Nr545 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 545 Exam 2 Reviewed Study Guide Exam questions can be drawn from readings, discussion content and also course lectures and activities Week 4 – Respiratory Review the complete respiratory exam in your physical assessment text if you need to assess this knowledge. Include exam findings such as lung sounds and percussion findings for each of the respiratory diagnoses we discussed this week COPD- (study tip- review the discussion board for additional information); Subjective findings; obje...

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Children-respiratory - Answer--barrel chest for infants is normal -Change from intrauterine to extrauterine breathing; use of abdominal muscles for breathing during infancy & early childhood. -2nd and 3rd hand smoke is leading cause of asthma in children Signs of respiratory or cardiac disorder for Infants - Answer--cyanotic -lethargic -poor suck -weak cry pregnancy-respiratory - Answer--more likely to be out of breath from baby pushing organs around and being unable to expand fully ...

When caring for a client who has a draining abdominal wound that has become infected, what should the nurse implement? 1) Contact Precautions 2) Droplet Precautions 3) Standard Precautions 4) Airborne Precautions - Answer-Contact Precautions A client living with AIDS develops oral hairy leukoplakia an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. How would the student nurse explains the client's leukoplakia 1) It's a systemic infection 2) It's a primary infection 3) It's a nosoco...

What is CAD ? - Answer-coronary artery disease What causes coronary heart disease? - Answer-build up of plaque made by cholesterol in the arteries How do you diagnose CAD ? - Answer-EKG Echo Stress test Chest xray Angiogram What is ischemia? - Answer-lack of blood flow ischemia is also called ? - Answer-Coronary artery disease what are the assessment findings for ischemia ? - Answer-Pain or discomfort in upper body Angina Cold sweat Feeling full , indigestion Nausea Di...

Lithium - Answer Action: alters cation transport in the nerve and muscle indication: euphoric mania, rapid cycling, maintenance therapy CKD, AE: GI effects, tremor, polyuria Pearls: monitor plasma levels, reduce dose w/renal failure, use caution w/ concurrent diuretics, use to protect against suicide Lamotrigine (Lamictal) - Answer Action: affects sodium channel ion transport and enhances the effect of GABA indications: maintenance, monotherapy for bipolar disorder AE: benign rash, G...

What is metabolic absorption? - Answer-The process of moving nutrients from the intestines into the blood stream. What uses oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms in an oxidative reaction? - Answer-Peroxiomes During cell injury what is released that is capable of cellular autodigestion? - Answer-digestive enzymes from lysosomes Cellular Injury Chpt. 2 Power Point A nurse knows that free radicals may be produced by - Answer-metabolism of exogenous chemicals or drugs Where is the genetic inf...

TEST 2 NR/56 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

- Answer- Allergic conjunctivitis: - Answer-Ige mediated disease in response to triggers. Common triggers can be seasonal such as grass, pollens, and mold. Persistent allergic triggers include dust mites and animal dander. Bilateral, itchy red eyes with rope like discharge and clear nasal discharge Bilateral injected conjunctiva, clear discharge Treatment based on identification and limiting exposure to allergen. Medications include cromolyn ophthalmic drops, oral antihistamines, antihist...

Metabolic Absorption - Answer-One of the eight chief cellular functions - cells taking in and using nutrients and other substances from their surroundings- Perixisomes - Answer-microbodies which are membrane-bound organelles that contain several oxidative enzymes- Contain enzymes that use oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative reaction that produces hydrogen peroxide Lysosomes - Answer-released during cell injury and is capable of cellular autodigestion-- ...