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What does Maslow believe about the hierarchy of needs? - a person could not meet the needs of love and belonging and self-esteem without meeting basic physiological needs . herbal supplements & their usage - Ginko Biloba: Depression, memory Ginseng: depression Kava: Depression, anxiety Echinacea: common cold Chamomile: calming and soothing properties. Goldenseal: Stimulates immune system and bile secretion Melatonin: sleep Kava - Herbal Antianxiety Agent and Depression Name the pain sc...

What does Maslow believe about the hierarchy of needs? - a person could not meet the needs of love and belonging and self-esteem without meeting basic physiological needs . herbal supplements & their usage - Ginko Biloba: Depression, memory Ginseng: depression Kava: Depression, anxiety Echinacea: common cold Chamomile: calming and soothing properties. Goldenseal: Stimulates immune system and bile secretion Melatonin: sleep Kava - Herbal Antianxiety Agent and Depression Name the pain sc...

What factors affect mobility? - Developmental age, nutritional status, lifestyle choices, stress, environment, and diseases. What are some diseases that affect mobility? - Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, and bone tumors. What is Rheumatoid Arthritis and some clinical manifestations? Most frequent in? - It is systemic autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation of the joints and connective tissue. C/S: Causes...

The nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted to the ED with burns to the lower legs and hands. During the initial management, what is the priority nursing care? A. Assess and treat pain. B. Evaluate airway and circulation. C. Place two IV catheters and initiate fluid resuscitation. D. Use the rule of nines to estimate percent of body surface area burned. - B. Evaluate airway and circulation. It has been 12 hours since a patient has been admitted for burns to the face and neck with a...

What is your first step when interpreting ABGs? - look at pH What acid-base imbalance would you expect to see in an asthmatic patient? - Respiratory acidosis Common causes of Respiratory Acidosis - *COPD* *asthma* *muscle weakness* ▪ inadequate chest expansion ▪ pneumonia ▪ pulmonary edema ▪ sleep apnea ▪ respiratory depression r/t: drugs, alcohol, anesthesia, electrolyte imbalance ▪ high ICP S/S of Respiratory Acidosis (acidosis has similar s/s no matter if met. or resp...

Ways to prevent Osteoporosis - Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine Increase Vitamin D and Calcium At least 5 min. of sun exposure Weight bearing exercise 3-5 times a wk The person takes on the values, beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture - Assimilation Providing for a client's basic care and comfort needs while taking consideration the values, beliefs and definitions of health and illness of each individual within our diverse society. - culturally competent care Assuming the...

What does triaging do? - *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? - ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - NO Which triage situation uses tags? - mass casualties what are the categories of triage? - - emergent - urgent -...

First phase of stage one of labor - Latent phase. Cervical dilation is 0-3 cm, contractions are mild to moderate, every 5 to 30 minutes for 30-45 seconds. Mother is talkative and eager Second phase of stage one of labor - active phase, cervical dilation is 4-7 cm, contractions are moderate to strong every 3-5 minutes lasting 40-70 seconds, cervical dilation and effacement is rapid, mother feels helpless, restless, and anxious Third phase of stage one of labor - -Transitional phase, cervical...

Which treatment for frostbite is appropriate? Vigerously rubbing the skin Moist heat Dry heat Tightly wrapping skin to retain warmth - Moist heat Which choice is the best treatment for heat exhaustion Have the pt lie down in the bleachers Move pt to a shady area and wet his clothes with water Offer an umbrella or a hat for shade Give him a cold soda to drink - Move pt to a shady area and wet his clothes with water When assessing a pt in the ER, what is the priority? Hemorrhage Mobili...

Migraine signs/symptoms - Episodic, head pain lasting from 4 to 72 hours Steady ache to violent throbbing Unilateral, worse with activity Aura Photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia education about propranolol - take daily at the same time Multiple Sclerosis treatment - immunomodulators and immosuppressants. commonly given as injections so rotate injection sites clinical manifestations of meningitis - nuchal rigidity (stiff neck), positive kernigs, brudzinskis sign, treatment for severe ...