Reflexes guide Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Med surg ATI|Solano Community College - NURSING nursing 1 • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column  Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client  If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care.  Teach the client signs ...

Revised NCLEX Study Guide 1. ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) 2. When in distress DO NOT ASSESS! Unless 2nd hand information is received. 3. Scenario • Expected outcome with Disease Process o Continue to monitor o Document finding • Unexpected finding with Disease Process o Nursing intervention that must make a difference o Call HCP 4. Mini Maslow’s 1) ABCs (& Pain unrelieved by meds) 2) Safety 3) Comfort (Pain) 4) Psychological 5) Socia...

NR509 Mid-Term Study Guide • Articular structures include joint capsule and articular cartilage, the synovium and synovial fluid, intra-articular ligaments and juxta-articular bone o Articular disease involves:  Swelling  Tenderness of the joint  Crepitus  Instability “locking”  Deformity  Limits active and passive range of motion due to stiffness or pain • Extra-articular structures include periarticular ligaments, tendons, bursae, muscle, fascia, bone, ...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY – FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE NEURO – TERMS TO KNOW CONSCIOUSNESS • The state of being aware, or perceiving physical facts or mental concepts; a state of general wakefulness and responsiveness to environment; a functioning sensorium. [L. conscio, to know, to be aware of] • totally aware of surrounding activities and incoming stimuli • oriented to time, place, and people • person can respond quickly and appropriately to questions, commands, or events. • Various...

NURS 6501 Midterm Exam Review Guide (Weeks 1-6) Cellular Processes and the Genetic Environment • Describe cellular processes and alterations within cellular processes  The eight specialized cellular functions are movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion, excretion, respiration, reproduction, and communication.  The chief functions of the nucleus are cell division and control of genetic information.  Importantly, the ER is responsible for protein folding and sen...

NR 340 Critical Care Exam 3 Guide Neuro Basics · Brain metabolism o Soul source of energy for the brain is glucose. Brain needs glucose to function. Brain cannot store it, but needs a constant supply. If glucose levels start to fall you will some changed. o Cerebral glucose < 70 mg/dL = confusion o Cerebral glucose < 20 mg/dL = damage · Cerebral blood flow · Autoregulation o Changes in pressure o Changes in CO2 ▪ Alters cerebral blood volume with change in blood vessel ...

NR509 Mid-Term Study Guide • Articular structures include joint capsule and articular cartilage, the synovium and synovial fluid, intra-articular ligaments and juxta-articular bone o Articular disease involves:  Swelling  Tenderness of the joint  Crepitus  Instability “locking”  Deformity  Limits active and passive range of motion due to stiffness or pain • Extra-articular structures include periarticular ligaments, tendons, bursae, muscle, fascia, bone, nerve and overl...

Med surg ATI|Solano Community College - NURSING nursing 1 • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column  Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client  If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care.  Teach the client signs ...

maternity study guide - LONG. Maternal History • Obtain and interpret information relevant to newborn health including: • Maternal medical, nutritional, prenatal, obstetric, and intrapartal history • Social/Family history • Results of maternal screening tests (e.g, Rh), rubella, hepatitis B and C, serology for syphilis, HIV, tuberculosis, illicit drugs, blood type, group B streptococcus, herpes simplex virus, gonorrhea, and chlamydia • Maternal medication use or substance use/...