NR 224 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR-224 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. GRADED A+/ 2 stages of assessment - -1) collection and verification of data 2) Analysis of data (pt interview, observation, physical exam, medical records) Analysis - -Detailed examining of the elements or structure of something; typically, as a basis for discussion or interpretation Analytic Approach - -Use of analysis to break a problem down into the elements necessary to solve it Confidence - -Feeling or belief that one can rely on someone...

NR 224 CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ IMMOBILITY - -state of being unable to move Mobility - -the quality or state of being able to move about freely Essential for mobility - -Functional Muscular Skeletal and Nervous system Temporary immobility - -Anyone who has a surgery such as a knee arthroplasty Permanent immobility - -such as paraplegia or quadriplegia Sudden onset immobility - -Such as a fractured arm and leg following ...

NR 224 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE. GRADED A+ What is the chain of infection? - -1. agent 2.Reservior 3. portal of exit 4. mode of transmission 5. portal of entry 6. susceptible host What is the fourth chain of infection? - -Portal of entry What are some examples of a reservoir? - --Food

NR 224 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ self reflection - -reflect on experience, ways you can improve your own performance chain of infection - -host infectious agent reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry inflammatory exudate - -serous sanguineous purulent serous - -clear, plasma like sanguineous - -containing RBC purulent - -containing WBC and RBC (pus) stages of infection - -incubation period prodromal stage illness stage convalescence ...

NR 224 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ 1 g = ? mg - -1000 mg 1 hr = ? min - -60 min 1 kg = ? lbs - -2.2 lbs 1 L = ? mL - -1000 mL 1 lb = ? oz - -16 oz 1 mg = ? mcg - -1000 mcg 1 microdrip = ? gtts/mL - -60 gtts/mL 1 oz = ? mL - -30 mL 1 tbsp = ? mL - -15 mL 1 tsp = ? mL - -5 mL A nurse performs sterile technique. Where in the chain of infection does sterile technique help to prevent the spread of pathogens? A. At the reservoir B. At the portal of exit C...

NR 224 EXAM 1: VITAL SIGNS, SAFETY, AND MOBILITY/ IMMBOLITY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ vital signs are indicators of what? - -bodily functions that reflect health status of the patient vital signs are what and part of which step in the nursing process? - -baseline for the patient that monitor patients condition, identify problems, evaluate response to intervention and part of the assessment step of the nursing diagnosis vital signs are regulated through what...

NR 224 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ Atelectasis - -The collapse of the alveoli that prevents normal exchange of oxygen and CO2 how to prevent atelectasis - -deep breathing exercises, coughing after surgery, smoking cessation prior to surgery Respiratory Observations on a patient - -observe nails for clubbing, chest wall retraction and accessory muscle use, breathing pattern, and assess for paradoxical breathing or asynchronous breathing 6 P's of Dyspnea -...

NR 224 EXAM 2 - WOUND/URINARY/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Wound healing by Primary intention - -Wound that is closed/approximated. Heals by epithelialization, quickly, minimal scar formation. Surgical incisions, sutured/stapled wounds. Wound healing by Secondary Intention - -Not approximated. Left open. Heals from the inside out until wound is filled with scar tissue. Pressure ulcers, burns, and lacerations with tissue loss. 4 stages of infection - -Incubation, Prodrom...

NR 224 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ levels of the critical thinking model - -Basic - accept diverse opinion and values experts · Tasked Oriented · Follow procedures step by step Complex · experts and trust their own decisions Commitment · make choices without assistance accountability Importance of critical thinking in nursing practice - -focus on the important issues · recognize patient problem • analyzes information about the problem List and provide an exam...

NR 224 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ what patients are at a greater risk for infection? older adults, pt with multiple illnesses, poorly nurtrished, stress what are the natural defenses of the human body? skin, mouth, eyes, respiratory tract, urinary tract, GI tract, vagina, immune system what immunity is provided by mechanical barriers of intact skin and mucous membranes natural resistance what immunity occurs when an individual develops antibodies to a particu...