Abacus College, Oxford

research - Systematic, rigorous, critical investigation. Quantitative and qualitative. Study findings used to inform clinical decisions. EBP - The collection, interpretation, and integration of valid research evidence, combined with clinical expertise and an understanding of patient and family values and preferences to inform clinical decision making. Synthesis of literature. QI - Systematic use of data to monitor outcomes of care processes. - design and test changes in practice - improv...

adult male water composition - 60% adult female water composition - 50% neonate water composition - 70% intracellular fluid - 2/3 of total body water extracellular fluid - 1/3 of total body water interstitial + intravascular Osmosis - movement of water across a semipermeable membrane osmole - unit used to express osm

Symptoms of mild losses of potassium - ASYMPTOMATIC <3.5mEq/L 1st line of defense in the body - the skin What activates the mast cells - Direct contact with foreign object -Chemokines -Molecules released by invading bacteria Severe loss of Potassium symptoms - -Decreased neuromuscular excitability→ skeletal muscle weakness, smooth muscle atony, and cardiac dysrhythmias -Faster that K is depleted→ paralysis and respiratory arrest occurs -Chronic loss >1 month→ damage

Historical Fiction - -Set in particular historical periods (VW Orlando) *Picaresque: episodic adventures of rogue protagonist (Don Quixote) *Gothic: reaction against 18c rationalism, horror, mystery, superstition, madness, revenge, supernatural (Frankenstein) *Psychological: 17c France, character's motivations (Flaubert Madame Bovary) Novels of Manners - -Stories that observe, explore, analyze the social behaviors of a specific time/place -Descriptions of society w defined behavioral co...

Symptoms of cervical myelopathy - wide/ataxic gait, stiff/painful neck with dec ROM (extension), hyperreflexic below lesion, impaired fine motor skills, UE paresthesias, + babinksi/hoffman ABI of 1.4< - calcification ABI of 1.0-1.4 - normal ABI 0.8-0.9 - some arterial disease ABI 0.5-0.8 - moderate arterial disease ABI <0.5 - severe arterial disease Signs of angioma - bright red spot wi

Preview - Holding a performance outside of the actual production venue in order to solicit ideas for improving a show before its opening. Foreshadowing - Foreshadowing hints to the audience what will happen later on in the play. Two examples include Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. Hedda commits suicide in the play and plays with a gun in a earlier scene. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches speak in rhyme about events to come. An early form of Greco-Roman comedy called "mime." - Actors c...

an acute illness - a sudden illness from which a person should recover who has the most authority in a nursing service department - director of nursing a hospice is - a health care agency or program for persons who are dying the intentional mistreatment or harm of another person is - abuse threatening to touch a persons body without the persons consent is - assault unlawful restraint or restriction of a persons movement is - false imprisonment how many hours of instruction for nursing assi...

When the following Droplet Precautions, you need to wear A. A tuberculosis Respirator B. A mask when working within 3 feet of the person C. A gown D. Eye protection - A mask when working within 3 feet of the person A resident has slid down in her wheelchair. She cannot assist you with repositioning. you ask a coworker for assistance. Which action is unsafe? A. The tallest worker stands behind the wheelchair. B. You lock the wheelchair brakes while repositioning the resident. C. The resid...

Solid wastes are removed from the body by the - digestive system a healthy adult produces about ___________ or urine a day - 1500 mL you can provide privacy when the person is voiding by - pulling the curtain around the bed if the person has difficulty starting the urine stream, you can - run water in a nearby sink the urine may be bright yellow is the person eats - carrots and sweet potatoes when using a metal bedpan you should - warm the pan with water and dry it before use when you are ...

The process of cell division is called? - mitosis Which is the outer layer of the skin? - epidermis which part of the bone contains blood vessels that supply bone cells with oxygen? - periosteum which allow movement ? - joints damage to the cerebral cortex can affect which of the following? - reasoning swallowing, coughing, and vomiting are controlled by the - medulla the cerebrospinal fluid - p