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A client is scheduled for blood to be drawn from the radial artery for an arterial blood gas (ABG) determination. The nurse assists with performing Allen's test before drawing the blood to determine the adequacy of which? - Answer Ulnar circulation The nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client about an upcoming colonoscopy procedure. The nurse should include in the instructions that the client will be placed in which position for the procedure? - Answer Left Sims' position The ...

Acculturation - Answer process of social & psychological exchanges with encounters between persons of different cultures, resulting in changes in either group Cultural and linguistic competence - Answer a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system among professionals that enables work in cross cultural situations cultural care - Answer professional health care that is culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent culture - Answer th...

Meet the Client - Answer A group of nursing students is conducting blood pressure and cholesterol screenings outside a local home improvement store on Saturday morning for its community service project. An adult client stops by the booth to have their blood pressure and cholesterol checked. They tell the students that they are a construction foreman. Assessment - Answer The client's blood pressure reading is 189/110 mmHg. Their LDL cholesterol reading is 200 mg/dL. They ask the stude...

Meet the Client - Answer Client is a college student who reports that she has been in good health until the last few months, when she started to experience increasing abdominal pain and diarrhea. Client is evaluated for possible ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease. The nurse anticipates that client will describe her diarrhea as: a) Bloody. b) Green and frothy. c) Gray with observable fat. d) Clay-colored. - Answer a) Bloody. - Clients with ulcerative colitis may expe...

A client arrives for an influenza vaccination and reports a low-grade fever with a cough. Which action would the nurse take next? - Answer Check the temperature and current history. Which intervention would the nurse perform to prevent disease transmission when caring for a hospitalized client with influenza? - Answer Don a mask in the room Which nursing action will be most helpful in preventing transmission of influenza in crowded communities? - Answer Educating about the importa...

Immune System - Answer -Protects the body against invasion of antigen (foreign substance that triggers an immune response) -It identifies and destroys potentially harmful cell and remove cellular debris. -*Nonspecific: * skin, cilia, stomach acid -*Specific*: B and T cells -Antibody and Cell mediated immune response Natural immunity - Answer Native/Innate -Present at birth. Provides *nonspecific response* to any foreign invader -*White blood cell action*: release cell mediators ...

prim Risk factors for Hypertension - Answer modifiable: high sodium, obesity, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol excess, depression non modifiable: genetic factors, age, family history, race manifestations of hypertension - Answer "silent killer", fatigue, headache in the back of the head and neck, malaise, and dizziness primary vs secondary hypertension - Answer 1. Primary (Essential/Idiopathic)- no known cause, 90-95% 2. Secondary- identifiable causes re...

A nurse removes a central line access device once the patient no longer requires intravenous (IV) antibiotics. This action is an example of which strategy to prevent antimicrobial resistance established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? A. Preventing transmission B. Proper diagnosis C. Preventing infection D. Prudent antibiotic use - Answer C. Preventing infection The CDC's campaign to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals focuses ...

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A literature review of many developmental psychology studies.