Nurs115 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pericardial Effusion - accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity Cardiac Tamponade - slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the accumulation of fluid, pus, or blood in the pericardial sac Pericarditis - an acute inflammatory process of the pericardium, can be acute, chronic, or constructive Pericardium - membranous sac enclosing the heart Coronary Heart Disease - impaired coronary blood flow Impaired coronary blood flow can cause: - -angina -myocardial infarction or heart at...

Name all cations and anions correct answers Cations- Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, and Potassium Anions- Bicarbonate, Phosphate, Chloride Hint: Cations end in -ium and anions end in -e Name all intracellular and extracellular electrolytes correct answers Intracellular- Magnesium, Phosphate, Potassium Extracellular- Calcium, Sodium, Chloride, and Bicarbonate Hint: Maggie likes to have P(eas) sittin in her house Wouldn't it be nice to have a cold glass of milk (Ca) by the pool (Cl) or ...

• Gastrointestinal (GI) tract The body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids • Mouth and salivary glands Chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus • Esophagus Moves food to stomach by swallowing • Stomach Mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme • Liver Produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients • Gallbladder Stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the sma...

concepts in values - Map of decision making, learned behavior, value clarification, and value conflict. Map for decision making - right or wrong? Learned behaviors - family/school/religion/workplace Value clarification - pros and cons rating scale Value conflict - occurs when two or more VALUES are at odds Civil Law Definition - body of law that deals with relationships between private individuals (private law). can be subdivided into contract & tort law. Civil Law: Facts (tort) - -if f...

• Gastrointestinal (GI) tract The body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids • Mouth and salivary glands Chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus • Esophagus Moves food to stomach by swallowing • Stomach Mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme • Liver Produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients • Gallbladder Stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the sma...

During the communication process, "decoding" is: a. The selection of words by the sender b. The interpretation of the message by the receiver c. The method by which the message is given d. The way in which feedback is interpreted - b. the interpretation of the message by the receiver The nurse is teaching the client about his upcoming procedure and the client is very stressed. It would be most important for the nurse to: a. use humor first to decrease the client's stress level b. det...

A patient is presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient has a chronic productive cough with dyspnea on excretion. Arterial blood gases show a low oxygen level and high carbon dioxide level in the blood. On assessment, the patient has cyanosis in the lips and edema in the abdomen and legs. Based on your nursing knowledge and the patient's symptoms, you suspect the patient suffers from what type of COPD? A. Emphysema B. Pneumonia C. Chronic bronchitis D. Pneumotho...

gastrointestinal (GI) tract the body system responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and fluids mouth and salivary glands chew food, perceive taste, lubricate food with saliva and mucus esophagus moves food to stomach by swallowing stomach mixes food with digestive juices that break food into chyme liver produces bite to aid in digestion of food and absorption of nutrients gallbladder stores, concentrates, and later releases bile into the small intestinepancreas secr...

Mildred Montag - Founded ADN education 1952 Lillian Wald - Founded the Henry st. Settlement and public health nursing. Hildegard Peplau - Pioneer in nursing theory Mary Mahoney - First black trained nurse Mary Breckinridge - Nurse midwife who founded the Frontier Nursing Service Clara Barton - Who founded the American Red Cross Mary Ann Bickerdyke - A civil war lay nurse who rallied the soldiers, cleaning up the camps and soldiers. Dorothea Dix - An avid reformer or care of the mentally ...

During the communication process, "decoding" is: a. The selection of words by the sender b. The interpretation of the message by the receiver c. The method by which the message is given d. The way in which feedback is interpreted - b. the interpretation of the message by the receiver The nurse is teaching the client about his upcoming procedure and the client is very stressed. It would be most important for the nurse to: a. use humor first to decrease the client's stress level ...