What are korotkoff sounds Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary refill time longer than two seconds? Malignant melanoma. Inflammatory bowel disease. Peripheral vascular disease. Multiple sclerosis. - ANSWER Peripheral vascular disease Which of the following is incorrect about pain in the older adult? Opioids are often the drug of choice. Older patients may have more than one source of pain. There is a greater likelihood of having developed a pathological condition accompanied by p...

How can you estimate a client's tidal volume? - ANS Tidal volume can be estimated by observing the depth of the client's respirations. What is the range of normal for an adult's respiratory rate? - ANS A rate of 12 to 20 breaths per minute is normal for adults Besides the rate, what other characteristics of a client's respirations should you observe? - ANS Depth, rhythm, effort, breath sounds, and chest movement should be observed in addition to rate. W...

IRENE GOLD PART 3 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What is the most common reaction to an allergy Correct Answer: itchy skin What is pinpoint pain in the abdomen most likely caused by? Correct Answer: ulcer what is pinpoint pain in the joint most likely? Correct Answer: bursitis What is the normal range for temperature? Correct Answer: 96-99.5 What is the normal pulse rate for men? women? children? newborn? elderly? Correct Answer: Men: 72 Women: 8...

NR 302 Health Assessment I NR 302 Week 2 Practice Quiz (Exam 1 Review Content) 1. Question: After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has … that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. What type of assessment data is this? 2. Question: A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, nauseous, and “feels hot.” What type of assessment data is this? 3. Question: The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which s...

What is included in the chain of infection? - Answer-infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host What is an example of infectious agents? - Answer-Clostridium difficile, staphylococcus aureus What is an example of a reservoir - Answer-Table and bed What's an example of portal of exit? - Answer-Wound drainage, gi tract What's an example of portal entry - Answer-Mouth, nose a person likely to get an infection or disease, usually beca...

Health Assessment 2 (NR 304) Exam 1 Study Guide 2024 Aneurysm -Answer-Bulging or dilation caused by a weakness in the wall of an artery. Can sometimes be detected by a characteristic bruit over the artery. Arterial Insufficiency -Answer-Inadequate circulation in the arterial system due to the buildup of fatty plaque or calcification of the arterial wall, resulting in diminished pulses. Ausculatory Gap -Answer-Period of diminished or absent Korotkoff sounds during the manual measurement of...

BPI Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is an average normal blood pressure reading for a child 6-9 years of age - Answer- 90/55 Hypothermia is defined as a body temperature below 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or _____ degrees Celsius - Answer- 35 _____ is a procedural error that may cause an error in a blood pressure reading - Answer- failure to locate the brachial pulse A rectal thermometer is advisable for taking the temperature of - Answer- unconscious patients All of the fo...

NUR2459 / NUR 2459 Final Exam 2023/2024 (2 NEW VERSIONS) Mental & Behavioral Health Nursing - Questions and Answers. 1. The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey? Observing the patient’s body stature and nutritional status 2. When measuring a patient’s weight, the nurse is aware of which of these guidelines? Attempts should be made to weigh the patient at approximately the same time of day, if a sequence of weights is necessary. 3. A...

Midterm Exam: NR 509 / NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Exam Review | Weeks 1-4 Covered| Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Update) Q: A first-semester physician assistant student reports to his supervisor that he has trouble determining the diastolic blood pressure. On manual blood pressure, which of the following provides the best estimate of the true diastolic blood pressure? Answer: a. The point at which Korotkoff sounds first muffle after systolic blood pressure is discerne...

communication barriers - false reassurance/ reassurance, unwanted advice, developmental, language, distancing, professional jargon, leading-biased questions A in DAR means - Action (document all nursing data - your intervention) A in SBAR means - assessment (pertinent abnormal assessment findings, included TODAYS vital signs) A in SOAP means - analysis (a "one linear" on how patient is responding to our interventions) acute pain - sudden onset, usually short term apnea - absence of brea...