Obtunded - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

7. Following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) a client is discharged from the hospital with an indwelling urinary catheter. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching plan? A. Eliminate all spicy foods from your diet. B. Drink 3 liters of water each day C. Clamp the catheter when taking a shower. D. Avoid driving a car for 2 weeks. ANSWERE: B 8. On the first postoperative day, the nurse finds an older male client disoriented ...

Acid/Base Balance (Start times: 30:00) In order to solve acid-base disorders, it is important to know the normal values for pH, CO2 and HCO3 (bicarbonate), which are shown below • pH 7.35 to 7.45 • CO2 35 to 45 • HCO3 22 to 26 The first value to look at in an acid-base disorder is the pH • If pH is <7.35, the acid-base imbalance is acidotic • If pH is <7.45, the acid-base imbalance is alkalotic Now, to determine if the imbalance is metabolic or respiratory, determin...

Exam 2: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Describe the subjective and objective data that should be assessed in a patient who presents with a problem related to the neurologic system. (Headache, Head injury, dizziness/vertigo etc) Answer: Subjective: headache head injury dizziness/vertigo seizures tremors weakness incoordination numbness or tingling difficulty swallo...

Name the bones of the skull - Parietal x 2, Frontal, Sphenoid, ethmoid, Occipital, temporal x 2 What injury would cause Racoon eyes? - Basal skull fx, Frontal fx What are signs of a basal skull fx? - Frontal - racoon eyes, Middle Fossa - CSF leak, Posterior - battle signs What are diffuse intracranial Injuries? - Concussion, shear injury, DAI, Anoxic brain injury What are focal intracranial Injuries - Contusion, Epidural, Subdural, Intraparenchymal - Focal meaning in one place. What sympt...

What is suggested when touch and position sense are normal or only slightly impaired, and there is a disproportionate decrease in, or loss of, discriminative sensations? - ANSWER suggests disease of the sensory cortex. Stereognosis, number identification, and two-point discrimination are impaired in? - ANSWER posterior column disease. What does primary headaches include? - ANSWER migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Where does secondary headaches arise? - ANSWER secon...

ATI CMS EXAM REVIEW- MENTAL HEALTH UPDATED 2024 TEST BANK. LOC - ALERT (Correct Answer) - patient is responsive opens eyes spontaneously answers questions appropriately LOC - LETHARGIC (Correct Answer) - patient can open eyes and respond to questions falls asleep easily LOC - OBTUNDED (Correct Answer) - patient responds to light shaking is confused slow to respond LOC - STUPOROUS (Correct Answer) - patient barely responds to painful stimuli *example* rubbing sternum ATI CMS EX...

Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Ans: Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory Ans: Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers event or memories that occurred months to...

What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANSWER-Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - ANSWER-Cardiac tamponade; obstructive shock If a pt ...

NR 509 Midterm Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - Correct Answers Cauda equina syndrome Presentation of retinal detachment - Correct Answers If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless, Obtunded - Correct Answers patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are decreased. Cranial nerve for lateral gaze - Correct Answers CN6: Abducens Adul...

NUR 634 TEST 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Attention - -Ability to focus or concentrate Obtunded - -You must shake a patient to get a response stuporous - -the patient is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - -the patient is completely unarousable Memory - -The process of recording and retrieving information Perceptions - -Awareness of the objects in the environment to the five senses and their interrelationships Thought process - -The logic, cohe...