1.Describe the difference between the heart’s working cells and the specialized cells of the electrical conduction system.
2.List the coronary blood vessels that supply the right ventricle.
3.List the coronary blood vessels that supply the left ventricle.
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Chapter 1 through 10
TRUE/FALSE
Write T for true or F for false.
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A client is admitted to the emergency department with shortness of breath, excessive sweating, and nausea. The client states, "It feels like my chest is ripping open!". The nurse prepares for emergency treatment for which of the following conditions?
Group of answer choices
A. Acute arterial occlusion
B. Aortic aneurysm
C. Venous thrombosis
D.Aortic dissection
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Post a treatment plan for the older adult client in the Week 10: Case Study found in this week’s Learning Resources. Be sure to address the following in your post:
Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
NURS 6640: Psychotherapy with Individuals
Week 10: Case Study
IDENTIFICATION: The patient is a 69-year-old, widowed African American male who is the father of one adult child and grandfather of six grandchildren. The patient is self-referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic.
CHIEF COMPLAINT: “I need help with depression and anxiety.
HISTORY OF CHIEF COMPLAINT: The patient reports that his father is dying, and he has been experiencing worsening of depression and anxiety symptoms over the past few months. He is seeking a psychiatric evaluation at his son’s advice. The patient does not enjoy being with his family.
He has difficulty falling asleep, but then spends the day lying on the couch and reports feeling like he is “moving in slow motion.” He reports feeling tired all the time. He has also stopped going to his volunteer job at the nursing home.
He responded to the practitioner’s question of “why depressed now?” by saying that with the imminent death of his father, he is losing his main support. In addition to his father’s illness, the patient was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer this year. He received psychotherapy at that time which focused on his anxiety about the diagnosis, his denial of its severity, his wish to “not know what he knew,” and, ultimately, end-of-life issues.
PAST PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY: The patient was never hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. He has no history of suicidal thoughts, gestures, or attempts. The patient described either a partial or negative response from several medications he had been prescribed from his primary care provider (PCP) over the course of a several years, including Effexor, Prozac, Zoloft Lexapro and Duloxetine.
He is currently prescribed Lorazeapm 1 mg BID by his PCP which he has been taking for several years.
MEDICAL HISTORY: GERD, HTN and hyperlipidemia. History of prostate cancer.
HISTORY OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE: The patient denies history of drug and alcohol abuse.
FAMILY PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY: Patient reports that his mother had depression. He is an only
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View the “Ethical Issues In Nursing -- Respect: Dignity, Autonomy, and Relationships"
Form a post about Is this interesting to me? Why? Detail response with examples & cited references.
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The nurse is planning to give a hypotonic solution to a client. The nurse understands that an infusion of a hypotonic solution would have what effect?
Group of answer choices
A.Water would move from the intravascular space to the intracellular space
B.Water would move from the interstitial space to the vascular space
C.Water would move from the intracellular space to the intravascular space
D.Water would move in equal amounts between the cells and the blood vessels.
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A very significant current health issue is COVID-19. Please analyze and provide solutions (i.e., potential solutions) to this public health problem using the social ecological model as a framework. b. Please describe how each level of the social ecological model influences health behavior. c. Recommend an appropriate social behavioral theory for intervention at the intrapersonal or interpersonal level.
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67-year-old female presents with chief complaint of shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, unintentional weight loss, and mild numbness in her feet. She states she feels unsteady when she walks. PMH includes hypothyroidism well controlled on Synthroid 100 mcg/day. – Presents with pale conjunctiva of eyes and pale palate. Tongue beefy red and slightly swollen with loss of normal rugae. Turbinate’s pale but no swelling. Liver edge palpated two finger breadths below right costal margin. No hx of HTN or CHF. Lab data- hgb, hct, reticulocyte count, serum B12 levels low, mean corpuscle volume, plasma iron, and ferritin levels high, folate, TIBC are normal.
What is patient presenting diagnosis, are there any concerns with patient Liver, what anemia is patient suffering from, what are the other types of anemias, what sign & symptoms indicate a deficiency and what do the lab work indicate?
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1. Active range of motion is:
Select one:
a. increasing ROM at the joints moved
b. for strengthening muscles
c. performed under supervision of the PT/PTA to ensure correct performance
d. the best for maintaining joint motion
2. An example of a capsular end feel is:
Select one:
a. scapular protraction
b. shoulder external rotation
c. elbow extension
d. ankle dorsiflexion
3. When positioning a patient in prone, placing the arms alongside the head may result in decreased circulation to the arms.
Select one:
True
False
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1. Fatigue during gait training may be due to:
Select one:
a. medications
b. amount to be learned to safely use an ambulatory assistive device
c. time of day gait training is started
d. physical effort required to use an ambulatory assistive
device
2. In the sidelying position, the uppermost lower extremity is placed:
Select one:
a. on pillows to prevent adduction and pressure on the lowermost lower extremity
b. all
c. directly on top of the lowermost lower extremity
d. on pillows in abduction to decrease pressure on the lowermost lower extremity
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Short explanatory notes on decalcification provess.
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Write a brief essay examining the issues concerning confidentiality in current enabling technologies in the healthcare environment. Give three examples of how technology can be more effective than a manual system in maintaining patient privacy ( about 250 words)
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Subject-Follow safe work practices for direct client care
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