Unit 3 hbs recommended - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MED SURG FINAL EXAM QUESTION BANK (From Exams 1-3 & ATI’s) Exam 1 1. A patient has received atropine before surgery and complains of dry mouth. Which action by the nurse is best? Answer: Tell the patient dry mouth is an expected side effect. 2. A patient arrives at the ambulatory surgery center for a scheduled laparoscopy procedure in outpatient surgery. Which information is of most concern to the nurse? Answer: The patient is planning to drive home after surgery. 3. As the nurse prepares ...

Exam (elaborations) FINAL EXAM PASADO NURSING UPDATED 2021 (GRADED A) AL EXAM PASADO 4. A patient who was admitted to the hospital with hyperglycemia and newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus is scheduled for discharge the second day after admission. When implementing patient teaching, what is the priority action forthe nurse? a. Instruct about the increased risk for cardiovascular disease. b. Provide detailed information about dietary control of glucose. c. Teach glucose self-monitoring and ...

Pathology Concepts Homeostasis • The tendency to maintain balance/stability internally • Self-regulating, give-and-take system • Compensatory mechanisms: strategies that make up for the chan ges and return the body to its normal state • Two feedback systems: - Positive feedback: formation of blood clot while bleeding, child birth - Negative feedback: control of elevated blood sugar by insulin Histology: cause or reason for a disease • May include infectious agents, chemicals, environme...

The Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite is usually characterized by the presence of the following small central karyosome in the nucleus, ingested RBC's Which of the RBC indices is expressed in femtoliters or cubic micrometers? MCV Which of the specimen collection methods should NOT be used if urine cultures are also required? Routinely voided The most recent algorithm for HIV confirmatory testing in patients who are positive by ELISA is the: HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differen...

Comprehensive Foundation NCLEX Question 1 100 / 100 pts The client with cellulitis of the lower leg has had cultures done on the affected area. The nurse reviewing the results of the culture repor t interprets that which of the following organisms is not part of the normal flora of the skin? Staphylococcus epidermidis Correct! Escherichia coli Candida albicans Staphylococcus aureus Rationale: E. coli is normally found in the intestines and is a common source of infection of wounds and the urinar...

NURS 6501 Knowledge Check Week 11 (answered & graded) A ten-year-old boy is brought to clinic by his mother who states that the boy has been listless and not eating. She also notes that he has been easily bruising without trauma as he says he is too tired to go out and play. He says his bones hurt sometimes. Mother states the child has had intermittent fevers that respond to acetaminophen. Maternal history negative for pre, intra, or post-partum problems. Child’s past medical history negative...

Exam (elaborations) MED SURG FINAL EXAM QUESTION BANK (From Exams 1-3 & ATI’s) 1. A patient has received atropine before surgery and complains of dry mouth. Which action by the nurse is best? Answer: Tell the patient dry mouth is an expected side effect. 2. A patient arrives at the ambulatory surgery center for a scheduled laparoscopy procedure in outpatient surgery. Which information is of most concern to the nurse? Answer: The patient is planning to drive home after surgery. 3. As t...

Critical care exam A nurse is providing teaching for a client scheduled for a gastrectomy. Which of the following information regarding prevention of postoperative complications should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription of a NG tube to treat a pyloric obstruction. Which of the following rationales for the use of the NG tube should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is caring for a client who just had an upper gastrointesti...