WISDOM SEEKERS

Which assessment data would help the health care team distinguish symptoms of conversion (functional neurological) disorder from symptoms of illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) a.Voluntary control of symptoms b.Patient's style of presentation c.Results of diagnostic testing d.The role of secondary gains - Answer-Patient's style of presentation .Which prescription medication would the nurse expect to be prescribed for a patient diagnosed with a somatic symptom disorder a.Narcotic...

A nurse works with a patient diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder who has frequent flashbacks as well as persistent symptoms of arousal. Which intervention should be included in the plan of care a.Trigger flashbacks intentionally in order to help the patient learn to cope with them. b.Explain that the physical symptoms are related to the psychological state. c.Encourage repression of memories associated with the traumatic event. d.Support "numbing" as a temporary way to manage into...

Asylum - Answer-a safe refuge or haven offering protection; in the United States , became a term used to describe institutions for the mentally ill .case management - Answer-management of care on a case-by-case basis, representing an effort to provide necessary services while containing cost; in the community, case management services include accessing medical and psychiatric services and providing assistance with tasks of daily living such as financial management, transportation, and buying ...

Leading sites of new cancer cases - Answer-Male- prostate Female- Breast .Leading cause of cancer deaths - Answer-Male- lung and bronchus Female- lung and bronchus .without shape or differentiation, small and round - Answer-Anaplastic .A Developmental gene expressed at an inappropriate time, capable of transforming a normal cell into a cancer cell - Answer-Oncogene .cancer development; also called carcinogenesis - Answer-Oncogenisis .substances that change the activity of a cell...

Diabetes Mellitus - Answer-* A disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin * Chronic hyperglycemia .68% of pts with diabetes related death certificates among people ages 65 and older died from what? - Answer-heart disease .3 main triggers aggravation of diabetes? - Answer-• illness • stress • diet • medications .Diabetes affects everyone is all ages newborns of pregnant women with diabetes? - Answer-hypoglycemia in newborn, makes a lot of insulin, ...

Phases of Surgery (Perioperative) - Answer--Preoperative phase (before) - Surgery prep - Assessment, Consent, Teaching -Intraoperative phase (during) -Postoperative phases (after) - Biggest Nurse orientated phase .Preoperative - Nursing process: ASSESSMENT (DISEASES) - Answer-ASSESSMENT: -*Health history*--*Cardiovascular diseases*--recent MI, thrombocytopenia, hemophilia (blood lacks protein clotting factors), CHF, dysrhythmias etc. *Respiratory diseases*--pneumonia, COPD (inflammation ...

International Patient Safety Goals - Answer-designed to provide improvements in patient safety. focuses on well-defined, practical, and cost-effective actions that can be implemented in all organizations. .1. Identify patients correctly - Answer-O Use at least 2 ways to identify a patient O Some institutions use bar coding O Others make use of wristbands O The patient's room or bed number CANNOT BE used to identify the patient. Identification of unresponsive patients is done by a fami...

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is scheduled for an intravenous urography. Which of the following should the nurse include in her teaching? 1. Omit your daily dose of aspirin 2. Take a laxative the evening before the procedure 3. Expect to be drowsy for 24 hr following the procedure 4. Eat a fat-free dinner - Answer-2. Take a laxative the evening before the procedure An intravenous urography is a radiologic examination which uses an intravenous injection of dye to visual...

Which nursing intervention provides the most support to the parents of an infant with an obvious physical anomaly? - Answer-Encouraging them to express their concerns .What is the nurse's priority intervention when preparing for admission of a child with acute laryngotracheobronchitis? - Answer-Placing a tracheostomy unit by the bedside .A nurse enters a depressed client's room on the evening of admission and observes the client sitting in a chair crying. What is the most therapeutic res...

Intertubercular sulcus - Answer- .Jugular notch - Answer- .Greater Tubercle - Answer- .Lesser Tubercle - Answer- .Deltoid tuberosity - Answer- .Medial epicondyle of the humerus - Answer- .Lateral epicondyle of the humerus - Answer- .Trochlea - Answer- .Capitulum - Answer- .Coronoid process - Answer- .Coronoid fossa - Answer- .Olecranon - Answer- .Trochlear notch - Answer- .Radial tuberosity - Answer- .Styloid process of radius - Answer- .Styloid proce...