Chapter 33: Nursing Management: Hypertension Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take in order to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new patient? a. Deflate the BP cuff at a rate of 5 to 10 mm Hg per second. b. Have the patient sit in a chair with the feet flat on the floor. c. Assist the patient to the supine position for BP measurements. d. Obtain two BP readings in the dominant arm and average the results. ANS: B The patient
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The Spanish Flu was a world wide epidemic that took the lives of an estimated 50 to 100 million lives between 1918 and 1920. It has been recorded as the most devastating outbreak in world history. The disease first appeared in Fort Riley Kansas on March 11‚ 1918 when an Army private reported to the camp hospital with complaints of a fever‚ sore throat and headache. By noon that day the hospital had treated over 100 sick soldiers with similar symptoms and 500 more by the end of that week. Initially
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The risk factors for developing Respiratory Syncytial Virus‚ also known as RSV are infants who are born prematurely‚ infants younger than six months of age‚ and children who have underlying medical conditions such as congenital heart or lung disease. Children who have older siblings that are school aged or attend day care are also more at risk due to the amount of germs and the amount of contact that they are exposed to. Studies are still being conducted to detect whether heredity plays any role
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You’re going to work with many people of all age groups day in and day out. Sooner or later you’ll meet a special patient who will tug on your heartstrings. But they’re in your care because they’ll ill or possibly even dying. Although you want to do everything you can to help him or her‚ you also have to know when it’s time for their family – and you – to say good-bye. You can’t save everyone‚ but that’s part of what being a nurse is all about. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you’re forgetting‚ it
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Marijuana refers to a drug derived from dried leaves‚ stems and flowers of the cannabis plant‚ also called hemp. Cannabis sativa‚ as it is known scientifically‚ bears a chemical known as ‘delta-9 teterahydrocannabinol’ (THC in short) that alters mind functions of the user (Cohen‚ 2006). This ingredient is rapidly absorbed a short while after smoking the drug. It affects areas of the brain dealing with memory‚ perception‚ concentration and movement. This causes short-term physiological medical effects
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Chapter 1 Importance of First Aid it’s better to know it and not need it than to need and not know everyone should be able to perform first aid‚ you are going to need it What is First Aid? the immediate care doesn’t take the place of proper medical care temporary help difference between life or death First Aid and the Law can be sued Minimize Risk of Suite get consent follow guidelines explain what you will do once you start‚ you can’t leave until proper help comes Consent
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Important Things to Know About Before Getting a Tattoo Lori Porter Axia College of University of Phoenix Tattoos are a wonderful way of expressing ones individuality‚ but people need to think about all the ramifications of getting a tattoo before they get it. Serious problems can arise from making this decision without consciously thinking it through. “Tattoos are fast becoming a mark of the 21st century‚ with one quarter of those under the age of 30 adorning their skin with at least
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Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Ann Crawford 425 Chemical Dependency in the Workplace June 21‚ 2010 Allie Pashley‚ PsyD Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Organizations are continuously hiring people; people to fill newly opened positions and people to fill recently vacated positions. Regardless of the position a person is to fill in the organization that is considering hiring him or her‚ the organization needs to ensure that they are hiring quality people; people who are hard
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Debora Cytrynowicz Acupuncture as an Alternative Medicine ( in the Western Culture) Alternative medicine is a very general term whose definition can be very controversial. Basically‚ it is many holistic techniques for preventing and treating illnesses. Acupuncture‚ and many other therapies‚ have long been a part of Asian cultures and have recently been integrated into the Western culture. Since Acupuncture is such an important tradition in China‚ it has gained much respect from other cultures
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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