why O2 saturation levels is low on a septic shock? please provide pathophysiology and references.
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250. The nurse is changing the dressing over a client's infected wound. The client tells the nurse, "I would not need all of this care if someone on the staff here had taken care of me correctly." Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
1."It sounds like you are angry."
2."I will arrange to have the wound care specialist visit you."
3."Let me see how the infection is responding to this treatment."
4."Tell me what I can do to help you at this time."
235. The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the nurse to assign to a UAP? Select all that apply.
1.weighing the client with heart failure
2.providing oral hygiene for the client with severe Alzheimer's disease (AD)
3.palpating the pedal pulses of the client who had a cardiac catheterization 2 hours ago
4.obtaining and documenting vital signs from the client who had an appendectomy 24 hours ago
5.obtaining a pulse oximetry reading from the client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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How can we reduce bias in collecting data in the research? Support the answer with references
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Health care expenditures continue to rise in the USA.
(a) Describe three of the factors that you think drive up health care costs (
b) Explain what you think an individual can do to have an impact on personal and overall health care costs?
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Question 5
Based on Mr. Gary history and current diagnostic findings,
which
of the following type of renal failure is he most likely
experiencing?
a) Pre-renal
b) Post-renal
c) Intra-renal
d) Decrease renal reserve
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Please provide a complete pathophysiologic explanation with
reference
Why a patient with septic shock has pale cool cyanotic peripheries
?
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Do you think The Affordable Care Act has improved the quality of patient care provided?
What additional impacts could the selected policy have on healthcare?
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Question 10
Which of the following is most likely contributing
to the confusion and disorientation in the patient?
a) hyponatremia
b) hyperkalemia
c) azotemia
d) hypotension
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Case Scenario: A young woman presents at the clinic six weeks after a gastric bypass surgery. She had more than 100 lbs. to lose and so far, has lost 40 lbs. She expected to gain some strength and begin exercising, but she is very weak. She states that at times she is too weak to even comb her hair. She eats small meals several times a day, but has watery diarrhea and is nauseated much of the time. She is losing her hair and is very discouraged.
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1)In which of the following rooms should a 23 year old client who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis be assigned by the charge nurse? Until a negative pressure room is available, assign the client to
A room with a 20 year old client who has tuberculosis
Any room as long as the patient is on TB medications
A private room with no roommate
The room with clients who have no infection
2)A nurse is discharging a client with TB who has been on medications for 1 week. Which statement by the client indicates that additional teaching is needed?
“I need to be sure to include foods that have a lot of calories”
“My meds can be stopped in 9 weeks when sputum tests are negative”
“As the people I work with need to be tested for TB”
“I will wear a surgical mask on my taxi ride home”
3)A priority nursing diagnosis for the newly admitted client who is diagnosed with pneumonia is: inadequate ventilation R/T exhaustion. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate for the client?
Administer IV antibiotic q 4 hours as ordered
Place client in appropriate postural drainage positions
Encourage deep breathing 2-3 times each half hour
Insure that the ordered O2% is delivered via nasal cannula
4)A nurse on a medical unit is assigning clients to members of the staff. There are 2 RN’s and one LPN on duty. Which client can be safely assigned to an LPN?
60 year old male whose chest tube was inserted 2 hours ago
54 year old female arriving from the ER with pneumonia
34 year old female 36 hours post-op following a colostomy
21 year old female admitted with a diagnosis of R/O appendicitis
5)A patient who has a severe case of community acquired pneumonia had a physicians order for “activity as tolerated”. The best nursing response for the patient should be to
Assist the patient to sit in a chair three times a day
Ask the patient what activities he would like to do
Check pulse before allowing him to stand to urinate
Keep patient on strict bedrest for the first 24 hours
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Describe how you will seek support from more experienced and qualified staff in the service.
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Please respond to the following discussion
prompts.
1. Locate an article on the nutritional beliefs of a culture or
religion. Provide a summary of the article and include a link to
the article. What interventions should be implemented to ensure
cultural competence? Use evidence from one scholarly source other
than your textbook or ATI book to support your answer. Use APA
Style to cite your source.
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20-year-old pregnant female with stress incontinence.
For this client, describe how the nurse could intervene to manage urinary incontinence.
Using therapeutic communication,
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Discuss the difference between food borne illness and food poisoning. Provide an example of each and discuss the mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment, and prognosis. What education would the nurse provide on prevention? Use evidence from one scholarly source other than your textbook or ATI book to support your answer. Use APA Style to cite your source.
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