Term
| 45 y.o. obese pt w/no significant medical hx presents with extremely high blood glucose, and polydipsia, the pt is most likely |
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Definition
dehydrated
It's important not to apply context that isn't evidenced, although high blood glucose, obesity, and polydipsia are common in diabetics, all it really tells you is there's less water than glucose in the blood, and they're really thirsty |
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Term
Do the following concepts enhance or impede critical thinking?
Dislikes, prejudices, and biases
support systems
anxiety, stress, and fatigue |
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Definition
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Term
| maslow's hierarchy of needs |
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Definition
physiological
safety
social
esteem
self-actualization |
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Term
| Types of complications that take automatic precedence |
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Definition
life-threatening
risk for severe injury
risk for airway blockage |
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Term
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Definition
ADPIE
assess
diagnose
plan
implement
evaluate |
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Term
which adult pt should the RN see 1st?
A. Redness at external fixator pin sites
B. rash following cefazolin infusion
C. 1 day post appe
D. Day 2 pneumonia, 4 Lpm nasal canula |
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Definition
B: rash following drugs could mean an allergic reaction, could lead to asphyxiation
redness at external fixators is normal
1 day post-surgery most dire complications are likely to have been addressed
day 2 pneumonia, pt is stable |
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Term
Where on which priority scale do each of the following fall? And which takes priority before the others?
A: spasms of both lower limbs
B: Bradycardia during suctioning
C: pt yelling at mother
D: risk for infection from foley |
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Definition
B takes precedence: Cardiac in C-A-B
A: physical need in maslow's
C: social need in maslow's
D: physical need in maslow's, more risky than spasms |
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Term
| practice with the questions... |
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Definition
| ...at the end of the lecture |
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