously learned concepts of fluid and electrolyte balance to infusion therapy. - ️️Osmosis means that fluids will always travel from areas of lower solute to areas of higher solute. That is how sodium-containing IV fluids can hold fluid pressure (blood pressure) in the intravascular ...

The nurse is assessing a patient using the CAGE Questionnaire. The patient answers yes to all of the questions. The nurse suspects alcoholism and feels the patient is in denial when the patient makes which statement? a. I go to meetings once a day and still drink. b. My family and friends have bee...

The nurse is asked to develop an in-service to explain documents guiding professional nursing practice on the obstetrical unit. One of the documents included is the Code of Ethics. The nurse correctly explains that the Code of Ethics asks nurses to demonstrate which behaviors? Select all that apply....

Discuss the differences between race, ethnicity, and culture. - ️️*race*: -unlike ethnicity -*strictly related to biology* -groupings based on biologic similarities *ethnicity*: -similar to culture -refers to *groups sharing common social and cultural heritage* -passed down through ge...