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Family members have a need for information. Which interventions best assist in meeting this need? a. Handing family members a pamphlet that explains all of the critical care equipment b. Providing a daily update of the patients progress and facilitating communication with the intensivist c. Telling them that you are not permitted to give them a status report but that they can be present at 4:00 PM for family rounds with the intensivist d. Writing down a list of all new medications and dose...

Describe the structure and function of the external and internal male genitourinary system. - Answer external: penis, scrotum internal: testes, epididymis, and vas deferens excretory: anal canal, rectum, prostate gland Interview a client for an accurate nursing history of the male genitalia, anus, rectum, and prostate. - Answer Ask about: pain, itching, lesions, dischargee, lumps, swelling, masses, urination difficulties, sexual dysfunction, bowel problems, and stool characteristics. in...

ADPIE -Answer Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation Types of assessment -Answer Complete assessment & Focused assessment complete assessment -Answer review and physical examination of all body systems focused assessment -Answer assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses on pertinent history and body regions Subjective data -Answer things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms objective data -An...

Where is the pancreas located? - Answer behind the stomach under the left lobe of liver When palpating the bladder - Answer It should be soft When a patients bladder reaches 450mL - Answer It causes discomfort/distention in the suprapubic area RUQ organs - Answer liver, gallbladder, duodenum RLQ organs - Answer cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord LUQ organs - Answer stomach, spleen, pancreas, and large/small intestines LLQ organ...

Handwashing - Answer The single most effective way to stop the spread of infection Medical Asepsis - Answer Reducing the number of organisms in an environment (ex. cleaning the tub with disinfectant before giving a patient a bath) Sterilization - Answer Breaks the chain of infection at its various links of reservoir and the portal exit (removes all organisms) Standard Precautions are? - Answer The principle of infection control that considers every client's blood and body fluid i...

heart failure (HF) - Answer abnormal condition involving impaired cardia pumping/filling Heart is unable to produce an adequate cardiac output to meet metabolic needs Impaired cardiac pumping and filling (pericardium) Risk factor of HF - Answer long standing hypertension (someone diagnosed with high BP and have had it for many years) 4 things to assess on a patient with cardiovascular disease - Answer 1. tobacco use (exposes a person to aortic aneurism) 2. PAD (ensure that you a...

As the nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client, the client begins to have seizure activity including loss of consciousness and limb jerking. The nurse's priority is to: - Answer protect the client from injury The most common cause of ischemic stroke is: - Answer thrombosis The family of an older adult reports increasing inability to perform basic activities of daily living. After evaluation, the client is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. What intervention will be...

A nurse is delegating assignments to a UAP what is acceptable for the UAP to perform a. Trend monitoring b. walking a patient with schizophrenia to the bathroom c. assessing mental status d. Performing inventory/safety precautions in room - Answer d the UAP is not able to perform initial assessments, take patients to. the bathroom alone or monitor trends in vitals A patient arrives to the ER with visual hallucinations, what is the nurses priority a. assess the patients MSE b. ...

A nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure. Which action is considered unsafe? - Answer withholding sedative and analgesic medications The nurse should teach a patient which is a primary prevention strategy to reduce the occurrence of head injuries? - Answer wearing a helmet You are called to the patients room when the patient experiences a seizure. Upon entering the room, what should you do first? - Answer observe the time and sequence of the patient's move...

Which of the following are part of ABCDE? Select all that apply. 1. Cardiac 2. Airway 3. Breathing 4. Disability - Answer 2, 3, 4 TRUE OR FALSE In the daily routine of the ED, triage is used to sort patients into groups based on the severity of their health problems and the immediacy with which these problems must be treated. - Answer TRUE Primary survey - Answer ABCDE Focuses on stabilizing life-threatening conditions Establish a patent airway Secondary Survey - Answer -...