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alogia : decrease in thought, speech, & fluency anhedonia : inability to experience pleasure or happiness Avolition : lack of motivation greatest risk for MRSA : UTI and spinal cord injury- frequent antibiotics, increased risk for skin breakdown and MRSA colonization on the skin what age for dental prophylaxis? : 2-3 years- when most of deciduous teeth have erupted Why ambulate shortly after delivery? : increase peripheral vasomotor activity- decreases chance of blood clotting Loch...

The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is complaining about gaining so much weight after menopause and suggests that thyroid hormone replacement would help her lose weight and speed up her metabolism. What is the nurses best response? A) Inducing a state of hyperthyroidism would result in weight loss. B) People who are not hypothyroid should not take thyroid hormones. C) People who take thyroid hormones without cause will end up damaging their heart. D) The body compensates for th...

Peds - Chapter 24: Nursing Care of the Child With an Integumentary Disorder Exam Questions And Answers The nurse is teaching about skin care for atopic dermatitis. Which statement by the parent indicates that further teaching may be necessary? 1. "I will use Vaseline or Crisco to moisturize my child's skin." 2. "A hot bath will soothe my child's itching when it is severe." 3. "I will buy cotton rather than wool or synthetic clothing for my child." 4. "I will apply a small amou...

Final Exam: NSG 124 / NSG124 (NEW 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing Q: 4 types of Laxatives include: Answer: - bulk forming - surfactant - stimulant - osmotic Q: Bulk forming laxatives Answer: - type of laxative that swells in water to form a viscous solution - softens fecal mass - works similar to dietary fiber - must be taken with a full glass of water - Ex: psyllium (Metamucil) Q: Surfactant laxatives Answer: - ty...

AG-ACNP – Respiratory Questions and Answers Graded A+ 58 yo. M presents to ED with complaints of dry cough. CXR revealed generalized, inflamed film throughout. What is the most likely diagnosis? Pneumonitis What drug has been known to prevent nosocomial PNA? Sulcarafate (Carafate) - Mucosal Protective Agent What is an initial finding associated with a pulmonary embolism? Respiratory Alkalosis - secondary to increased RR and blowing off CO2 What is diagnostic of pulmonary HTN? 2D echo Your...

NHA Phlebotomy National Exam 2022-2023. 300 while transferring serum into an isolator tube, some blood splashes into your eyes. what must you do? you are conducting a streptococcal pharyngitis test on a patient. what transmission-based precaution should you take? you observe a glucometer reading of 250 mL/dL. you get a reading in the average range when you do a second test. what may have caused the first result? you are to perform a glucometer reading for a young adult while the...

Exam 1: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Fungal skin infections Answer: · Candidiasis- bright, beefy red rash treat with topical antifungal, · Dermatophytoses - the tineas (ringworm) · Onychomycosis treat with Terbinafine for 6-12 weeks (only 73-79% effective, educate patient. · Fungal infections survive on keratin, so considered superficial. · Pathogens: ...

- Temp/warmth - Low/High CBC - Increased HR - Low BP - Increased respiratory rate - Redness - Answer- Infection S/S - Rotate patient every 2 hours - Reposition - Padding - PROM - Barrier cream - Keep dry - Move using a lifting device - Answer- Nursing interventions to decrease risk of pressure injuries CD4 will be lower not less than 200 CD8 will be normal - Answer- HIV labs CD4 will be less than 200 CD8 will be increased. - Answer- AIDS labs - Prevents the virus from mu...

AANP 2022/2023 Complete Review 2-2 Study Guide for Brand New Questions Dermatology Descriptor words are the most words, do not focus on the location that will help you the most. Acne Rosacea “N95 Acne” • Acne around the nose and mouth, pimples are small and cause discoloration of the skin. • Treat with topical metronidazole gel, topical sulfa drugs. Scabies • mites, they burrows they will have a linear lesion, serfientine lesions, it is not an infection. Treat with Promethe...

CMN 572 UNIT 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS What is a carbuncle? How is it tx? - Answer-several boils that coalesce to form a large boil or abcess; tx with systemic abx How is non-MRSA nopurulent cellulitis tx? - Answer-dicloxacillin (cephalexin or clindamycin if allergic) How is MRSA cellulitis tx? - Answer-Bactrim, doxy or clindamycin When should cellulitis respond to tx? - Answer-within 48 hours How are bites tx? - Answer-Augmentin (Clindamycin plus fluoro if pcn al...