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Exam 4: NUR257/ NUR 257 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: Skin Tears- commonly occur in who? Top causes are? •Classified by the Payne-Martin system (3) Answer: •those with thin, fragile skin •equipment injury, patient transfers, activities of daily living, and treatment and dressing removal •Category 1: a skin tear without tissue loss (0) •Category 2: a skin...

Origin: Chapter 1, 1 1. The nurse providing family-centered care in a hospital setting reflects on the focus of the health care provided in today's society. Which statement best describes the current definition of health? A) Health is described as 'an absence of disease.' B) Health is measured by monitoring mortality and morbidity of a group. C) Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. D) Technological gains made in health care are shared equally among all...

dental caries this is known as a transmissible bacterial infection that can be preventable, sometimes reversible, and not amenable to a course of antibiotics 1) streptococcus mutans 2) streptococcus Sobrinus 3) lactobacilli dental caries is caused by several groups of acid-producing bacteria known as? (3) acids dental carie bacteria metabolize dietary fermentable carbohydrates to produce? 5.5 the loss of minerals from the tooth surface occurs around a pH of _______ and below false- pH...

Of the deaths that occur during ground combat, about what percent die before reaching a medical treatment facility? correct answer: 90 percent Your unit is in ground combat. You see a soldier fall as though he has been shot. Your primary duty is to: correct answer: Continue firing at the enemy You are treating a casualty while under fire. Which of the following can you perform before moving the casualty to a place of safety? correct answer: Apply a tourniquet to control severe bleeding ...

NSG 123 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 4 (MODULES 8, 9, 10, 11) 2024 NEW MATERIAL GUIDE Delirium Definition - State of temporary acute mental confusion. Usually develops over a 2-3 day person. It is life-threatening & possibly preventable syndrome. Most frequent complication of hospitalization in older adults. Priority of safety and treating underlying cause. Delirium, often called acute confusional state, begins with disorientation and, if not recognized and treated, can progress to changes in...

NR601 Midterm Questions and Answers Already Passed What are the 3 primary physiological changes of aging? 1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems, esp. cardiac, resp, renal. 2. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust regulatory systems (i.e. temp control, fluid/lyte balance, etc.). 3. Impaired immunological function (infection risk is greater, autoimmune dz's more prevalent) What is the preferred amount of exercise for elderly? 30min/day 5 days/wk of moderate exercis...

Delirium Definition : State of temporary acute mental confusion. Usually develops over a 2-3 day person. It is life-threatening & possibly preventable syndrome. Most frequent complication of hospitalization in older adults. Priority of safety and treating underlying cause. Delirium, often called acute confusional state, begins with disorientation and, if not recognized and treated, can progress to changes in level of consciousness, irreversible brain damage, and sometimes death Demen...

Define COPD - Common and preventable, persistent airflow limitation usually progressive assoc. with enhanced chronic inflammatory response in airways and lungs to noxious particles/gas What may cause the airflow limitation? - Inflammation Fibrosis/plugs Increased airway resistance Alveolar attachment loss Elastic recoil decrease Name some risk factors associated with COPD. - Smoking Air polutants Asthma Chronic bronchitis Socioeconomic status Respiratory infections What factors ...

absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion - Answer-Pharmacokinetics involves absorption from the administration site either directly or indirectly in the blood plasma - AnswerPharmacokinetic absorption reversibly or irreversibly move from the bloodstream into the interstitial and intracellular fluid - Answer-Parmacokinetic distribution biotransformed via hepatic metabolism or by other tissue - Answer-Pharmacokinetics metabolism 1. highest bioavailability 2. places entire does into ve...

Pharmacokinetics - Answer-Involves ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination). Absorption: absorption from the administration site either directly or indirectly into the blood/plasma. Distribution: reversibly or irreversibly move from the bloodstream into the interstitial and intracellular fluid. Metabolism: bio-transformed via hepatic metabolism or by other tissues. Elimination: lastly, the drug & its metabolites are eliminated from the body The route of administration w...