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The nurse is performing a health assessment on client. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do? Interpret the information about the client in context Data that nurses collect during a physical assessment vary depending on a patient's acuity, health history, and current symptoms After teaching a group of students about the phases of the nursing process, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which phase as mo...

Arterial blood gases should be obtained at which timeframe following the initiation of continuous mechanical ventilation? 20 minutes After lobectomy for lung cancer, a client receives a chest tube connected to a disposable chest drainage system. The nurse observes that the drainage system is functioning correctly when she notes tidal movements or fluctuations in which compartment of the system as the client breathes? water seal chamber The nurse is assisting a client with postural ...

Baby has myelino sac, what position should the baby be placed in? Prone with head leaned to the side to breastfeed Spastic cerebral palsy s/s Hypertonicity with poor gait and a couple of other things Cerebral palsy pt findings include clinched fists lack of smile persistent moro reflex Cerebral palsy pt diet include increased caloric demands due to the muscle spasticity Pt understands that an adverse effect of having an injury to the T6 vertebrae includes Ma

The nurse knows the most accurate way to determine Water balance in the body is which of the following? Weighing The patient at the same time and same scale The Nurse Understands the population at most risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance are which of the following? Infants geriatrics The nurse assessing a patient that has exhibited positive Chovestick and Trousseau signs. The nurse knows these are signs of which imbalance? Hypocalcemia Which is the correct process for measu...

What is descriptive research? the exploration and description of phenomena in real-life situations. It provides an accurate account of characteristics of particular individuals, situations, or groups. Remember, this type of study does not show cause and effect. What is correlational research? the systematic investigation of relationships between or among variables. Using correlational analysis, the researcher is able to determine the degree or strength and type (positive or negati...

Name four experiments that were highly publicized for their unethical treatment of human subjects: 1. The Nazi medical experiments 2. the Tuskegee Syphilis study 3. the Willowbrook Study 4. the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Study In all of these studies, while physicians were the primary investigators...nurses understood the nature of the research, identified potential research subjects, delivered treatment to the subjects, and served as data collectors. What is the difference ...

Define Communication the process of sending and receiving messages/information Levels of communication - intrapersonal - interpersonal - transpersonal - small-group - public -electronic intrapersonal Self-talk; communication within a person interpersonal between people; most common level of communication for nurses Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ small group a collection of three to twelve people who assemb...

Empyema Infection in the pleural cavity. PneumothoraX air in the pleural cavity Plural effusion fluid accumulation in pleural cavity Thoracic cavity houses and protects organs of cardiopulmonary system Pleural cavity contains the lungs Mediastinum Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ center of thoracic cage between right and left lungs; trachea, heart, great blood vessels, various nerves, portions of esophagus, thymu...

purpose of upper airway warm, humidify, filter inspired air conducting airways larynx, trachea, bronchi small airways bronchioles, alveoli respiratory muscles include diaphragm, intercostals, accessory diaphragm dome shape, only active during inhalation, innervated by phrenic nerve pleura Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ inner lining of lung visceral layer inner layer parietal layer outer layer pleural spa...

Early adult hood is defined as what age? 20-35 years Middle Aged is defined as what age? 35-65 years Late adulthood is defined as what age? 65 years + Peak age of physical performance is between what age? 19-30 years Decline in senses and biological function begins at what age? 30 years Significant physical change of middle adulthood? Weight gain Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ weight gain in middle adulthood is ...