Post mortem - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to resolve the conflict? - Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private area A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following materials should the AP place in the client's room? - Oral Suction Equipme...

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form B 1. A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days. D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration. 2. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of th...

Advance directives- teaching correct answer: Communicates the client wishes regarding end of life care; are written before a client becomes ill Nurses role is to provide info about advance directives Document client's advance directive status Ensure advance directives reflects clients current decision Inform all members of the healthcare team of the client's advanced directives Culture (client who speaks a different language) correct answer: Use an interpreter always; try to g...

A distinction-grade assignment on the time of death and how taphonomy and entomology can aid in the process of determining the time of death. Well laid out, and easy to read.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following is a word root? a. hepat/o b. -itis c. gastr/o d. cardi e. peri- ____ 2. In macroglossia (large tongue), macro- is a: a. consonant. b. suffix. c. word root. d. prefix. e. combining form. ____ 3. Which of the following is an example of a combining vowel linking one root to another root? a. gastr/itis b. gastr/...

An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to resolve the conflict? - Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private area A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following materials should the AP place in the client's room? - Oral Suction Equip...

Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derive...

ATH 3610 Midterm Testbanks Midterm 1 Question 1: The release of cytoplasmic enzymes from necrotic cells may be useful diagnostically. a. True b. False Question 2: Bilirubin is: a. Lipid soluble when conjugated b. Water soluble when conjugated c. Conjugated in the kidney for excretion in the urine Question 3: Agents such as radiation, mutagenic drugs and viruses can lead to acquired DNA abnormalities. Damage to cells such as blood cell precursors in the bone marrow is the result of: a....

Barbituates Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants including jimson weed and deadly nightshad...

Post-mortem microscopic examination of the proximal end of the left anterior descending coronary artery from a 41 year old female reveals a thrombotic occlusion arising from an atherosclerotic plaque. Which of the following underlying conditions most likely led to her death? - Correct Answer Type 2 diabetes Post-mortem microscopic examination of the proximal end of the left anterior descending coronary artery from a 41 year old female reveals a thrombotic occlusion arising from an atheroscl...