Aids labs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WCU Midterm Nursing 100 Latest Versions Graded A+ false reassurance "DON'T WORRY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY" THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT NON-THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION FALSE REASSURANCE Communicating with Patients that are Hearing Impaired CLOSE FACING PATIENT, SPEAK SLOWLY, ENCOURAGE USE OF HEARING AIDS, DO NOT COVER MOUTH, WRITTEN MATERIAL, SIGN LANGUAGE, USE HANDS, FACE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SOLER SIT FACING PATIENT, OPEN POSTURE, LEAN TOWARDS PATIENT, EYE CONTACT, ...

The nurse working in the ED has triaged a client who presented with chest pain, sob, a productive cough and reports or night sweats. The client has a health hx of AIDS and recents labs show a low CD4+ count. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Initiate airborne precautions - Check the clients temp - Assess the client for shingles - Obtain a throat culture - Answer Initiate airborne precautions The newly hired nurse is developing a plan of care for a client w...

PreE is present when SBP is > 140 and DBP is greater than 90 and proteinuria is greater than _______mg per 24 hours (or 1g/L on dipstick) - Answer-300 Patient may be considered preeclamptic in absence of ____________ if she has headache, visual disturbances, RUQ pain, or other abnormal labs - Answer-Proteinuria CHTN in pregnancy is HTN present before 20th week gestation or perists after ___ months postpartum - Answer-3 Most infants infected with AIDS/HIV acquire infection from their mot...

Texas Teacher Certification - TExES ESL Supplemental Exam (154) with Verified Solutions 4 Key Pricipals of Language Aquisition for ELL 4 key concepts in mainstream classrooms to help ELL acquire proficiency in both writing and speaking: increase comprehensibility; encourage interaction; increase thinking and study skills; use native language Acculturation The process of adapting to a new culture. Adaptation Finding ways to adapt to and become part of the new culture while maintain...

MDC 1 FINAL EXAM Temp/warmth - Low/High CBC - Increased HR - Low BP - Increased respiratory rate - Redness Infection S/S - Rotate patient every 2 hours - Reposition - Padding - PROM - Barrier cream - Keep dry - Move using a lifting device Nursing interventions to decrease risk of pressure injuries CD4 will be lower not less than 200 CD8 will be normal HIV labs CD4 will be less than 200 CD8 will be increased. AIDS labs - Prevents the virus from multiplying, ...

false reassurance - "DON'T WORRY, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY" THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT NONTHERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION FALSE REASSURANCE Communicating with Patients that are Hearing Impaired - CLOSE FACING PATIENT, SPEAK SLOWLY, ENCOURAGE USE OF HEARING AIDS, DO NOT COVER MOUTH, WRITTEN MATERIAL, SIGN LANGUAGE, USE HANDS, FACE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SOLER - SIT FACING PATIENT, OPEN POSTURE, LEAN TOWARDS PATIENT, EYE CONTACT, RELAX "DO'S" OF COMMUNICATION (5) - SILENCE, PRESENTING RE...

MDC 1 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE TEST. - Temp/warmth - Low/High CBC - Increased HR - Low BP - Increased respiratory rate - Redness - CORRECT ANSWER Infection S/S - Rotate patient every 2 hours - Reposition - Padding - PROM - Barrier cream - Keep dry - Move using a lifting device - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing interventions to decrease risk of pressure injuries CD4 will be lower not less than 200 CD8 will be normal - CORRECT ANSWER HIV labs CD4 will be less than 200 CD8 will be inc...

those at risk for fungal skin infections - ️️immunocompromised young - diaper rash Diabetic antibiotic therapy Aids corticosteroid treatment chemo Most aggressive skin cancer, thickness of lesion impacts prognosis. Risk factors include age, immunosupression, indoor tanning exposure - ️️malignant melanoma Third party payers fall into 7 categories...( name 7) - ️️Medicare, Medicaid, indemnity, managed care, Workers comp, Veterans admin, auto liability Assesses the clients HP...

MDC 1 FINAL EXAM Temp/warmth - Low/High CBC - Increased HR - Low BP - Increased respiratory rate - Redness Infection S/S - Rotate patient every 2 hours - Reposition - Padding - PROM - Barrier cream - Keep dry - Move using a lifting device Nursing interventions to decrease risk of pressure injuries CD4 will be lower not less than 200 CD8 will be normal HIV labs CD4 will be less than 200 CD8 will be increased. AIDS labs - Prevents the virus from multiplying, ...

Dx? *fever*, *sore throat* +/- exudates, *posterior* cervical LAD, malaise, myalgias, general LAD, *splenomegaly*, hepatomegaly, petechial rash in 5% (especially if given ampicillin), sx's lasting for mos, transmission by saliva, seen in young adults; tx? supporting labs? dx: epstein-barr virus (infectious mononucleosis) aka HHV-4 tx: supportive (rest, analgesics, antipyretics), corticosteroids (only if airway obstruction from LAD, hemolytic anemia, or severe thrombocytopenia, avoid trauma...