Nur2150 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is stroke volume? - answer- the amount of blood ejected from the ventricles during contraction What is hypoxemia? - answer- low oxygen in the blood What is hypoxia? - answer- low level of oxygen in tissue What is a dysrhythmia (arrhythmia)? - answer- abnormal heart rhythm What is angina? - answer- chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart What is a myocardial infarction? - answer- death of heart tissue due to lack of oxygen What is heart failure? - answer- the inability of th...

Components of a prescription - ANSWER- patient name, date & time, name of medication, dosage, route of administration, time/frequency, quantity to dispense, and provider sig. Rights of Safe Medication Administration - ANSWER- 1. Right client- 2 identifiers 2. Right medication- check 3 times 3. Right dose 4. Right time 5. Right route 6. Right documentation 7. Right client education 8. Right to refuse 9. Right assessment 10. Right evaluation Medication error reporting - ANSWER- 1. Asse...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen For hypoxia. The nurse should identify that which of the following Can cause hypoxia? - answer- smoke inhalation The nurse should identify that smoke inhalation can cause hypoxia. Smoke inhalation can cause a client to become hypoxic due to a lack Of oxygen and ventilation Dyspnea - answer- difficult or labored breathing Murmur - answer- low-pitched whooshing or blowing sounds A nurse is caring for a client who required ...

Sensory Deficit vs Sensory deprivation vs Sensory overload - ANSWER- Deficit: change in reception or perception of one of the senses Deprivation: reduced sensory input, lacks sensory stimulus Overload: excessive unmanageable stimulation of many senses Vision changes - ANSWER- Myopia: nearsightedness (can't see far) Hyperopia: farsightedness (can't see close) Astigmatism: blurred vision distortion, refractive error of light Presbyopia: inability to focus on close objects, occurs with...

Physical assessment - answer- systematic examination of the patient for objective data to better define the patient's condition and to help the nurse in planning care, usually performed in a headto-toe format; a collection of objective data about changes in the patient's body systems. Review of systems (ros) - answer- physical examination of all body systems in a systematic manner as part of the nursing assessment. Subjective data - answer- information perceived only by the affected pe...