Jersey College Of Nursing

gravida - Answer -number of times pregnant primigravida - Answer -first time pregnancy multigravida - Answer -pregnant more than once parity - Answer -number of deliveries past 20 weeks TPAL - Answer -1: term -2: preterm -3: abortion -4: living -123 should equal G unless currently pregnant term - Answer -baby born between 38 and 42 weeks preterm - Answer -baby born between 20 and 37 weeks abortion - Answer -death of fetus under 20 weeks -spontane...

The newborn or neonatal period of infancy is defined as - Answer The period from birth until 28 days of age. Infancy is defined as the period from - Answer Birth to 12 months of age Growth refers to - Answer An increase in physical size Development refers to - Answer The sequential process by which infants and children gain various skills and functions Maturation refers to - Answer An increase in functionality of various body systems or developmental skills When ass...

A 14-year-old boy is at the pediatric clinic for a checkup. What physical changes of puberty will the nurse indicate are related to the production of testosterone? a. Stimulation of production of white cells and platelets b. Promotion of growth of small bones c. Increase in muscle mass and strength d. Decrease in production of sebaceous gland secretions - Answer C The nurse is educating high school students about puberty. What will the nurse indicate regulates the production of sperm a...

A child is brought to the emergency department after experiencing a series of continuous seizures. The nurse is reviewing the orders for care and treatment. Which order would be of the highest priority? - Answer serum glucose level The nurse cares for a 7-year-old child with new-onset seizure disorder. Which prescription will the nurse anticipate for this client? - Answer use of anticonvulsant medications To detect complications as early as possible in a child with meningitis who'...

Chapter 2 - Answer The client should not decrease dietary salt intake unless instructed to do so by the physician because it increases the risk of adverse effects due to lithium. The client should have blood levels monitored regularly. Do not alter the dosage or cease taking the prescribed drug. The client should maintain a high intake of fluids (8-10 glasses daily) unless contraindicated because of a physical condition. Chapter 2 - Answer Parkinson's disease develops from decreased av...

Nitroglycerides - Answer Angina is treated with pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, paralysis - Answer Neurovascular 5 P's paresthesia - Answer tingling sensation aplastic anemia - Answer Bleeding gums, bruising, petechiae, this is the only anemia that has signs of bleeding smoking - Answer destroys cilia, coughing becomes the only way to expel mucus cor pulmonale - Answer pulmonary hypertension that causes right sided heart failure negative feedback - Answ...

Where does spermatogenesis occur? - Answer testes Where does maturation of sperm occur? - Answer epididymis What transports sperm to the urethra? - Answer vas deferens Hormone that initiates spermatogenesis - Answer FSH Hormone that stimulates testosterone production - Answer LH Hormone that causes maturation of sperm, sex characteristics, protein metabolism, and muscle development - Answer testosterone Occurs when excessive fluid collects in the space b/w layers of...

(ch.1) One type of microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a - Answer Scanning Electron Microscope (ch.1) One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms is the: - Answer Phase-Contrast Microscope (ch.1) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation? - Answer Louis Pasteur (ch.1) Fossils of prokaryotes go back: - Answer 3.5 to 4.0 Billion years (ch.1) A(n) ____________ is not a microor...

What are the three points of the Cell Theory? - Answer (1) all organisms are composed of cells (2) cells are the basic unit of life (3) cells arise from previous cells What are the four characteristics of Prokaryotes, and what is an example? - Answer (1) non-membrane bound organelles (2) no nuclei (3) smaller (4) non-complex Example: bacteria What are the four characteristics of Eukaryotes, and what are two examples? - Answer (1) membrane bound organelles (2) nucleus (3) larger ...

The word derived from two Greek words meaning "a cutting up" is - Answer anatomy The study of how the body functions is called - Answer physiology The correct sequence of the level of organization is - Answer chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism The reference position for all body directional terms is the - Answer anatomical position The term most opposite proximal is - Answer distal The term most opposite medial is - Answer lateral A cut ...