Episodic acute stress Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a pericardial friction rub? - often heard over the sternal border. The inflammation causes a grating, scraping or leather-rubbing sound Is pericarditis more common in adults or children? - Adults What positions aggravate pericarditis? - lying flat on the left side, coughing and deep inspiration How is pericardial pain relieved? - NSAIDs because this type of pain is not related to ischemia How to characterize a HTN crisis? - An uncontrolled rise in BP with end organ damage. Di...

Normal PR segment length 0.12 - 0.2 sec 3 - 5 small boxes Normal QRS interval 0.06 - 0.1 sec 1 - 3 small boxes Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Normal P amplitude & duration < 0.12 sec (3 small boxes) < 0.25 mV (2.5 small boxes) causes of arrhythmias HISDEBS: hypoxia, ischemia/irritability, SNS, drugs, electrolytes, bradycardia, stretch (hypertrophy/enlargement) symptoms...

NUR 325 Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding stress? a. Stress can be an internal or external event b. Stress is experienced by the individual that is perceived and appraised for c. Stress is objective d. Stress can be a demand of life - ️️ C (Stress is subjective. Not everyone feels stress the same way. One thing that may be stressful to you may not be stressful to someone else.) Which of the following defin...

What are 2 sources of stress? - Physiological Psychological Physiological stress is caused by - A disease/physiological process Examples of physiological stress - Cancer COPD Dementia Injury Heart attack Acute/chronic pain Psychological stress is caused by - your environment (anything outside of your body) Examples of psychological stress - Fiances Relationships Birth Death Marriage/divorce Moving Parenting Work What are 3 types of stress? - Acute, Chronic, Episodic Acute Stre...

GPSTC Stress Test with Complete Solutions Graded A Positive Stress (eustress) - Answer-stress that is necessary and essential for making life enjoyable. Negative Stress - Answer-(Distress) places a demand on a person's psychological & physiological systems. 4 Categories of Stress - Answer-1. Acute 2. Episodic Acute 3. Chronic 4. Critical Incident Acute Stress - Answer-The most common form. It comes from demands & pressures of the recent past & anticipated near future. Short term. ...

A 6-second rhythm strip has [____] big boxes. - 30 A patient has recently started taking oral digoxin (Lanoxin) in addition to furosemide (Lasix) and captopril (Capoten) for control of heart failure. Which assessment finding by the home health nurse is most important to communicate to the health care provider? a. Presence of 1 to 2+ edema in the feet and ankles b. Liver is palpable 2 cm below the ribs on the right side. c. Serum potassium level is 3.0 mEq/L after 1 week of therapy d. Weig...

Maryville NURS 620 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers 2023/2024 (Verified). Risk factors for hypertension correct answers 1. age & sex- women older than 55 & men older than 45 2.Obesity 3.Excessive dietary intake of salt ette smoking ic alcohol consumption 6.Family history of high blood pressure and/or cardiovascular disease 7.African American race 8.Stress 9.Sedentary lifestyle Blood pressure goals for JNC8 correct answers Healthy patients over 60 years of age is okay if it is bel...

GPSTC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED Stress The way in which a person reacts to environmental stimuli alarm, resistance, exhaustion 3 stages of stress reaction internal stressors Poor supervision, lack of career development, inadequate reward reinforcement system, offensive department policy, poor equipment, inadequate resources, and inconsistent discipline External stressors Public and media Stressors inherit to communications Role of conflict, adverse work...

Nursing Pharmacology Opioidsanalgesic - correct answer drugs that relieve pain without loss of consciousness breakthrough pain - correct answer episodic bursts of intense pain that "breaks through" the pain control of the medication regime ceiling effect is - correct answer a phenomenon of certain drugs that limits the ability to produce a further effect above medication regime endorphins - correct answer peptides that interact with receptors to inhibit perception and transmission of ...

AGACNP Exam Review with 100% correct answers Tx of infectious Post-op fever - answer#1 Supportive fluid therapy and APAP #2 Treat underlying source #3 Gram stain and C & S all invasive lines or catheters as indicated. What is the best intervention for fever of unknown origin? - answerNothing until the diagnosis is confirmed. Major syndromes causing fever - S/S of each and TX - answerSerotonin syndrome - SSRI use, clonus, hyperreflexia, ataxia, mental status changes, restlessness, confusi...