Decerbrate response - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURSING 214 Medical-Surgical Nursing 1 Med-surgical Nursing N214 Test 2 Questions & Answers Mod 4 Glascow coma scale is an neurological assessment tool nurses use. It has three categories. Name them? Ans - *eye opening *verbal response *motor response Mod 4 The glascow coma scale provides an easy way to describe a patient baseline mental status and to help detect and interpret changes from baseline findings. To use the scale test the patients ability to respond to verbal, motor and ...

2 hrs post-op following an ileal conduit procedure bladder cancer Dusky-colored stoma Administering an INJ to a client even after the client states, "I don't want that injection. The last time I got that I was sore for a week." Admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit. Which of the follow- ing actions should the nurse first take? Adolescent client who has no previous history of a seizure disor- der and is admitted after having a 3-min tonic-clonic seizure 2 wks after sustaining a...

HESI Med-Surg II (Review for Exit exam 1) risk factors for surgery - correct answers -age: old & young -nutrition: obese & malnourished -fluid & electrolyte status: dehydration & hypovolemia -general health: infections or pathology what general health condition would be a reason to delay surgery? - correct answers current upper respiratory infection what medications can increase surgical risks? - correct answers -anticoagulants -tranquilizers (hypotension) -heroin (CNS depr...

NEW VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 A (Questions and answers) A nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic encephalopathy that is being treated with lactulose. The client is experiencing excessive stools. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? Correct Answer: Hypokalemia A nurse is caring for a client who has emphysema and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The client appears anxious and restless, and the high-pre...

VATI Quizlets /COMPLETED VATI Greenlight STUDY SET 1 COMPLETED VATI Greenlight STUDY SET A nurse is caring for a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse? The infusion pump for administering contimuous feeding is turned off. A nurse is assessing a client who has a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L. Which of the following findings...

A nurse is caring for a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse? - ANSWER The infusion pump for administering contimuous feeding is turned off. A nurse is assessing a client who has a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER Hypotension A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a...

VATI Greenlight 2 hrs post-op following an ileal conduit procedure bladder cancer ANS: Dusky-colored stoma Administering an INJ to a client even after the client states, "I don't want that injection. The last time I got that I was sore for a week." ANS: Battery Admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse first take? ANS: Observe the client's level of mobility Adolescent client who has no previous history of a seizure disorde...

A nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic encephalopathy that is being treated with lactulose. The client is experiencing excessive stools. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? Hypokalemia A nurse is caring for a client who has emphysema and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The client appears anxious and restless, and the high-pressure alarm is sounding. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Instruct the client to allow the mach...