NUR Exam Practice

Chapter 1: Institutionalization - ANSWER-Forced confinement of individuals for long periods of time in large state hospitals Deinstitutionalization - ANSWER-the release of people from mental hospitals into local communities for treatment and support Psychoanalysis - ANSWER-Freudian theory focuse...

Purpose of the coagulation pathway - ANSWER-MAINTAIN HEMOSTASIS -inhibits bleeding, hemorrhage -blocks bleeding with clot formation Primary Hemostasis - ANSWER-Aggregation of platelets to form a plug at the damaged site of exposed endothelial cells Secondary Hemostasis - ANSWER-Includes the 2 m...

what are the stages of shock - ANSWER-initial compensatory progressive refractory what is the first stage of shock - ANSWER-initial usually no noticeable signs yet decreased delivery of O2 to tissues what is the second stage of shock - ANSWER-compensatory begin to notice symptoms compensato...

A nurse is preparing to administer an opioid agonist to a client who has acute pain. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor as an adverse effect of this medication? A. Urinary retention B. Tachypnea C. Hypertension D. Irritating cough - ANSWER-A. Urinary retention ...

NSAIDs interactions -warfarin and thrombolytics (increase risk of bleeding) -desmopressin (increased risk of hyponatremia and fluid retention) -factor VIII/IX (NSAID stops body from making COX-1 & mucosa uses prostaglandins to line stomach with mucus) -beta 2 adrenergic agonists (worsen asthma)...

Would the following laboratory values be elevated or decreased in a patient with DIC? Fibrinogen - ANSWER-Decreased Would the following laboratory values be elevated or decreased in a patient with DIC? Fibrin Split Products (FSPs) - ANSWER-Elevated Would the following laboratory values be elevat...

Which is true about both antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs? A. They both increase the risk of bleeding B. They both accelerate the clotting cascade C. They both interfere w/ the intrinsic pathway D. They both increase the "stickiness" of platelets - ANSWER-A Which of the following are sign...

intro to cancer - can arise from almost any tissue in the body - cancerous cells decrease the functional ability of the tissue in which they are located - an overgrowth of certain type of cell, can travel to other parts of body specific types of cancer - carcinomas - adenocarcinomas - sarcoma...

hypertonicity increased muscle tone hypotonicity decreased muscle tone atelectasis collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli eschar dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of the skin, especially after a burn; scab sinus tract a cavity or

Absorption gets drugs to blood Distribution move drugs thru blood Metabolism cleans drugs from blood exertion gets drugs out Pharmacokinetics study of what happens to a drug when its enter the body Absorption definition the movem

Cardiac Blood Flow - answer-o From body o Through: Vena cavas Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle Pulmonic valve Pulmonary artery o To lungs Pulmonary vein Left atrium Mitral valve Left ventricle Aortic valve o Back to body Cardiac Anatomy - answer-The heart is the size of a ...