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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...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Infection - -is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease. Entry and multiplication of organisms result in disease Colonization - -occurs when a microorganism invades the host but does not cause infection Communicable Disease - -is the infectious disease transmitted from one person to another. If pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms.... - -the infection is s...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ Acute wounds - -trauma and surgical Chronic - -vascular compromise Pressure Ulcers - -Impaired skin integrity r/t unrelieved , prolonged pressure in combination with shear or friction. (bed sores) At risk pressure ulcer pt... - -Impaired sensory Spinal cord injuries Immobile patients Shear/Friction Moisture Altered level of consciousness Stage 1 pressure ulcer - -- Nonblanchable erythema -Skin remains in...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM KEY CONCEPTS/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ What considerations are important when determining the best option? - -Whatever decision is the best for the patient Delegation - -Transferring responsibility for a performance of an activity or task while retaining accountability for an outcome Examples of things you can Delegate - -Assigning Vitals or Labs to other healthcare professionals like Unlicensed assistive personnel and LPN Not Delegate...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ A nurse knows that patient education has been effective when the patient states - -"I will rotate the location where I give myself injections." Which statement by the patient is an indication to use the Z-track method? - -"The last shot like that turned my skin colors." A 2-year-old child is ordered to have ear irrigation performed daily. The nurse correctly performs the procedure by - -Pulling the auricle down...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ The nurse is having difficulty reading of physician's order for a medication. He or she know that the physician is very busy and does not like to be called. What is the most appropriate next step for the nurse to take? - -Call the physician to have the order clarified. you must have the right documentation and clarify all orders with the prescriber before administering medications The patient has an ord...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ ____ range of motion is when the patient is unable to move independently therefore the nurse moves each joint - -Passive ROM ____ range of motion is when the patient moves all joints UNASSISTED - -Active ROM _______ nitrogen balance occurs when the body loses more nitrogen than it gains from infection, trauma, burns, fever, starvation, etc. - -Negative Nitrogen Balance MUST provide patient with protein a...

NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS (VITAL SIGNS) EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ What are the different classifications of High Blood Pressure? (Hint: There are three of them.) - - Prehypertension, Stage One Hypertension, Stage Two Hypertension What is a normal systolic range of blood pressure? - -Less than 120 < 120 What is a normal diastolic range of blood pressure? - -Less than 80 < 80 What is the systolic range for Prehypertension? - -120-139 What is thee diastolic range for Pr...