Wku nursing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is any small molecule that changes a body function by working at the chemical and cell level? - ANSWER Drug or medication When a plan to prevent or improve a health problem includes the use of drugs, it is celled what? - ANSWER Drug therapy What factors does drug therapy include? - ANSWER Identifying the specific health problem Determining what drug or drugs would best help the problem Deciding the best delivery method and schedule Ensuring that the proper amount of the drug is given...

during Florence Nightingale's time, women typically were involved in what type of work or activity - ANSWER women typically did not work outside of the home what was the first war that Florence Nightingale was involved in? - ANSWER Crimean war () what organization represents all RN in the united states - ANSWER American Nursing Association (ANA)

blood glucose normal range for adult - 70-100mg/dl Blood glucose normal range for a person with Diabetes - 70-130 < 180 after meals signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia - - sweating - shaking - anxiety - hungry - fatigue - light headed - nausea - tingling lips - blurry vison

What type of disorder with a patient have if they are demanding unnecessary tests and do not comply with recommendations of medical professionals? Hint - these patients often acquire high cost in healthcare and are doctor shoppers - Answer- Somatic symptom disorder What are the common complaint of Somatic symptom disorder - Answer- Pain, difficulty swallowing, G.I., shortness of air, dizzy what are secondary gains? - Answer- Where a patient benefits from being sick such as getting away ...

Cells attempt to prevent their own death from environmental changes through what? - ANSWER Adaptation What is atrophy? - ANSWER The disuse of cells causing them to become smaller What happens to the cells when cellular work demands decrease? - ANSWER The cells decrease in size and number; they use less oxygen and the organelles decrease in size and number What is hypertrophy? - ANSWER The enlargement of cells due to increased workload Once the stressor that is causing hypertrophy is remove...

Nursing students are learning about informatics while in class. Which type of informatics classifies as "a specialty in integrating nursing, computer, and information science for management, communication, data collection, and knowledge in nursing practice". - ANSWER •Nursing informatics The nursing student is working on a research paper. While the evaluating the website, the student asks, " What are the goals of this site? Is this site bias?". This is an example of which web evaluat...

during Florence Nightingale's time, women typically were involved in what type of work or activity - ANSWER women typically did not work outside of the home. being a house wife, cooking, cleaning, and being caregivers what was the first war that Florence Nightingale was involved in? - ANSWER Crimean war () what organization represents all RN in the united states - ANSWER American Nursing Association (ANA)

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During the nutritional assessment what are you looking at? - Health status Age Allergies Culture, religion, preferences Prescription or over-the-counter drugs Patient's general nutrition knowledge Environmental factor( activity level/lifestyle) Daily weights have to be taken...? - On the same type of scale and in similar clothing The first original weight needs to be taken in what? - nothing but the hospital gown What BMI is considered underweight? - <18.5 What BMI is considered ...

uring the nutritional assessment what are you looking at? - ANSWER Health status Age Allergies Culture, religion, preferences Prescription or over-the-counter drugs Patient's general nutrition knowledge Environmental factor( activity level/lifestyle)