This is a term pregnancy, 40 weeks GA, amniotic fluid is clear, singleton; for emergency cesarean birth due to prolonged fetal bradycardia. Mom is in labor for about 8 hrs. Variability started to decrease with some decelerations and the HR went down due to prolonged deceleration. OB team able to back up HR to 70 bpm. Delivery C/S is imminent. You may need additional team members to come in and help resuscitate the baby. Also, additional equipment and supplies may be needed.
Mention at least 6 things that you will do the most for this patient.
What are important questions to ask when paged for this delivery?
Once the baby is delivered, what is the first thing you do?
What is the targeted pre-ductal SpO2after birth?
What are some corrective steps you can take when resuscitating a newborn?
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create a foreground PICO question on any topic related to health risks, health prevention or nursing practice
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For a literature review what is the best way to organize and evaluate the reviewed literature? Where do you start and how can you determine the strongest findings?
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1. How do cultural, ethnic, and/or religious factors impact a persons’ nutritional status? 2. How will you ensure that any nutritional education and/or resources are culturally/linguistically appropriate for each patient? 3. What additional health problems can occur as the result of malnutrition?
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Dayna Quinn, 53 years of age, is a female client who
is admitted to the Emergency Department via ambulance with acute
onset of midsternal chest pain radiating down the left arm and
radiating up the left side of the neck. The client complains of
dyspnea and is cool, pale, and sweating. The vital signs include:
Blood Pressure 163/92, Heart Rate 112 bpm, Respiratory Rate 26
breaths/min; and temperature of 99.2 degrees F. The 12-Lead ECG
reveals an anterior wall ST-Elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI).
1.When the 12 Lead ECG is completed where would the
nurse place the V1 electrode?2.What lab tests were used to confirm
the client had a STEMI in addition to the ECG? Give the name of the
test and the normal levels.
3.Your client has a total cholesterol level of 396.
The client has LDL of 175 and HDLs of 26. Explain what this means
and how you will educate them to start changing their
behaviors.
4.The physician has scheduled the client for cardiac
catheterization, why is this an appropriate test for Ms.
Quinn?
5.Would a client need to sign an informed consent for
cardiac catheterization? Why or why not? What is the nurse’s role
in obtaining
informed consent?
6.The client asks you, “Do I have
Atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis?” Explain your
answer.
7.The cardiac catheterization results show the client
has triple vessel disease. What will be next in the client’s
treatment?
8.The client is being discharged to a rehabilitation
center. If you are a nurse in the rehabilitation center what body
system is most important to monitor after the client’s procedure
completed in Question 7?
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Question 1: Create a table for the different stages of chronic kidney disease and the signs and/or symptoms for each stage.
Question 2: When doing a vital signs assessment on your patient with a fistula in their right arm, which arm would you put the blood pressure cuff on? Why?
Question 3: Is there anything in particular you need to assess with someone who has a fistula?
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Question 1: Develop a one day meal plan for your hemodialysis patient. (You just need to list the foods they would eat for the day.)
Question 2: What are some important considerations when meal planning for a hemodialysis patient?
Question 3: Develop a one day meal plan for your peritoneal dialysis patient. (You just need to list the foods they would eat for the day.)
Question 4: a) What are some important considerations when meal planning for a peritoneal dialysis patient? b) Who has to keep a stricter diet, a peritoneal dialysis or a hemodialysis patient? Why do you think that is?
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You are
. . . a physician’s assistant (PA) in the Genetic Counseling Clinic at Fulwood Medical Center.
Your patient is
. . . Mrs. Patricia Bennet, a 52-year-old office manager with two daughters, aged 30 and 25. Mrs. Bennett’s sister, aged 55, recently had a mastectomy for breast cancer and is now receiving chemotherapy. Their mother died of ovarian cancer in her late fifties.
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what does pain assessments have to do with medication safety in the hospital?
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A nurse is caring for a client taking vancomycin. The provider has ordered a trough level to be drawn. When should the nurse obtain the blood specimen? |
A nurse is taking care of a client postangiography. What position should the client be placed in immediately after this procedure? |
A nurse is completing an assessment on a client receiving IV fluids. List three (3) assessment findings that indicate fluid volume overload. |
A nurse is providing instructions to a client preparing for an IV urography. In addition, the nurse has informed the client that her metformin will be held. What is the rationale for holding the client's metformin for their procedure? |
A nurse is caring for a client who has dysphagia following an ischemic stroke. The nurse understands that the client must be kept NPO until being evaluated by what member of the health care team? |
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Arthritis of the auditory ossicles or scarring secondary to an infection in the middle ear can lead to conduction deafness. What treatment options are available for this condition?
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It is important that nurses who administer medications understand the importance of pharmacokinetics. Discuss how knowledge of pharmacokinetics (be complete) impacts the drug doses that are ordered and administered. If you are not complete, there will be no credit. With this understanding, also add what the nurse can do to assure patient safety when the patient condition changes.
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