Severe hypothermia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TNCC 9th Edition final exam test 100 questions with correct and verified answers. Graded A+ 1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. - Correct answer C. Not...

ATI MEDSURG 2 NUR 265/DETAILED ANSWER KEY NEURO-SHOCK & BURNS PRACTICE 2024/2025. 1. A nurse in the emergency department is implementing a plan of care for a conscious client who has a suspected cervical cord injury. Which of the following immediate interventions should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply.) A. Hypotension B. Polyuria C. Hyperthermia D. Absence of bowel sounds E. Weakened gag reflex Rationale: <b>Hypotension is correct.</b> Lack of sympathetic input c...

Final Exam: NR224/ NR 224 Fundamentals – Skills Final Exam Review| Comprehensive Guide with Verified Answer| (2023/2024) Latest Update| 100% Correct |Chamberlain Q: A nurse is explaining to a group of nursing students the various factors that can affect a client's heart rate. List 5 factors that can cause tachycardia and 5 factors that can cause bradycardia. Answer: Tachycardia: -Exercise -Fever/heat -Anxiety -Loss of blood -Positive chronotropic drugs Bradycardia: -Hypothermia ...

Exam 2: NSG222/ NSG 222 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Family Nursing | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTIONS Hypoglycemia Baby Hypoglycemia: Temporary low plasma glucose concentrations are common in healthy newborns. Hypoglycemia affects as many as 40% of all full-term newborns. It is defined as a blood glucose level of less than 30 mg/dL or a plasma concentration of less than 45 mg/dL in the first 72 hours of life. Most newborns experience tra...

ATI PN Mental Health Practice 2023 B A nurse is reinforcing teaching about food that contains tyramine with a client who has a prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to void? A. Fried chicken B. Oranges C. Smoked sausage D. Lentils C. Smoked sausage RAT: Smoked sausages are high in tyramine. Clients who are prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) should avoid food that contain tyramine because consuming them can cause a hypertensive...

-decreased LOC(lethargy to coma) -restlessness, irritability, confusion -headache -projectile N&V -change in speech pattern/slurred speech -dilated nonreactive pupils or constructed nonreactive pupils -ataxia -seizure -abnormal posturing -Cushing's triad: severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia Key sx of increased ICP - Symptoms of increased ICP -severe HTN, widened pulse pressure, bradycardia What is Cushing's triad - Most at risk during 1st 72 hours after stroke onset ...

Hemorrhage 90.9%b correct answer: The majority of these potentially survivable deaths were due to? 24% correct answer: What percent of combat fatalities are survivable by early intervention with Combat Medic Tasks and rapid evacuation to a surgical facility? Extremities 60% correct answer: Wound Data - Remember these areas are not protected by body armor. WW1 through today correct answer: Combat wounds have been consistent since when? Tactical indications for spinal immobilizatio...

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

A 63-year-old man has a 4-minute period of documented expressive aphasia that completely resolved. A workup reveals 70% left internal carotid stenosis and a 50% right internal carotid stenosis. In addition to best medical management, which of the following is the most appropriate treatment? - A. Left CEA An 84-year-old woman has diabetes and congestive heart failure that is refractory to medical treatment. A right carotid bruit is detected on physical examination. A duplex study suggests a ...

What is the most reliable method of confirming and montioring correct placement of an ET tube? - Answer- Continuous waveform capnography The upper airway consists of... - Answer- Nose, Mouth, Jaw, Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Larynx No gas exchange occurs here __________, it's called ____________. - Answer- Nose to terminal bronchioles, anatomical dead space. (2ml/kg of inspired tidal volume) They conduct airflow towards gas exchange units. Crycothyroid membrane - Answer- between thyroid ...

A nurse is caring for a client who adheres to a kosher diet. Which of the following food selections should the nurse expect to see on the client's meal tray? a. Spaghetti noodles with red sauce b. Cheeseburger with apple slices c. Turkey sandwich with milk d. Eggs with bacon Spaghetti Noodles with Red Sauce A nurse is collecting data from a client who has chronic hepatitis. In which of the following locations should the nurse expect the client to point to indicate hepatic tenderness? B...

DAANCE: ALL MODULES EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2023/2024 LATEST Pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER-One of two arteries that carry venous (oxygen poor) blood from heart to lungs What type of intubation is preferred with emesis with aspiration? - CORRECT ANSWER-ETT. LMA or combitube acceptable. What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be performed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Airway obstruction Atropine would be given in which emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER-Symptomatic bradycardia Adenosine would be ...