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3 main consequences of bone marrow dysfunction anemia infection bleeding 3 yr old falls brief loss of consiousness and vomiting why CT? to see how extensive injury is 3 yr old submerssion what is priority oxygenation 4 week old how can mom protect baby against meningtitis HIB 4 yo routine office visit what would you include? SATA mearsuring ht and wt, developmental screening, hearing and vision, functional and structural family assessment 4yr old with type 1 DM and is having uncontr...

a 19 year old client reports to the nurse that she has become sexually active with several partners over the last three weeks. she began having intercourse at age 16. she would like to goon birth control as she does not desire to become pregnant at this time. she reports that her last period was approximately 2 weeks ago. before prescribing a birth control method, what important tests are needed - urine and/or serum pregnancy test, STI screening a 42 year old mother reports being pregnant f...

A client 90 years of age has been in an automobile crash and sustained four fractured ribs on the left side of the thorax. Based on age and the injury, the client is at risk for what complication? Pneumonia Altered thought processes Urinary incontinence Viral influenza - Pneumonia A client calls a sleep clinic "helpline" and describes her 46-year-old husband's sleep patterns: snoring loudly, then becoming startled and waking up 5 or 6 times a night. The wife is asking how to improve hi...

________ end piece has a deep, hollow, cup like shape. It is best for soft, low pitched sounds such as heart sounds or murmurs. - Bell _________ is the used of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and organ location and size. - Palpation ____________ of the stethoscope is most often used because its flat edge is left for high pitched sounds breath, bowel, and normal heart sounds. - Diaphragm 4 things to look out for when giving pain meds - constipation bradycardia bradypnea s...

A 2-year-old child has been admitted to the hospital for management of pneumonia. The child is placed in an oxygen tent. Taking into consideration the child's age and developmental level and the treatment being administered, which statement is appropriate for the nurse to make to the parents? - "You can sit next to your child and hold hands through the tent, but your child needs to remain inside of it." * Oxygen therapy is an important part of pneumonia management and is effective only i...

1. The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health that he would perform unaided if he has the necessary strength, will and knowledge, and do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible. A. Henderson B. Abdellah C. Levin D. Peplau - A. Henderson 14. Specific assumptions about caring in Watson's Science of Human Caring Theory, include (select all that apply): a. Human...

a client has developed atrial fibrilation, which has a ventricular rate of 150 beats per min. a nurse assesses the client for A- hypotension and dizziness B- nausea and vomiting C- hypertension and headache D- flat neck veins - A a nurse is caring for a pt who had an asthma attack. 10 min after administering an inhaled bronchodilator to the client, the nurse returns to ask if the client's breathing is easier. The nurse is engaging in which phase of the nursing process? A- assessment B...

_________________________ is a chronic, multisystem, autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the connective tissue. - ANS: Systemic lupus erythematosus SLE SLE varies in severity and is marked by remission and exacerbations. Although the etiology is unknown, genetic, hormonal, environmental, and immune response factors are likely to be responsible. 1. A patient who is receiving an IV antibiotic develops wheezes and dyspnea. In which order should the nurse implement these presc...

_________________________ are Observable - Signs _________________________ are Subjective - Symptoms A/An ___________ of rheumatoid arthritis would be associated with an increase in clinical manifestations, whereas the disease is in __________ when these manifestations decrease - Exacerbation / Remission Gastritis is treated with _________________________. - Antibiotics H.Pylori leads to ________________________. - Gastritis HIV infection of millions of individuals across several countrie...

______________ & sympathomimetics decrease pupil size, facilitate outflow of___________________ & lower IOP, but they also cause ________________. - miotics aqueous humor altered focus __________________ is farsightedness. __________________ is nearsightedness. - hyperopia myopia ____________________ is used to inspect the optic nerve. - ophthalmoscopy ____________________ measures the angle & depth of the anterior angle of the eye. - gonioscopy A group of ocular disorders r/t damage to...