Korotkoff - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which action would the nurse suggest when a client reports feeling faint and lightheaded upon rising to a standing position after a discectomy and fusion surgery? - Have the client sit on the edge of the bed so the nurse can hold the client upright. Which assessment after administration of diltiazem to a client with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and a heart rate of 170 beats/minute indicates that the medication was effective? - Heart rate of 98 beats/minute Within which period of time...

1 NURSING FUNDAMENTALS AND CLINICAL SKILLS/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE Korotkoff sounds - -First and last sounds you hear during manual BP. These indicate the systolic and diastolic readings. Airborne infections - -measles, varicella, tuberculosis Droplet infections - -Diphtheria, rubella, influenza, pertussis, mumps, mycoplasmal/ meningococcal pneumonia, scarlet fever, and sepsis Contact infections - -Major wound infections, respiratory infections (eg; RSV), ente...

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A 25-year old male presents for his annual exam. His BMI is 22.0, but he is concerned about his weight. What is the most appropriate response? A. Reassure the patient his weight is normal. B. Refer the patient to a nutritionist because he is anorexic. C. Provide the patient with information about weight loss because he is overweight. D. Refer the patient to a nutritionist because he is obese. Correct Answer A. Reassure the patient his weight is normal. Normal BMI range 18.5-24.5. In ...

Thermoregulation → relationship between heat production and heat loss Febrile → Has a fever Afebrile → does not have a fever Constant fever → the body temp fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal Remittent fever → a wide range of temperature fluctuations (more than 2˚C) in a 24 hour period of time, all of which are above normal (most common with a cold or influenza) Relapsing fever → short febrile periods of a few days are interspersed with periods of 1-2 d...

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A patient who reports for an initial appointment should be - asked to complete patient history and be told why the information is needed. Which of the following is not true regarding the patient record? - The patient record is property of the patient After patients review the HIPAA written policy, they sign a form that - acknowledges the patient's receipt of the privacy policy. The goal of obtaining medical history information from a dental patient is to ensure all of the following excep...

Antecubital Space - Answer-Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in front of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus). Arrhythmia - Answer-Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat. Blood Pressure - Answer-Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels. Brachial - Answer-Relating to the arm. Carotid - Answer-Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carry blood to the head. Depth - Answer-In respiration, the amount of air i...

PHARMACOLOGY NURS 251 MODULE 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS PORTAGE LEARNING 2023/2024 GRADED A+. 2 / 6 1. Blood pressure is: pressure exerted against the walls of blood vessels as bloodcirculates through the body. 2. Blood pressure is measured using an instrument called:sphygmomanome-ter, 3. the first sound heard when listening during BP: Korotkoff sound 4. The Korotkoff sound corresponds to the:systolic value (top number) of thepatient's blood pressure. 5. eventually the sou...

While measuring a patient's blood pressure, which set of Korotkoff sounds should be recorded as systolic and diastolic pressure? 1 Phase III/phase V 2 Phase I/phase V 3 Phase II/phase III 4 Phase I/phase IV correct answers 2 What should the nurse document as a normal finding when auscultating a toddler's chest for breath sounds? 1 Bronchovesicular breath sounds in the peripheral lung fields 2 Persistent peristaltic sounds with diminished breath sounds 3 Persistent fine crackle...