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Sickle Cell Anemia: - Dx = Newborn Screening - Patient having extreme leg or abdominal pain = Give Morphine - Patient with pain and fever = Blood culture to test for infection - NO CURE, but possible bone marrow transplants - If a patient with sickle cell is in pain and has had pain med but still has a headache….CALL MD… patient could be having a stroke and needs a CT scan: on test - Management = KEEP HYDRATED and TREAT PAIN this exact answer option was on the test o No strenuous e...

A young client who has become a mother for the first time is anxious about her new parenting role. With the nurse's encouragement, she joins the new mothers' support group at the local YMCA. Which level of prevention does this activity reflect? - Primary Which action is the staff nurse's ethical obligation when the nurse manager comes to work obviously intoxicated? - Have the supervisor validate the observation. Relatives of the victims of a home invasion in which several family members wer...

Week #4: Assignment: Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Conditions of the Cardiovascular System 2 (NRNP 6550: Advanced Care of Adults in Acute Settings II) i-Human 198142 Alvin Stafford V6 PC Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II Note from 3 months ago (Provided by i-Human module) HPH: Yearly physical Mr. Stafford is a 63-year-old male with an 94 pack-year history of smoking and medical history of COPD here for his yearly physical. No new complaints noted. PHH: ...

NUR 265 Exam 3 Twelve hours after the client was initially burned, bowel sounds are absent in all four abdominal quadrants. Which is the nurse's best action? - Correct Answer -Document the findings Why? Decreased or absent peristalsis is an expected response during the emergent phase of burn injury as a result of neural and hormonal compensation to the stress of injury. No currently accepted intervention changes this response. It is not the highest priority of care at this Three days af...

NM 704 Exam 3 Module 6 questions with correct answers effectiveness *Heat & Cold* for reducing pain & increasing comfort in labor: Answer ● Heat applied where fetal head presses (lower back or abdomen) may decrease pain by causing increased circulation to affected tissue ● Cold application has a numbing effect ● Some find relief w/ cold if heat unsuccessful whereas some find alternating between heat & cold most comforting ● No specific studies for effectiveness ● Multiple contrai...

Test Bank Family Practice Guidelines 5th Edition Cash Glass Mullen Table of Contents Chapter 1. Health Maintenance Guidelines ...................................................................... 2 Chapter 2. Public Health Guidelines .............................................................................. 26 Chapter 3. Pain Management Guidelines ....................................................................... 50 Chapter 4. Dermatology Guidelines ......................................

WEEK 6 OLIVE CHANEY 2 YEAR OLD 2’10”(86CM) 28.0LB(12.7KG) CC: RASH GOOD QUESTIONS How can I help her today: rash since this morning has spread a lot. Does she have any other symptoms or concerns we should discuss On what part of her body did the rash start and where did it spread: Has she been having fevers: yes she has When did her fever start: 3 days ago Did she have any other problems two to four days before the rash started What treatments has she had for her rash? Does she have ...

AHN 548 Exam 1. All Questions and answers. VERIFIED. Congenital infections- essentials of dx and typical features - -can be acquired in utero, perinatally and postnatally -Can be asymptomatic in newborn period -clinical sx complexes include IUGR, chorioretinitis, cataracts, cholestatic jaundice, thrombocytopenia, skin rash and brain calcifications -Dx: PCR, antigen and antibody studies and culture CMV (Congenital) - -MOST COMMON TRANSMITTED IN UTERO Sx: hepatosplenomegaly, petechiae...

A nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The patient has an order to receive 30 mg enoxaparin (Lovenox). Which injection site should the nurse use to administer this medication safely? A. Buttock, upper outer quadrant B. Abdomen, anterior-lateral aspect C. Back of the arm, 2 inches away from a mole D. Anterolateral thigh, with no scar tissue nearby Correct Answer-B. Abdomen, anterior-lateral aspect Enoxaparin (Lovenox) is a low-molecular-weigh...

When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the nurse notes that the light is reflected at 2 o'clock in each eye. The clinician concludes that __________. correct answer: this is a test for strabismus there is no anomaly of ocular alignment A nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetric. The clinician concludes that this may be indicative of __________. correct answer: Pseudoproptosis Upward displacement of ocular globes Damage to cranial nerve VI ...