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Exam 4: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) - Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Review | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Question: As the NP working in the ED, you see a patient who fell several feet off a ladder striking his head. You initially examine the patient- what is the most crucial determination of his nervous system function? Answer: LOC using Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Question: A patient, who fell several feet off a ladder striking his head, is ...

Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) - Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: A patient was diagnosed as HIV positive several years ago. Which of the following blood tests is most clinically useful for determining the stage and severity of her disease? Answer: CD4+ cell counts Q: When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against antigens expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction occurs? (transfusions, trans...

Final Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Guide with Verified Answers- Chamberlain Q: Independent risk factor for dementia Answer: Depression therefore it is important to evaluate cognitive function when depression is suspected. Older clients may have associated memory loss, slowed processing, or impaired executive functioning. Q: Assessing Depression in Patients with Dementia ...

Exam 3: NUR257/ NUR 257 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Exam Review| 100% Correct| Grade A - Galen Q: Why do I need to regulate my blood glucose level? Answer: The brain cannot store glucose therefore it needs a constant supply Q: Hemoglobin A1C is an indicator of blood sugar levels over a 3 month period Answer: 7% A1C in labs would show the average of blood sugar average over a 3 month time period and how it is managed Q: At diabetes ...

Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Review| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: Attributes of a Symptoms Answer: ● Location ● Quality ● Quantity or severity ● Timing including: ● Onset ● Duration ● Frequency ● Modifying factors ● Associated Manifestations- other s/s that occur when he problem, symptom or pain occurs. Q: Mnemonic for characterizing the Chief complaint Answer: OLDCARTS ● Onset ● Location ● Duration...

Exam 3: NUR242/ NUR 242 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: The nurse is assessing a patient with a chest tube following a pneumonectomy. Which assessment finding requires intervention? A. Bandage around the posterior tube is loose. B. 2 cm of water is in the second chest tube chamber. C. The water in the water seal chamber rises and falls with inhalation/exhalation. D. Bubbling present in the ...

Exam 1: NUR209/ NUR 209 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical Surgical Nursing II| Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: A patient has the following risk factors for melanoma. Which risk factor should the nurse assign as the priority focus of patient teaching?a. The patient has multiple dysplastic nevi. b. The patient is fair-skinned and has blue eyes. c. The patient's mother died of a malignant melanoma. d. The patient uses a tanning booth throughou...

Psychiatric interview - the process by which psychiatric assessment is conducted -primary tasks • building a therapeutic alliance between the PMHNP & client • obtaining a database of psychiatric info about the client • establishing a dx • negotiating a tx plan Therapeutic Alliance - a feeling that you should create over the course of the diagnostic interview, a sense of rapport, trust, and warmth -most important goal of the interview process -the cooperative working relationship...

Exam 1: PRN1032/ PRN 1032 | Latest 2023/2024 Update Client-Centered Care I | Questions and Verified Answers | Rasmussen 1. Opening the gate allows the transmission of pain sensation, closing the gate blocks this transmission  Answer: Gate Control Theory 2. Difficulty in getting to sleep or staying asleep at night  Answer: Insomnia 3. A condition in which the person stops breathing for a brief period during sleep  Answer: Sleep Apnea 4. May continue for months ...

Test Bank for Practical Radiology: A Symptom-Based Approach, Edward C. Weber, Joel A. Vilensky, Alysa Fog, ISBN-13: 8328 Table of Contents 1. Modalities of Medical Imaging 2. Shoulder, Pelvis and Limbs 3. Spine and Spinal Cord 4. Brain 5. Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat(EENT) 6. Chest 7. Breast 8. Abdomen 9. Urinary Tract and Male Genital Tract 10. Female Pelvis Imaging 11. Imaging of Bone Disease and Endocrine Disorders 12. Clinical Practice Issues in Medical Imaging