Nsg 12 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NSG121 / NSG 121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: What are two things that need to happen to have effective communication ? Answer: Send a message and receive a message Q: When communicating with a patient what is the best indicator to know the communication was effective ? Answer: Saying it back to the person, body language (nodding) Q: What role does perception play with a hospitalized patie...

Exam 4: NSG122/ NSG 122 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade - Herzing QUESTION In reference to the role of the skeletal system in movement, the nurse understands that: Answer: Maintaining correct body alignment is important to preventing undue strain on the joints, muscles, tendons, or ligaments. It involves the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. QUESTION In terms of joint movement, ...

Exam 2: NSG123/ NSG 123 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 1| Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Herzing QUESTION What medication is used for severe IBD? Answer: Oral Corticosteroids - First Line Treatment Medication QUESTION When would anti-peristaltic medications be used in IBD? Answer: Sedatives, antidiarrheal, anti-peristaltic medications are used to minimize peristalsis in order to rest the inflamed bowel. They are continued until the ...

Final Exam: NSG 124 / NSG124 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing Q: What is a AE of Vancomycin? Answer: Red man syndrome Q: What should be monitored while taking Vancomycin? Answer: Troughs and kidney function Q: What does red man syndrome cause and what do you do? Answer: Slow down the medication/infusion, run it over 60 minutes Q: What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is presenting wit...

Exam 2: NSG 124/ NSG124 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing Q: which class of antibodies is more likely to cause steven johnson syndrome Answer: sulfonamides Q: First-line treatment for diabetes and prediabetes Answer: glucophage (Metformin) Q: First line of treatment for staph aureus Answer: vancomycin Q: used to treat graves disease Answer: radioactive iodine/methima...

HESI Final Exam NSG121 / NSG 121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Nutritional Assessment Risk factors to review in a nutritional assessment include medical history, abnormal weight history, appetite or taste changes, gastrointestinal symptoms, food allergies or intolerances, changes in eating or fluid patterns, poor food habits, inability to cook, social isolation, multiple medications, inappropriate ...

Exam 3: NSG 121 / NSG121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: T/F: During increase activity an elderly person is likely to experience elevated heart rate, bounding pulse, and shortness of breath Answer: False The heart has a decreased response to the sympathetic system so none of these things will occur. What you can see is an increase in systolic blood pressure but that's related to stiffening of the arteria...

Exam 1: NSG 124/ NSG124 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing Q: 4 drugs used to treat spasticity Answer: Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Q: Drug class: pure opioid agonist Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone Answer: - name drug class and specific drug example - medication given IV - patients should not drive, operat...

Exam 1: NSG123/ NSG 123 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 1| Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Herzing QUESTION Pneumonia Post Operatively Pneumonia: Pneumonia is characterized by chills and fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Cough may or may not be present and may or may not be productive QUESTION Hypoxemia Post Operately Answer: Hypoxemia: The types of hypoxemia that can affect postoperative patients are subacute and episodic. Subacute hypo...

Exam 2: NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: turgor elasticity of the skin Q: effects of aging on integumentary system Answer: - thinner skin due to loss of collagen and elastin - decreased turgor (best evaluated over sternum or subclavicular space in older adults) - decreased melatonin - nail growth slows down - thinner and more brittle nails - decreased sw...