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Signs & Symptoms Student Response Model Answer Explanation Points Earne pain increase onset: 2 days ago pain increase onset: 2 days ago Pain is subjective and can only truly be evidenced by a patient's verbalizing it, so Ms. Jones's reported 7/10 pain rating informs her diagnosis of acute pain. In addition, her pain began a week ago and shot up 2 days ago, indicating the timeline needed for pain to be called "acute." 0.5 out of 0.5 pain rating of 7/10 pain rating of 7/10 Pain is s...

Bowel Sounds (1/2 point) Absent Hypoactive Normoactive Hyperactive Location Of Non Normoactive Bowel Sounds (1/2 point) All quadrants normoactive Right upper quadrant Right lower quadrant Left upper quadrant Left lower quadrant

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A 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking is admitted to the ED for possible ischemic stroke. While eating dinner, the patient’s wife witnessed her husband have a sudden onset of difficulty speaking, left sided facial droop with drooling, and weakness in his left hand. The purpose of this paper is to explore how ischemic stroke can affect the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. Also, the paper will explain the pathophysiology of the patient’s symptoms, the ethnic va...

An 11-year-old boy is accompanied by his mother to receive medical attention for wheezing and difficulty breathing. The patient explains that when he is physically active while playing baseball, the symptoms are worst but improves upon cessation. Furthermore, patient symptoms are becoming worse, while also at rest. The patient lives in an apartment building with an allergy to cat dander. Upon auscultation assessment, wheezing is heard on expiration in all lung fields. The purpose of this paper i...

. Pt had 3 months on insulin came back to facility for recheck what should nurse check/monitor? 48. Pt taking a med had increased exudate, and erythema. *it was an eye medication* . What should nurse advice patient?

The nurse is assessing the motor and sensory function of an unconscious client. The nurse should use which technique to test the client's peripheral response to pain? 1. Sternal rub 2. Nail bed pressure 3. Pressure on the orbital rim 4. Squeezing of the sternocleidomastoid muscle Answer: 2. Nail bed pressure Rationale: Nail bed pressure tests a basic motor and sensory peripheral response. Cerebral responses to pain are tested using a sternal rub, placing upward pressure on the orbi...

A client calls the emergency department and tells the nurse that he came directly into contact with poison ivy shrubs. The client tells the nurse that he cannot see anything on the skin and asks the nurse what to do. The nurse should make which response? 1. "Come to the emergency department." 2. "Apply calamine lotion immediately to the exposed skin areas." 3. "Take a shower immediately, lathering and rinsing several times." 4. "It is not necessary to do anything if you cannot see...

1. A nurse is updating a plan of care after an evaluation of a client who has dysphagia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? a) Ask the client to tilt their head back when swallowing. b) Have the client sit upright for 1 hr. following meals. c) Administer liquids to the client using a syringe. Allow the client to rest for 10 min prior to eating

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