After noting a pulse deficit when assessing a patient who has just arrived in the emergency department‚ the nurse will anticipate that the patient may require A) a. a 2-D echocardiogram. B) b. a cardiac catheterization. C) c. hourly blood pressure (BP) checks. D) d. electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. | D electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. | When reviewing the 12-lead electrocardiograph (ECG) for a healthy 86-year-old patient who is having an annual physical examination‚ which of the
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CLINICAL PREPARATION TOOL Purposes: • To provide an organized method of client data collection. • To provide a format for researching client data. • To provide a standard format for reporting client data. • To serve as a format for developing and evaluating a plan of care for the client. Guidelines: 1. This tool is to be completed as per clinical instructor’s requirements. 2. Completion is required to demonstrate clinical preparedness. You may be dismissed from
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1. Group A Strep is least likely to cause which of the following complications: a) scarlet fever b) necrotizing faciitis c) impetigo d) subacute bacterial endocarditis e) glomerulonephritis 2. Septra is used in AIDS patients to prevent which opportunistic organism? a) Pneumocystis carinii b) M. tuberculosis c) S. pneumoniae d) CMV e) Cryptococcus 3. Severe bloody‚ afebrile diarrhea is associated with what bacterial infection? a) Salmonella infection
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Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXAM EDITION 2014-2015 (Covers an updated 2013-PTCB Blue Print) MANAN SHROFF www.pharmacyexam.com 1 Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman This reference guide is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician. Students or readers must consult their physicians about any existing problem. Do not use any information in this reference guide for any kind
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NJ249 NURSING CRITICALLY ILL ADULTS: HIGH DEPENDANCY All nurses should possess critical care skills to enable them to impact positively on their patients care (DH 2000). The Higginson and Jones (2009) state‚ in BJN‚ that the initial assessment of the critically ill patient vary but should follow a pattern based on assessing A‚ B‚ C‚ D and E‚ in other words airway‚ breathing‚ circulation‚ disability and environment. This essay is concerned with the altered physiology
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Rebekah May Taylor - 20086758 The Role of Nutrition in Health and Diet-related Diseases Contents 1. Metabolic Processes 3 1.1. Anabolism 3 1.2. Catabolism 4 1.3. Digestion and Absorption 6 1.4. Amino Acid Interconversion 1.5. Respiration 8 1.5.1. Glycolysis 8 1.5.2. Link Reaction 9 1.5.3. Krebs Cycle 9 1.5.4. Electron Transport Chain 10 1.5.5. Anaerobic Respiration 10 2
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Richard J. Daley College Nursing 101 Data Collection for Care Plan Section I – Demographic Data: Patient Initials: K. J. Sex: Female MSWD: Married Age: 44 No. of children: 1 Occupation: Disabled Section II- Admission Data 1. Date admitted: 10/19/2007 2. Admitting diagnosis: Hematomesis‚ melanotic stools‚ cirrhosis‚ hepatorenal syndrome. 3. Allegries: Codiene 4. Signs and symptoms on admission: jaundice appearance‚ lethargic‚ oriented x 1‚ vomiting bright red blood‚ has had
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Drugs Anticholinesterases- reversal agents for blocking agents (NBMR) Drugs Dose mg/ Kg Onset Duration Facts Edrophonium. Give glycol b/f otherwise you see bradyacardia- don’t mix! 7 micro grams/ Kg atropine. May need more (10-15 microg/ Kg) if given with opioid- based anesthetic. 0.5-1.5 (usual dose 40-70 mg) Approx equivalent dose- 35 mg 1-2 min 60 min Less effective than neo for deep block Neostigmine 20 mcg/kg atropine (more rapid than neo). 10 microg/ Kg glycopyrrolate (parallels
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WEEK 1 GEN Adverse reactions for drugs occur because: No drug has only one receptor it binds to. A drug that occupies and "turns on" a receptor is an: agonist Before marketing a new drug‚ the drug company asks the FDA to approve its choice of: trade name The time between when a drug response is observable and when there is no longer an observable drug effect is called the duration of action This term refers to how much of a drug must be given to see a desired response potency
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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