C7 sci - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Solumedrol (methylprednisolone) A 19 year old man is admitted to the ED with a C6 SCI after a motorcycle crash. Which medication should the nurse anticipate that she will administer first? urinary catheterization Which intervention should the RN perform in the acute care of a pt with a autonomic dysreflexia? infarction & necrosis of the cord causes by edema, hemorrhage, & metabolites What causes an initial incomplete SCI to result in complete cord damage? teach the pt how to self catheterize ...

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative following a total thyroidectomy. Laboratory Results 0700: Sodium 143 mEq/L (136 to 145 mEq/L) Potassium 3.5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mEq/L) Chloride 104 mEq/L (98 to 106 mEq/L ) BUN 15 mg/dl (10 to 20 mg/dl) Magnesium 1.5 mEq/L (1.3 to 2.1 mEq/L ) Total calcium 8 mg/dL (9 to 10.5 mg/dL) Phosphate 4.6 mg/dL (3 to 4.5 mg/dL) Glucose 95 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL) WBC 9,500/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm3) Nurses' Notes 0700: Client ale...

RN Comprehensive Practice A 2019 NGN Exam Questions and Answers A nurse working on a med-surge floor receives a telephone call requesting the status of a client form an individual who identifies themself as the clients parent. Which action should the nurse take? -Answer-Ask the caller for verification of their identity. A nurse is caring for a client who has a fractured femur and has had a fiberglass leg cylinder cast for 24hr. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse i...

RN COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE PRACTICE 2023 B EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS[GRADED A+] REAL EXAM ]ACTUAL 100% A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child Physical Examination: 1510: Upon visual inspection, throat is inflamed, tonsils appear pink, reddened and epiglottis is edematous and cherry red in appearance. Skin appears pale. Stridor noted upon inspiration with diminished bilateral lung sounds. Nurse's Notes: 1500 Child accompanied to emergency department by careg...

Chamberlain NR 325 Exam 2, NR 325 Exam #2 2023 Which sided stroke has impaired speech/language aphasia; impaired right/left discrimination; slow performance/cautious,; depression/anxiety; impaired comprehension. - CORRECT ANSWERS Left-Sided Which sided stroke has spatial perception deficits; denying/minimizing; rapid performance/short attention; impulsiveness; impaired judgment; impaired time. - CORRECT ANSWERS Right-sided _____ are the confirming diagnostic studies for stroke. - COR...

RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2023 B| Complete Questions and Answers, 100% Correct With Rationales A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child Physical Examination: 1510: Upon visual inspection, throat is inflamed, tonsils appear pink, reddened and epiglottis is edematous and cherry red in appearance. Skin appears pale. Stridor noted upon inspiration with diminished bilateral lung sounds. Nurse's Notes: 1500 Child accompanied to emergency department by caregiver. Caregiver states chi...

A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child Physical Examination: 1510: Upon visual inspection, throat is inflamed, tonsils appear pink, reddened and epiglottis is edematous and cherry red in appearance. Skin appears pale. Stridor noted upon inspiration with diminished bilateral lung sounds. Nurse's Notes: 1500 Child accompanied to emergency department by caregiver. Caregiver states child has a sore throat and reports the child has "pain on swallowing" and denies cough. Child is ag...

Which patient below is at MOST risk for developing a condition called autonomic dysreflexia? A. A 24-year-old male patient with a traumatic brain injury. B. A 15-year-old female patient with a spinal cord injury at C7. C. A 35-year-old male patient with a spinal cord injury at L6. D. A 42-year-old male patient recovering from a hemorrhagic stroke. - B. Patients who are at MOST risk for developing autonomic dysreflexia are patients who've experienced a spinal cord injury at T6 or higher......

RESNA ATP EXAM STUDY GUIDE TERMS 2023. Numeric Code - ANSWER AAC coding technique in which a number stands for a word, phrase, or sentence. Communicate quickly with fewer keystrokes Abbreviation Expansion - ANSWER AAC device automatically expands the abbreviation into the expanded word. abd = abduction Coverage Vocabularies - ANSWER provide basic communication topics as well as concepts for people who cannot spell - words, symbols, or pictures Acceleration Vocabularies - ANSWER intended t...

Chamberlain NR 325 Exam 2, NR 325 Exam #2 Questions with Accurate Answers 2024 Which sided stroke has impaired speech/language aphasia; impaired right/left discrimination; slow performance/cautious,; depression/anxiety; impaired comprehension. Which sided stroke has spatial perception deficits; denying/minimizing; rapid performance/short attention; impulsiveness; impaired judgment; impaired time. _____ are the confirming diagnostic studies for stroke. _____ are the confirming laboratory stu...