Exam (elaborations) NR235

NR235 Exam 1 Review Questions With 100% Correct Answers Graded A+ acute - ANSshort term illness EX: inflamed appendix Artieral Blood Gas - ANSmeasuring levels of oxygen & carbon dioxide in the blood Asthma - ANSa reactive airway disease causing inflammation, increased mucus production, and narrowing of bronchi Auscultation - ANSlistening for sounds HOW: to listen to cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, & peripheral vascular sounds produced by the body WHAT: heart, belly bronchitis - ANSviral or bacterial infection causing inflammation of bronchi bronchoscopy - ANSdirect visualization of the larynx, trachea, and bronchial tree characteristics of interview - ANSGather complete and accurate data Establish trust Provide teaching Build rapport Health promotion and disease prevention discussion chronic illness - ANScontinues longer that 3 months or past the time of normal healing tissue EX:arthritic pain ( pain & stiffness in the joints) clinical judgement - ANSinterpretation or conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems and Decision to take or not take action. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) - ANSDo you have any pulmonary disease? when were you diagnosed? obstructive and progressive lung diseases causing inflammation and destruction of lung tissue critical reasoning - ANSUses patient's history, physical signs, symptoms, laboratory data, and diagnostic imaging to get a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan based the information critical thinking - ANSpurposeful, reasoned, multidimensional thinking, solving problems, and making carefully thought-out decisions