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DIABETES: DKA - interventions from priority (best to least) - what would you expect to be ordered ● Hyperglycemia (> 300 mg/dL) ● Metabolic acidosis ● Increased production of ketones ● Results: ○ combination of insulin deficiency ○ liver and kidney glucose production and decreased use of glucose in the peripheral tissues ○ Occurs most in DM I, but seen in DM 2 - severe stress, surgery, trauma and most common cause INFECTION ○ Hyperglycemia leads to osmotic diures...

GERO EXAM ONE Chapter 1: Seeing Older Adults through the Eyes of Wellness The Wellness Focus: ● Wellness: the best function and quality of life ○ helps to avoid a narrow focus on physical health and functioning ● consider a holistic approach - addressing the: mind, body and spirit interconnectedness ○ promotes purpose in life, communicating with others, maintaining dignity, and contributing to society ○ this is the patient’s wellness perspective ○ wellness team: the pa...

Chapter 14: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 1. What should be the priority nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing alcohol withdrawal? 1. Risk for injury R/T central nervous system stimulati on 2. Disturbed thought processes R/T tactile hallucinations 3. Ineffective coping R/T powerlessness over alcohol use 4. Ineffective denial R/T continued alcohol use despite negative consequences 2. A nurse evaluates a client’s patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and notices 100 attempts with...

212 Final Exam Study Guide Exam 1 1. When utilizing an interpreter while taking the history, the nurse knows: the interview may take additional time 2. A patient has a chief complaint of chest pain fo r the past hour. Which question would be most useful in eliciting the chief complaint: “What does the pain feel like” 3. Physical assessment provides which type of data: Objective 4. The bell of the stethoscope is best for detecting: Low pitched sounds 5. What must be done prior to making a nur...

ADN 150 Exam 2 Culture: shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioral expectations while providing social structure for daily living • Subculture: large group of people who are members of a large r cultural group but who have certain ethnic, occupational, or physical characteristics not common to larger group o Dominant group: most authority to control values & sanctions of society o Minority group: physical/cultural characteristic identifies people as different from dominant group • Cult...

ADN 235 Final exam outline / ADN235 Final exam study guide, latest spring 2020/2021 DIABETES: DKA - interventions from priority (best to least) - what would you expect to be ordered ● Hyperglycemia (> 300 mg/dL) ● Metabolic acidosis ● Increased production of ketones ● Results: ○ combination of insulin deficiency ○ liver and kidney glucose production and decreased use of glucose in the peripheral tissues ○ Occurs most in DM I, but seen in DM 2 - severe stress, su...

212 Final Exam Study Guide Exam 1 1. When utilizing an interpreter while taking the history, the nurse knows: the interview may take additional time 2. A patient has a chief complaint of chest pain for the past hour. Which question would be most useful in eliciting the chief complaint: “What does the pain feel like” 3. Physical assessment provides which type of data: Objective 4. The bell of the stethoscope is best for detecting: Low pitched sounds 5. What must be done prior to makin...

Chapter 14: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 1. What should be the priority nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing alcohol withdrawal? 1. Risk for injury R/T central nervous system stimula tion 2. Disturbed thought processes R/T tactile hallucinations 3. Ineffective coping R/T powerlessness over alcohol use 4. Ineffective denial R/T continued alcohol use despite negative consequences 2. A nurse evaluates a client’s patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and notices 100 attempts with...

Chapter 14: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 1. What should be the priority nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing alcohol withdrawal? 1. Risk for injury R/T central nervous system stimulation 2. Disturbed thought processes R/T tactile hallucinations 3. Ineffective coping R/T powerlessness over alcohol use 4. Ineffective denial R/T continued alcohol use despite negative consequences 2. A nurse evaluates a client’s patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and notices 100 attemp...