NR 224 Exam 1 Study Guide Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process Ch. 15-20 • Critical thinking o What is it? o Critical Thinking Model ▪ What does each step mean and what is included in each step • HIPAA • Nursing Process o 5 phases (ADPIE) ▪ What does each step mean and what is included within EACH step. (Think of examples.) • Data collection & types of data • 7 guidelines for writing goals • Discontinuing a plan of care • Subjective vs objective data • How t...

NR 224 Week 8 Final Exam (Cumulative Exam) REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A nurse is teaching a client how to perform personal ileostomy care prior to discharge. The client says “I don’t think that I am going to be able to take care of this myself.” Which is the most appropriate response from the nurse? a. In time you will be better at this than I am. b. Don’t worry about it, most clients feel like you do at first. c. What part of the ileostomy care are you having trouble wi...

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NR 224 Week 8 LATEST 0ctober QTR Final Exam (Cumulative Exam) (A+) 100 CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS 1. A nurse is teaching a client how to perform personal ileostomy care prior to discharge. The client says “I don’t think that I am going to be able to take care of this myself.” Which is the most appropriate response from the nurse?

 Infection Control o Measures to prevent infection – Wash hands with soap and water when they are soiled or visibly dirty with blood or other body fluids; Wet your hands, apply soap and then scrub them vigorously for at least 15 seconds; Use an alcohol-based hand rub (foam in and out when entering a patient’s room) o The chain of infection and interventions to prevent at each stage – See below links: o Modes of transmission – Contact (direct/indirect), Droplet, Airborne, Pro...

NEURO o Cerebral circulation requires oxygen and glucose. o Three components normally determine ICP • Brain substance (80%) • CSF (10%) • Blood (10%) o Risk factors for increased ICP: • Increased Brain Volume: Tumors or injury with cerebral edema • Increased CSF: hydrocephalus, obstruction, Excess production of CSF fluid • Increased blood: Loss of autoregulation, hemorrhage, vasodilation, Hypercapnia, Increased metabolic demands, Obstruction of venous outflow • Sec...

List and describe the four ways to measure cardiac function. PAGE 228 Cardiac output the volume of blood ejected by a ventricle in one minute and depends on heart rate and stroke volume, the volume pumped from one ventricle in one contraction. Cardiac reserve the ability of the heart to increase output in response to increased demand. Preload the mechanical state of the heart at the end of diastole with the ventricles at their max volume. Afterload the force required to eject blood from the ...

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