Hyperalimentation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CMN 548 Module 2 Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing Questions and Answers All Correct Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - Answer- Diagnostic imaging technique using a superconducting magnet and RF signals to construct detailed body images without ionizing radiation Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) - Answer- MRI type providing images of major blood vessels in 2D and 3D representations Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) - Answer- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrography evaluating t...

Parenteral Nutrition - correct answer Hyperalimentation IV feedings (intra venous) Enteral nutrition - correct answer Tube feedings Alimentation feedings Gut feedings Nutrition support teams - correct answer Physicians - GI doctor, ICU physicians, "hospitalists" Pharmacists - IV compatibilities, electrolytes Nurses - Lines clean, not get septic, teaching pts to go home on these, managing equipment Dietitians - dictate how much is needed (cal, pro, fat, cho), limits; needs mon...

NR511 Midterm Questions and Answers Rated A+ Appendicitis -Risk: 10-30yo, men, low fiber, high fat/sugar/carb diet -S: Mild to severe colicky epigastric or periumbilical pain, but in 24 hours, moves to RLQ and exacerbated by walking or coughing.May radiate to testicles. maybe vomiting, sensation of constipation, but diarrhea present. low grade temp. chills & sudden cessation of pain=perforation -O: HTN/Tachy, flex R knee up to relieve pain when recumbent, guarding, rebound tenderness. -Dx: + Rov...

___________________ is the most common cause of infant death. - ️️SUID ____________________________ injury is the most common cause of trauma in children. - ️️Head injury A concern with children who depends on hyperalimentation, is if their catheter clogs their __________________________ could drop. - ️️BLood Glucose A Mature Minor is? - ️️In most States, older than 14 years of age and have formally been declared adults by the Court. Additionally patient cannot be on a psychia...

Appendicitis - Answer--Risk: 10-30yo, men, low fiber, high fat/sugar/carb diet -S: Mild to severe colicky epigastric or periumbilical pain, but in 24 hours, moves to RLQ and exacerbated by walking or coughing. May radiate to testicles. maybe vomiting, sensation of constipation, but diarrhea present. low grade temp. chills & sudden cessation of pain=perforation -O: HTN/Tachy, flex R knee up to relieve pain when recumbent, guarding, rebound tenderness. -Dx: + Rovsing, Psoas, Obturator, McBurne...

describe the Glasgow Coma Scale. - LOC assessment based on a score of 3-15, with scores less than 7 indicative of coma List four nursing diagnosis for the comatose client in order of priority (remember Maslow's hierarchy of needs to help determine priorities) - Ineffective breathing pattern, ineffective airway clearance, impaired gas exchange, and decreased cardiac output State 4 independent nursing interventions to maintain adequate respiration, airway, and oxygenation in the unconscious...

TPN aka  Hyperalimentation Indications for TPN  used to meet nutritional needs for pts who can't ingest, absorb, or digest essential nutrients via the GI tract TPN Nutrient Components  amino acids, glucose, fat emulsion, vitamins, electrolytes, minerals, trace elements, water, glucose concentration (10% for adults, 15-25% depending on condition of pt) Infusion Considerations  if glucose concentration > 10%, administered via central or PICC line; TPN infusions admin...

ATI NCLEX LIVE REVIEW SHEET STOP - correct answer S= Story: Issue & Client T= Think: Stem, Type, & Key Words O= Options: Consider Choices P= Pick: Correct Answer (& Stick to it!!) Multiple Response (SATA) - correct answer STOP--- > or = 2 correct answers (NEVER all)--- True/False--- In all areas of test plan & across all difficulty levels--- NO partial credit TPN- Hyperalimentation: 1. TPN is a/an __________________ solution (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic). 2. TPN may be giv...

1. The initial, psychosocial assessment of a patient with metastatic cancer, refractory to treatment, includes: a discussion of hospice care. a review of critical life incidents. the family's readiness to learn about the dying process. the patient's preference for quality versus quantity of life. - Answer- the patient's preference for quality versus quantity of life. 2. An adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist evaluates a patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...

What is nutrition support?  An alternate means of providing nutrients to people who cannot eat any or enough food  When is it needed?  Illness resulting in inability to take in adequate nutrients by mouth  Illness or surgery that results in malfunctioning gastrointestinal tract  Two types:  Enteral nutrition  Parenteral nutrition Indications for Enteral Nutrition  Malnourished patient expected to be unable to eat adequately for > 5-7 days  A...