Nursing study gu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the high risk neonate defined as? - A newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality d/t conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life. How is a high risk neonate classified by weight? - -Low birth weight: <2500g -Very low birth weight: <1500g -Extremely low birth weight: <1000g How is a high risk neonate classified by growth? - -Intrauterine growth restriction -Small for...

HOSA Nursing Assisting Study Guide Rated A+ What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? Prosthesis when a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first Left sleeve It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: the staff on the next shift When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist on the clients weak side The nurse aide is caring for a cli...

CMN 350 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Study Guide Test. Psychotherapeutic management in the continuum of care - correct answer 1. Therapeutic nurse patient-relationship -Communication skills -Respect and a desire to help -Understanding •Mental mechanisms •Adaptation styles •Coping strategies •Therapeutic intervention skills 2. Psychopharmacology -Therapeutic versus toxic dosage levels -Use during pregnancy -Use with older adults -Side effects -Interactio...

What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? - Prosthesis when a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first - Left sleeve It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: - the staff on the next shift When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist - on the clients weak side The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aid...

Pharmacology RN Nursing School Midterm Study Guide A nurse has been assigned to care for a 52-year-old attorney who has hypertension and peptic ulcer disease. Before administering his medications, the nurse must complete an initial assessment. Core patient variables will be obtained from which of the following? (Select all that apply.) A) The patient's interview B) The patient's medical history C) The patient's medical record D) The patient's physical examination E) The patient's curr...

NUR2513 Maternal-Child Nursing Study Guide – Exam 1 NUR2513 Maternal-Child Nursing Study Guide – Exam 1 Understand lab work needed in each trimester - 1ST TRIMESTER: BLOOD TYPE, RH ANTIBODIES, CBC, RPR, HEP B AND C, GC/CT (CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA), URINE DRUG SCREEN. - 2ND TRIMESTER: CBC, HIV, 1-HOUR GLUCOSE, REPEAT ANTIBODY SCREEN FOR RH NEGATIVE. - 3RD TRIMESTER: GROUP BETA STREP-RECTOVAGINAL CULTURE @ 36 WEEKS. 2020 health goals: nutrition - Increasing the proportion of mothers ...

Critical care Nursing CORRECT ANWER -Human responses to life threatening problems, critical illnesses or injury (Physiological/psychological) -Focus on both patients and family's responses -Recovery Rooms -Coronary Care Units CORRECT ANWER The first critical care units in 1960: Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) CORRECT ANWER -Patients monitored by critical care nurses and physicians -Reduced hospital and ICU lengths of stay -Reduced mortality -Acutely ill patients with...

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING STUDY GUIDE: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. RATED A+ Assessment: - -collecting vital signs, pain levels, other signs/ symptoms Diagnosis: - -nurse makes a nursing diagnosis based on assessment of patient; not a medical diagnosis Planning: - -nurse comes up with client-centered goals; need to be measurable (client will ambulate 10 meters 3x daily for 2 wks) Implementing: - -following through with plan that was developed for the patient Evaluation: - -goal wa...

1.A client is admitted to the hospital for severe headaches. The client has a history of increased intracranial pressure (ICP), which has required lumbar punctures to relieve the pressure by draining cerebrospinal fluid. The client suddenly vomits and states, "That's weird, I didn't even feel nauseated." Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? 1.Document the amount of emesis 2.Lower the head of the bed 3.Notify the health care provider (HCP) 4.Offer anti-nausea medication An...