Htn crisis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medical-Surgical RN A Prophecy Relias Exam 2023 latest update 1.2 milligrams is equal to how many micrograms? - answer1200 mcg Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective drain function? - answerCompress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action? - answerDeflate the balloon, advan...

Exam 3: NUR201 / NUR 201 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: what can LPN's not do? Answer: they cannot do initial assessments, teach, or hang heparin Question: what does the silent killer mean? Answer: bc HTN is asymptomatic until severe, it causes end organ damage Question: if a patient is having a hypertensive crisis and they cannot move their arm/leg, what d...

What is a pericardial friction rub? Ans- often heard over the sternal border. The inflammation causes a grating, scraping or leather-rubbing sound Is pericarditis more common in adults or children? Ans- Adults What positions aggravate pericarditis? Ans- lying flat on the left side, coughing and deep inspiration How is pericardial pain relieved? Ans- NSAIDs because this type of pain is not related to ischemia How to characterize a HTN crisis? Ans- An uncontrolled rise in BP with end or...

What is a pericardial friction rub? - often heard over the sternal border. The inflammation causes a grating, scraping or leather-rubbing sound Is pericarditis more common in adults or children? - Adults What positions aggravate pericarditis? - lying flat on the left side, coughing and deep inspiration How is pericardial pain relieved? - NSAIDs because this type of pain is not related to ischemia How to characterize a HTN crisis? - An uncontrolled rise in BP with end organ damage. Di...

Final Exam: NR293 / NR 293 (Latest 2024/2025 Update) Pharmacology |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A-Chamberlain Q: Should a patient be administered opioids and benzodiazepines at the same time? If yes, what do you want to monitor the patient for? If not, why not? Answer: No they should not -can slow down the central nervous system; can lead to slow or difficulty breathing, coma, or death Q: Carbidopa-levodopa : Indications S/S of Parkinson's Ho...

1. A nurse is completing an admission assessment on an adolescent child who is a vegetarian. He eats milk products but does not like beans. Which of the following items should the nurse suggest the client order for lunch to provide nutrients most likely to be lacking in his diet? a. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich 2. A nurse is caring for a 1-month old infant who weighs 3540 g and is prescribed a dose of cephazolin 50mg/kg IV bolus TID. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? 3. A nur...

Exam 2: NSG 434/ NSG434 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family Complete Review| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: What is acute glomerulonephritis and its S/S? Answer: Inflammation of the glomeruli from a streptococcal illness -Weight gain -Mild proteinuria -Tea/soda colored pee -Abdominal pain -Fluid overload (HTN, edema, lung crackles, JVD) -Decreased urinary output -Signs of infection from streptococcal infection (high WBC ...

Exam 3: NUR201/ NUR 201 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical Surgical Nursing I | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: how should the patient be when assessing bp? Answer: pt should sit with legs uncrossed, feet on the floor, and back supported -bare patients arm and support it at heat level Q: what is the DASH diet? Answer: -low fat -low sodium -lean meats -whole grains -nuts -vegetable oil -unsaturated fats are better ...

NUR 242 Exam 4 Galen College Of Nursing - Question and answers correctly solved NUR 242 Exam 4 Malignant HTN - correct answer Extremely high BP >180/110 S/S of Malignant HTN - correct answer initially asymptomatic, headache upon awakening, blurred vision, dizziness, chest pain, difficult breathing, numbness in face and legs, tinnitus, flushed face, epistaxis HTN Crisis - correct answer acute and life threatening; accelerated HTN requires ER treatment because organ damage ca...

Normal BP - Answer Systolic <120 / Diastolic <80 Pre-HTN - Answer Systolic =120-139 / Diastolic=80-89 Stage 1 HTN - Answer Systolic=140-159 / Diastolic=90-99 Stage 2 HTN - Answer Systolic=>160 / Diastolic=>100 Malignant HTN - Answer Extremely high BP >180/110 S/S of Malignant HTN - Answer initially asymptomatic, headache upon awakening, blurred vision, dizziness, chest pain, difficult breathing, numbness in face and legs, tinnitus, flushed face, ep...