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epistaxis -- nosebleed - common in childhood, rarely is a result of underlying disease - risk factors: trauma, seasonal changes, URI, medications, rarely a result of underlying disease - nursing: keep child calm, head forward not backward, cotton tissue, ice iron deficiency anemia -- most common anemia - iron is needed to produce Hgb - risk factors: prematurity, cow's milk, malabsorption disorders, blood loss (often menorrhagia in adolescents), poor dietary intake

NUR 420 MATERNITY PREPU EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The nurse is teaching new parents about their newborn who was born with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The nurse determines the teaching session is successful when the parents correctly choose which explanation as being the cause of their newborn's condition? -Answer-The lungs are immature and deficient in surfactant. An infant born 10 minutes prior was brought into the nursery for an examination. The nurse notices the infant's li...

NUR 420 A Midterm Questions with 100% Correct Answers Mammograms are an example of which level of prevention - answerSecondary prevention Swim therapy for patients with disabilities is an example of which level of prevention? - answerTertiary Prevention A 25 year old female with no current health issue, is being taught proper nutritional needs at a public health clinic. This is an example of which level of prevention? - answerPrimary Prevention Public Health Health Public Health Nursin...

NURS 420 Exam #1 Questions and Answers | 100% Verified and Updated a wide QRS is defined as - Answer-greater than .12 sec Conduction system of the heart - Answer-SA node, AV node, bundle of His, r and l bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers What is the P wave of an ECG? - Answer-atrial depolarization What is the QRS complex of an ECG? - Answer-ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization What is the T wave of an ECG? - Answer-ventricular repolarization PR interval - Answer-delay ...

NURS 420 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass As a nurse on the code team, you are rushing to a pediatric code. In order to determine appropriate resuscitation for the child, the first thing you need is a. To put the child on the scale to get a weight b. Contact the parents to ask how much the child weighs c. Use the Broselow tap to estimate weight d. Get the hospital pediatrician to look at the child to estimate weight -Answer-c. Use the Broselow tap to estimate weight The pa...

N420 Med Surg III Quiz 2 with 100% Correct Answers 4 components of a pressure monitoring system - Answer--invasive catheter -transducer -flush system -bedside monitor Invasive catheter - Answer-attached to high pressure tubing which connects to the transducer Transducer - Answer-- converts the pressure coming from the artery or heart chamber into an electrical signal (waveform) - needs to be zeroed at least once a shift and when it is set up - must be at phlebostatic axis phlebostatic...