Chapter 30: Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is being discharged after an emergency splenectomy following an automobile accident. Which instructions should the nurse include in the discharge teaching? a. Watch for excess bruising. b. Check for swollen lymph nodes. c. Take iron supplements to prevent anemia. d. Wash hands and avoid persons who are ill. ANS: D Splenectomy increases the risk for infection‚ especially with gram-positive
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Chapter 48: Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 22-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones. The nurse would expect the laboratory results to show a. increased urinary cortisol. b. decreased serum thyroxine. c. elevated serum aldosterone levels. d. low urinary catecholamines excretion. ANS: A Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the anterior pituitary gland will lead to an increase
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The manual provided will provide help and guidance for the public health nurses in fulfilling her role in the management‚ care and support of client requiring complex care in the community setting. In Ireland Public health nurses have been providing nursing and midwifery care to people and their families in the community for years. Public health nurses are viewed as possessing a wide range of skills and knowledge in caring for clients across their lifespan. Their role varies from routine visits
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Heart Healthy Family African American and Heart Disease Heart disease is the #1 killer for all American’s‚ and the fourth leading cause of death. As scary as this sounds African-Americans are at a much higher risk for getting heart disease‚ 44% men and 48% women. There is good news however‚ African-Americans can improve their odds of preventing this disease‚ by taking simple steps to prevent them. First you need to understand how the heart works. The heart is muscle‚ with blood vessels leading in
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staff or patients. During my SLIP visit at Kleinvlei Community Health Centre‚ I had an opportunity to be assisting in the PREP room. In the PREP room‚ patients belonging to different clubs receive their appointment dates for the repeat of their chronic medications. Patients on chronic treatment also receive their lab results together with their new prescription to be filled at the pharmacy. In this division of the health care center‚ different health care professionals are found‚ although the custodians
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Running head: PUBLIC HEALTH AND ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE 1 PUBLIC HEALTH AND ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE 2 The History of Public Health and the Role of the Community/Public Health Nurse When considering the evolution of healthcare and the role of the nurse in the United States‚ many people might first consider this in the context of the hospital setting. While the history of acute care is an important area to consider‚ it is imperative that equal attention be given
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Argosy University | Assignment 3: Identifying Community Resources | Hannah Wood | 5/21/2012 | Firstly regarding my client that has agreed to substance abuse treatment for 30 days I discovered through research that the following programs would be recommended: The Orchard Recovery and Addiction Treatment Center located at 811 Grafton Road‚ Bowen Island‚ BC V0N 1G2 and available at http://www.orchardrecovery.com/. Provides “Detox‚ Primary Care (10-‚ 28- and 42-day residential treatment)
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A NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR A GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOSCOPY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE A Clinical Capstone Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the School of Health Sciences La Salle University In Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Nursing Practice By Jordan Hopchik Doctor of Nursing Practice Program COPYRIGHT BY JORDAN HOPCHIK 2014 Title of Clinical Capstone Proposal: A NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR A GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOSCOPY
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Health Assessment Exam #4 Chapter 21: Abdomen (approx. 21 questions) 1. Aortic pulsation a. Normally‚ you may see the pulsations from the aorta beneath the skin in the epigastric area‚ particularly in thin persons with good muscle wall relaxation. b. Marked pulsation of aorta occurs with widened pulse pressure (e.g.‚ hypertension‚ aortic insufficiency‚ thyrotoxicosis) and with aortic aneurysm. c. lateral pulsation with aortic aneurysm pushes the examiner’s two fingers apart. 2. Light
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field of nursing is the ability for nurses to individualize their care plans for their patients. In order to ensure that unique patients are able to get healthy‚ they need nursing care plans as unique as they are. This means assessment and evaluation of each patient before and during care. Nancy Roper’s desire to become a nurse started in childhood‚ and as a result of her experiences and education‚ she‚ along with two of her colleagues‚ developed the Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing to assess
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