Nurs 405a - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Acute pancreatitis - ️️acute inflammation of the pancrease that can range from mild to severe, severe can be life threatening pancreatic enzymes spill into surrounding tssues and organs causing autodigestion and pain pancreas typically recovers from an acute episode Nursing assessment for acute pancreatitis - ️️abdomen is painful, guarded, distended bowel sounds decreased or absent crackles in bases of lungs Grey Turner's (flank: bruise like sign on skin) and Cullen's sign...

what is the use for a hypertonic solution (3% sodium chloride) - ️️Corrects hyponatremia, Pulls fluid into vascular space, HIGH ALERT FLUID what is does rind mean for iv medications - ️️Rate to administer over Incompatibility (Y-site compatibility) Normal dosage Dilution does the needle stay in the patients veins when they get an iv - ️️no what is osmosis - ️️Water moves across membrane from lesser concentration of solutes to greater concentration What is osmolarity? -...

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - ️️associated with an increased risk of stroke - warning sign - TIME TO MODIFY RISK FACTORS - know the S/S of stroke so if does happen to pt, they will call for help stroke - ️️ischemia or hemorrhage into the brain resulting in death of brain cells - brain attack - cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - loss of function varies according to location and extent of brain tissue involved with a stroke what does the loss of function depend on? - ️️it var...

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You are caring for a patient that is post-op craniotomy. Which one of the following orders is incorrect? A. HOB at minimum of 30 degrees at all times B. Robitussin 10 mL q6h po PRN cough C. Ativan - ️️Ativan (do not want to give sedating meds because it will mess with neuro assessment) 2 weeks post bone marrow transplant your patient has rash, jaundice and abdominal pain. What do you suspect? - ️️Graft Versus Host Disease Your patient completed induction chemotherapy 1 week ago. ...

nurs 405a exam 2 Study Guide Solutions what is the purpose of iv therapy - ANSWER-Replace Fluid & Electrolyte, give meds and blood products does the needle stay in the patients veins when they get an iv - ANSWER-no what is osmosis - ANSWER-Water moves across membrane from lesser concentration of solutes to greater concentration What is osmolarity? - ANSWER-Concentration of solutes in fluid what are the different types of osmolarity - ANSWER-isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic what does a iso...

NURS 405A Exam 3 Study Guide Solutions Anatomy of the pancreas - ANSWER-It is both an exocrine (acinar cells) and endocrine (islets of langerhans) organ acinar cells - ANSWER-Secrete digestive enzymes including amylase, protease and lipase intot he pancreatic duct Islet cells - ANSWER-secrete insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide into bloodstream Function of insulin - ANSWER-beta cells of the islets of langerhans move glucose from the blood into other body tissues where...

NURS 405A EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS stroke - ANSWER-ischemia or hemorrhage into the brain resulting in death of brain cells - brain attack - cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - loss of function varies according to location and extent of brain tissue involved with a stroke what does the loss of function depend on? - ANSWER-it varies according to location and extent of brain tissue involved stroke damage - left brain - ANSWER-trouble speaking or understanding spoken or written wor...