Ch 45 sexuality - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRSG257 – EXAM REVISION Children: 0-14 years of age What are the major issues faced with children in health? - Preventable mortality - Morbidity - Vaccine preventable disease - Adult conditions which originate in childhood - Family and social functioning. Injury – leading cause of mortality and morbidity after the first year of life. Asthma: is the most chronic illness in children and principal cause of hospitalization. What morbidities are associated with children? - Birth defects...

NRSG257 summary Health in Pregnancy for Adolescents Reasons for high number of teenage pregnancies: • Earlier age of menarche • Increased rate of sexual activity among teenagers • Contraceptives - Lack of knowledge - Access to emergency contraception - Lack of funds to purchase contraceptives • Desire to have a child • Egocentric phenomenon of adolescence – “it won’t happen to me” • Belief that it will free them from intolerable school/home situation • Give ...

Women’s Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing 2nd Edition Testbank Chapter 1 Women and Their Health The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for 1. infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A) Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care ...

Ch. 17 – Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances Terminology Related to Body Fluid Chemistry - Anion  ion that carries a negative charge - Cation  ion that carries a positive charge - Electrolyte  substance that dissociates in solution into ions (i.e. and molecule of NaCl becomes Na and Cl) - Nonelectrolyte  substance that does not dissociate into ions in solution (i.e. glucose and urea) - Osmolality  a measure of the total solute concentration per kilogram of solv...

Exam 2 Study Guide- Fundamentals 226 Sleep & Rest Ch. 42 What is circadian rhythm and how does it affect our day and how does it affect our day and night if we change our sleeping habits/job? • Circadian rhythm: 24hr, day/night cycle -Circadian rhythms= influence pattern of major biological & behavioral functions; predictable changing of body temp., HR, BP, hormone secretion, sensory acuity & mood depend on maintenance of 24hr. cir- cadian cycle. -When sleep-wake cycle becomes disrupted ( wor...

NR222 Unit 6 health and wellness Unit 6 Edelman: Ch 15 1. Overview of growth and development 2. Growth a. Quantifiable change in structure b. In the body, this change means an increase in the number and/or size of the cells, resulting in an increase in the size and weight of the whole, or any of its parts c. During childhood, physical changes in height, weight, and head circumference, or growth parameters, are measured and charted regularly d. also refers to the increases (and as w...

BAH Study Questions Test 8 Ch 56, 57, 58, 59 Chapter 56 1. A school nurse is presenting information on human development and sexuality. When describing the role of hormones in sexual development, which hormone does the nurse teach the class is the most important one for developing and maintaining the female reproductive organs? A) Estrogen B) Progesterone C) Androgens D) Follicle-stimulating hormone Ans: A Feedback: Estrogens are responsible for developing and maintaining the fem...