Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Key Points – Printable CARE OF EMERGENCY PATIENT * Triage refers to the process of rapidly determining the acuity of the patient’s problem. It works on the premise that patients who have a threat to life must be treated before other patients. * The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level triage system that incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource
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correctly. 1. Hyperventilation results in You correctly answered: b. respiratory alkalosis. 2. With hyperventilation‚ the higher peaks on the tracing indicate Your answer: d. elevated carbon dioxide in the blood. Correct answer: a. a larger volume of air. 3. Which of the following is not a potential cause of respiratory alkalosis? You correctly answered: d. emphysema 4. The kidneys can compensate for respiratory alkalosis by You correctly answered: b. retaining H+ and excreting bicarbonate ion. 04/23/13
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Fluid and Electrolytes Know the causes‚ nursing assessment findings and treatments for: Fluid Volume Excess (Overload): heart failure‚ renal failure‚ abnormal fluid shift‚ treat with diuretics and fluid restriction or sodium restrictions‚ record i&o’s‚ bounding pulse‚ JDV‚ crackles in lungs (from PE)‚ SOB‚ PITTING EDEMA Fluid Volume Deficit (Hypo-Volemia): shift from plasma into ICF with sodium loss‚ treat with isotonic fluids‚ blood products for blood loss‚ low BP‚ increase HR‚ weak thready pulse
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1. The nurse checks for placement of a nasogastric tube before beginning tube feeding for a client. Which of the following results would indicate to the RN that the tube feeding can begin? The PH of the contents removed from the NG tube is 3 (stomach acid contents are acidic) 2. The nurse in an outpatient clinic teaches a client with right-sided weakness to walk down stairs using a cane. What behavior would indicate by the client that teaching was successful? The client leads with the cane
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Keto Analogues BRAND NAME: Ketosteril DOSE: 1 tab three times a day AVAILABILITY: Tablet TIMING: 8am-1pm-6pm ROUTE: Oral ACTION INDICATION/s SPECIAL PRECAUTION/s CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES Normalizes metabolic process‚ promotes recycling product exchange.Reduces ion concentration of potassium‚magnesium and phosphate
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disorders. One kind of feeding disorder that cattle can develop is acidosis. If left untreated‚ acidosis can cause a wide range of other medical problems‚ and in severe cases‚ even death. Acidosis is determined by the body’s acidity level. It occurs when the pH of the rumen of a cow drops below 5.5. The acidity will begin to affect tissues which could be harmful for a cow. Some common signs that an animal is suffering from acidosis are‚ diet changes‚ liquid bowel movements‚ and the quality of milk
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The hypoglycaemic and antihyperglycaemic effects of methanol extract of the leaves of Cleome rutidosperma (Cr) DC (Family: Capparidaceae) was investigated in Wistar rats. Fifty normoglycaemic male rats (120g-200g) were divided into groups A (hypoglycaemic study; n=20) and B (antihyperglycaemic study; n=30). The studies had one control group and three groups administered with Cr (100‚ 200 or 400mg/kg) respectively. Group B had two additional groups of diabetic-untreated rats and glibenclamide-treated
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SAINT PETER’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING NU 304 NX FINAL EXAMINATION SPRING 2014 1. When the immunoglobulin crosses the placenta‚ what type of immunity does the fetus receive? a. Active b. Passive c. Innate d. Cell-mediated 2. The predominant antibody of a typical primary immune response is: a. IgG b. IgM c. IgA d. IgE 3. While planning care‚ a nurse recalls seasonal allergic rhinitis is expressed through: a. IgE-mediated reactions b. Tissue-specific reactions c. Antigen-antibody
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Learning Outcomes Safe and Effective Care Environment 1 Assess the patient with a fluid or electrolyte imbalance for falls‚ especially older adults. 2 Use safety precautions to prevent injury or death when administering parenteral potassium-containing solutions. 3 Supervise the oral fluid therapy and intake and output measurement aspects of care delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel. Health Promotion and Maintenance 4 Teach healthy adults and patients how to prevent dehydration.
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Acids and Bases are two groups of chemical compounds that generally have opposite characteristics. They have there own unique traits‚ acids taste sour‚ turn litmus red while bases taste bitter and turn litmus blue. The term pH relates to measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ such as vinegar‚ or even a damp substance like soul. The neutral pH is 7‚ which is essentially water‚ with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity. Hydronium ions (H3O+) are
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