BSN 205 (BSN205)

Which of the following patients would require follow-up? A. A newborn with a RR of 40 breaths per minute B. A child with a RR of 20 breaths per minute C. An adolescent with a RR of 16 breaths per minute. D. An adult with a RR of 10 breaths per minute. correct answer: D Normal RR for a newborn correct answer: 30 to 60 breaths per minute Normal RR for a child correct answer: 20 breaths per minute Normal RR for a teenager correct answer: 16 to 20 breaths per minutte Normal RR fo...

Which description correctly identifies a health care-associated infection (HAI)? correct answer: fection was not present at the time of admission. What is the order for chain of infection? correct answer: Transmission, Portal of Entry, Host Susceptibility, Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit A patient was recently transferred from the intensive care unit to a room on the surgical floor, where she has received numerous visitors. One visitor was coughing during her visit with the p...

Identify which of the following wounds would heal by secondary intention. correct answer: An open surgical wound requiring packing A full-thickness burn A pressure injury Which of the following are examples of a chronic wound? correct answer: A peripheral vascular venous stasis injury A pressure injury A wound that has healed by primary intention will have more scar formation than a wound that has healed by secondary intention. correct answer: False, Wounds that heal by secondary int...

Ventilation is the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide at the cellular level. correct answer: False, this is diffusion A severely anemic patient may experience tachypnea during routine daily activities. correct answer: True, Reduced hemoglobin levels result in reduced oxygen-carrying capacity that leads to decreased oxygen saturation. The body compensates by increasing the respiratory rate. Inadequate tissue oxygen with adequate blood supply is called hypoxia. correct answer: True, Hy...

The bladder normally holds as much as ________ mL of urine. correct answer: 600 The urge to urinate can be sensed when the bladder contains ________ mL in an adult. correct answer: 150-200 ________ technique is used to insert a urinary catheter. correct answer: Sterile The ________ is the functional unit of the kidney that forms the urine. correct answer: nephron Minimum average hourly urine output is ________ mL. correct answer: 30 An 11-month-old lacks voluntary control of ...

The upper gastrointestinal system includes the small intestine and the transverse colon. correct answer: False, This describes the components of the lower gastrointestinal system. Altered bowel elimination could indicate a health problem outside of the gastrointestinal system. correct answer: True, Bowel elimination can be affected by other body systems. The mouth is considered part of the gastrointestinal tract. correct answer: true, The mouth is part of the upper gastrointestinal trac...

Which nursing action reduces the risk of falling as a patient is getting into or out of a bathtub? correct answer: Place a skidproof disposable bath mat in front of the tub. A patient with left-sided muscle weakness is prescribed a bath every other day. Which precaution would help the nurse reduce this patient's risk of falling? correct answer: Decline the patient's request to add scented oil to the bathwater. The nurse has just helped a patient into the bathtub. Before leaving the bat...

Identify which of the following wounds would heal by secondary intention. correct answer: An open surgical wound requiring packing A full-thickness burn A pressure injury Which of the following are examples of a chronic wound? correct answer: A peripheral vascular venous stasis injury A pressure injury A wound that has healed by primary intention will have more scar formation than a wound that has healed by secondary intention. correct answer: False, Wounds that heal by secondary int...

An 80-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis is being admitted for a procedure where injections will be placed in her back to relieve pain. She reports having fallen less than 1 year ago on icy steps to her house. She is alert and oriented and occasionally uses a cane. She has never smoked, but takes an antihypertensive medication for her blood pressure. Is this patient at risk for a fall? correct answer: Yes A 48-year-old patient is being admitted for surgery. He is alert and oriented a...

acute wound healing implications correct answer: Easily cleaned and repair wound edges clean an intact Chronic wound healing implications correct answer: Exposure to pressure, friction, and moisture impairs healing. Factors that decrease hemoglobin level. correct answer: Smoking underlying cardio pulmonary conditions. Tissue tissue repair is negatively influenced by hematocrit value below and hemoglobin level below. correct answer: 33%/ 10g/100ml Patients with obesity are at incr...