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NSG V- Exam V Triage is what makes - ED nurses special the ability to prioritize care *Usually it is the most experience nurses and who know about resources -Disposition: admission to hospital, transferred to specialty care center for example a burn patient is transferred to a burn center and discharge to home with instructions and follow up * Discharge instructions or teaching is crucial to ED nurses

RSE v6 Chapter 6

Level 2 Nursing.

NSG 210 Reproduction and Clotting

NSG 210 Clotting

NSG 210 test 2

What is a normal fetal heart rate? - 110-160 What drug is used to stimulate uterine contractions? - Oxytocin What are the desired parameters for uterine contractions? - Lasting 60 seconds or less Not more often than 2 minutes What does Terbutaline do & what are its contraindications? - Delays delivery time, but does not stop it. Contraindicated for gestation 34 weeks or greater & cervical dilation >6 cm.

Acromegaly - continued growth of bone, hands, feet, face in adults due to over secretion of growth hormone Addison's disease hormonal levels - adrenal, cortisol, and aldosterone all low S/S of Addison's disease - muscle weakness, joint pain, weight loss, anorexia, hypoglycemia, depression, low BP, hyperkalemia Cushing syndrome hormone levels - excess cortisol

1. The nurse instructs a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus to avoid which of the following drugs while taking insulin? a. Furosemide (Lasix) b. Dicumarol (Bishydroxycoumarin) c. Reserpine (Serpasil) d. Cimetidine (Tagamet) - ANS: A Furosemide is a loop diuretic and can increase serum glucose levels; its use is contraindicated with insulin. Dicumarol, an anticoagulant; reserpine, an anti-hypertensive; and cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist, do not affect blood glucose levels.

NSG 170 Metabolism