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2023 NUR2755 / NUR 2755 FINAL EXAM (Latest APRIL 2023 / 2024): Multidimensional Care IV / MDC 4 - Rasmussen
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2023 NUR2755 / NUR 2755 FINAL EXAM 
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2023 / 2024): Multidimensional Care IV / 
MDC 4 - Rasmussen 
NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV 
MDC4 FINAL EXAM 
what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED? 
- Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them 
rub their hands together 
Priority treatment for pt with a heatstroke 
- Move them out of the sun, into shade 
First priority assessment 
- Airway 
Process called for sorting patients 
- Triage 
Pt wit...
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MDC 4 Exam 1 Rasmussen University Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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MDC 4 Exam 1 Rasmussen University Questions and Answers 100% Solved 
Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac diseases and why? Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels 
What does abortive therapy do for migraines? alleviate pain after the headache starts 
What does preventative therapy do for migraines? prevent a headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe. 
A patient is taking beta block...
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ATI Mental Health CMS Complete Study Guide_ Summer 2023.
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Chapter 1; Basic Mental Health Nursing Concepts 
→ Assessment 
Mental Status Exam (MSE) 
1) Level of consciousness: 
- Alert 
- Lethargic: client can open eyes and respond but is drowsy and falls asleep quickly 
- Stuporous: client requires vigorous and painful stimuli to elicit brief 
response 
- Comatose: unconscious & does not respond to painful stimuli 
Abnormal posturing in comatose client 
Decorticate rigidity; flexion & internal rotation of upper extremity joints ...
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Exam 2: NSG 316/ NSG316 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Guide | Qs and As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU
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Exam 2: NSG 316/ NSG316 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Guide | Qs and As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU 
 
Q: abnormal postures 
 
 
Answer: 
decorticate rigidity 
decerebrate rigidity 
flaccid quadriplegia 
opisthotonos 
 
 
 
Q: decorticate rigidity 
 
 
Answer: 
flexion of arms, wrist, fingers. extension of legs, internal rotation of knees 
 
 
 
Q: decerebrate rigidity 
 
 
Answer: 
palms pronated, plantar flexion 
 
 
 
Q: flaccid quadriplegia 
 
 
Answer: 
c...
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ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED EXAM Questions & Answers | with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified
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1.	What does a mental status examination include 
ANS level of consciousness physical appearance 
behavior 
cognitive and intellectual abilities 
2.	what are the levels of consciousness 
ANS alert lethargic 
stuporous comatose 
3.	what is lethargic 
ANS client can open eyes and respond but they are drowsy and falls asleep quickly 
4.	What is stuporous 
ANS client requires vigorous and painful stimuli to elicit a brief response 
5.	what is comatose 
ANS unconscious 
6.	what is abnormal posturing ...
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NUR 2755 FINAL EXAM 7 EXAMS SET COMBINED Latest 2023 COMPLETE SOLUTION Multidimensional Care IV MDC 4 Rasmussen College
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NUR 2755 FINAL EXAM 
Assessing pain for pt who is unconscious, what's the first intervention? 
- Nail bed pressure 
Pt with a head injury & are arousable, what is one intervention the pt can do 
themselves to reduce ICP? 
- Exhaling during repositioning 
Characteristics of CSF, what does it test for? 
- Clear w/ a yellow halo; tests positive for glucose 
How can we limit autonomic dysreflexia? 
- Routine bowel & bladder program 
Evaluating a pt for a spinal cord injury; which of the following w...
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NSG233 / NSG 233 Exam 2 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update): Medical-Surgical Nursing III | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing
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Exam 2: NSG233 / NSG 233 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing III / Med Surg 3 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Pushes the painful stimulus away Answer: Expected response to painful stimulus in motor function assessment. Q: Adjust the client's head of bed Answer: Action to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury. Q: Reduce edema of the brain Answer: Purpose of administering osmotic diuretic to client with i...
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Mental health PN ATI questions well answered rated A+
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Mental health PN ATIMood - correct answer provides information about the emotion that a client is feeling. 
 
Affect - correct answer an objective expression of mood, such as flat affect or lack of facial expression. 
 
Alert - correct answer client is responsive and able to fully respond by opening her eyes and attending to a normal tone of voice and speech. She answers questions spontaneously and appropriately 
 
lethargic - correct answer the client is able to open her eyes and respond but is...
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Exam 2: NSG233/ NSG 233 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Med Surg 3 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing
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Exam 2: NSG233/ NSG 233 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Med Surg 3 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing 
 
Q: Pushes the painful stimulus away 
 
 
Answer: 
 Expected response to painful stimulus in motor function assessment. 
 
 
 
Q: Adjust the client's head of bed 
 
 
Answer: 
 Action to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury. 
 
 
 
Q: Reduce edema of the brain 
 
 
Answer: 
 Purpose of administering osmotic diuretic to client with ...
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ATI Mental Health UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) tests what? - exam used to objectively assess a 
client's cognitive status by evaluation orientation to time and place, attention span and ability 
to count backwards by seven, following commands, ability to write, recalling objects 
Stuporous - The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli to elicit a brief response. She 
might not be able to respond verbally. 
Decorticate rigidity - Flexion and internal rotation of upper-extremity joints and legs 
Dec...
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