Peripheral edema - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Exams A and B 2023 A+ l Please do not mark on this exam. Record the best answer on the separate answer sheet. 1. Which type of atrioventricular block best describes this rhythm? A. First-degree B. Second-degree type I C. Second-degree type II D. Third-degree 2. Your patient is in cardiac arrest and has been intubated. To assess CPR quality, which should you do? A. Monitor the patient’s PETCO2 B. Obtain a 12-lead ECG C. Chec...

Final Exam: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Bite Priority Answer: Human bite: know what to do first with a human bite! Animal: rabies prophylaxis Snakebite: lie down, removing constrictive items, providing warmth, cleansing the wound, covering the wound with a light sterile dressing, and immobilizing the injured body part below the level of the heart. CABs (Circulati...

Exam 3: NSG 121 / NSG121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: T/F: During increase activity an elderly person is likely to experience elevated heart rate, bounding pulse, and shortness of breath Answer: False The heart has a decreased response to the sympathetic system so none of these things will occur. What you can see is an increase in systolic blood pressure but that's related to stiffening of the arteria...

Exam 3: NSG121 / NSG 121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: List 3 ways blood flow is regular through the venous system Answer: 1. Valves in the veins 2. Skeletal muscles contraction 3. Respirations Q: Conduction system of the heart: Answer: 1. SA Node 2. Atria Contract 3. Bundle of His 4. Bundle Branches 5. Purkinje Fibers 6. Ventricles Contract Q: What 3 things drain into the left lymphatic duct? Answ...

Exam 2: NSG3250 / NSG 3250 (2024 / 2025 Update) Adult Health I | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A Q: varicella zoster virus follows a dermatome. Q: risk factors of herpes zoster Answer: advanced age, previous varicella exposure, and immunosuppression. Q: areas typically affected by herpes zoster Answer: chest, back, face. Q: symptoms of herpes zoster Answer: severe pain, bands of vesicles, malaise, fever and itching. Q: what are the herpes zoster phase...

WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What are symptoms of left sided heart failure? Think PULMONARY. JVD, FVO, rails, S3 murmurs. Number one cause of right sided heart failure! Q: What are symptoms of right sided heart failure? Answer: Think peripheral vascular. Lower extremity edema, abdominal distension. Q: What is the gold standard lab tes...

Exam 3: NSG3160/ NSG 3160 | Health Assessment | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade (2024/ 2025 Update) - Galen QUESTION How to assess for lymphatic obstruction Answer: Unilateral hard non pitting edema QUESTION What may cause a prolonged capillary refill Answer: Cig smoking Vasoconstriction Cold room Meds QUESTION Galen What does a peripheral pulse sound like on a Doppler Answer: Swishing whooshing QUESTI...

Exam 2: NSG533 / NSG 533 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: NSAID use Nonselective COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors (COX-2 does anti-inflammation) Precaution: GI issues, renal toxicity, antiplatelet effect No NSAID is better than others- but vary from patient to patient Best for: RA, menstrual cramps, postsurgical pain, bony metastasis Flat-dose curve response: higher doses aren't more effective than moderate doses b...

Exam 2: NR293/ NR 293 (2023/ 2024 Latest) Pharmacology for Nursing Practice Exam| 100% Correct Questions and Verified Answers -Chamberlain QUESTION Which labs do you monitor when taking warfarin? Answer: Hemoglobin, platelets, PT, and INR. QUESTION What is the antidote of warfarin? Answer: Vitamin K QUESTION When should you stop taking warfarin? Answer: If dental procedure, stop taking before/check with provider for alternatives. QUESTION Which class...

Minimum urine output? - 0.5ml/kg/hr How to calculate MAP? - Double diastolic + systolic / 3 Below 65 (or 70 in a healthy person) means the organs are not being properly perfused. This is a critical situation. Used to identify hypotension Nursing intervention for monitoring fluid volume - MAP I&Os Daily weights Lab data for monitoring fluid volume - Sodium, BUN, Hct signs/symptoms of fluid overload - Crackles, edema, hyponatremia (dilutional), bounding pulse, elevated BP/ MAP At risk f...