Nur 141 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What government entities are responsible for Nurse Practice Acts? a. State Nursing Commission b. State Legislatures c. State body of American Nurses Association d. ANA b. State Legislatures Which nurse opened the first birth control center? a. Mary Mahoney b. Linda Richards c. Lillian Ward d. Margaret Sanger d. Margaret Sanger What was instituted by the federal government to reduce the cost of health care? a. Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG's) b. Medicare c. Medicaid d. Obamacare a. DRG's An...

The family of a client with schizophrenia asks the nurse about the difference between conventional and atypical antipsychotic medications. The nurse's answer is based on which of the following? a. Atypical antipsychotics are newer medications but act in the same ways as conventional antipsychotics. b. Conventional antipsychotics are dopamine antagonists; atypical antipsychotics inhibit the reuptake of serotonin. c. Conventional antipsychotics have serious side effects; atypical antipsychotics h...

Respiration the mechanism the body uses to exchange gases between the atmosphere and the blood and the blood and the cells. It involves the movement of gases in and out of the lungs and the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and the red blood cells. Ventilation movement of air in and out of the lungs Diffusion Exchange of respiratory gases in the alveoli and capillaries; moves the respiratory gases from one area to another by concentration gradients Perfusion the abilit...

NUR 141 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.

What is the best way to recognize a hospitalized patient is on fall precautions? They are wearing a fall precaution arm band Advocacy can be described as: Supporting a client above all else What can a CNA do? Bath a client, vital signs, feeding pts, turning pts You accidentally give a client the wrong dose of a medicine what do you do next? Assess the client A client states that he knows all there is to know about having high cholesterol. What question is important to ask first? What do you ...

NUR 216 Final Exam Review General survey components A written summary of overall health Gather information from the first initial encounter with patient, make observations throughout assessment Done at first encounter What is included in the general survey components Physical appearance Body structure Mobility Behavior Vital signs First orientation to be lost Time Subjective data pt report symptoms Objective data Observed Precautions Use gloves in situations...

NUR 2755 MDC4 Final Exam Guide 2023/2024 Questions and Answers. 1. A 56-year-old client comes to the triage area with le8-sided chest pain, diaphoresis, and dizziness, with an oxygen satura>on of 88% on room air. What is the priority ac>on? A. No>fy the emergency department physician. B. Establish IV access. C. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula. D. Place the client on con>nuous electrocardiographic monitoring. 2. The nurse is evalua>ng pre-admission laboratory studies, in...

NUR 141 Pharmacology Final Key Concept for ALL Medications

nur 141 Moraine Valley Community College -NUR-141 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions when to preform handwashing - Answer-- before touching a patient - before a clean or aseptic procedure -after body fluid exposure risk -after touching a patient -after touching a patients surroundings - when hands are visibly soild - before eating -after restroom use - exposed to organisms such as c-diff or anthrax - after glove removal -when moving from contaminated body site to a clean area...

NUR 141 Pharmacology Final Key Concept for ALL Medications