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At what age does the social smile start in infants? - Answer-2-4 months What is the best order to do the physical assessment in in a toddler? - Answer-toe to head How old (age range) are toddlers? - Answer-1-3 years old How old (age range) are preschoolers? - Answer-3-5 years old How old (age range) are school-age children? - Answer-6-12 years old How old (age range) are adolescents? - Answer-13-24 years old What four things should you do when performing physical assessment of adolescents?...

Theory is the foundation for the art and science of.... - Answer-nursing Theory, research, and practice are bound together in a continuous..... - Answer-interactive relationship Theory based nursing practice allows you to... - Answer-design and implement nursing interventions that address individual and family responses to health problems Nursing theory - Answer-Is a conceptualization of some aspect of nursing. Describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care. The goal of nurs...

Water - 45% - 60% of bodily weight Fluid - Water + Suspended particles Glucose Mineral salts (electrolytes) Proteins Three locations of body fluid - Extracellular (ECF) Outside cells Intravascular (plasma) VEINS AND ARTERIES, HAS MINERALS, GLUCOSE, ANTIBODIES, HORMONES, DRUGS Interstitial (third space) OUTSIDE OF CELLS, OUTSIDE OF BLOOD STREAM, LEAKED OUT OF VEINS AND ARTERIES BUT NOT IN CELLS, THIRD SPACE = NOT INNVEIN OR ARTERY, NOT IN CELLS Intracellular (ICF) Inside cells - BATHI...

Mental health laws protect - Both patients and the caregivers Most patients are admitted - On an emergency involuntary status Involuntary treatments only persist when - Psychiatric professionals confirm there is a mental health problem that interferes with the person's safe functioning What is one of the most important legal concepts in psychiatry? - Confidentiality Unintentional tort - Type of negligence called malpractice Malpractice - Professionals fail to act in accordance with profes...

The nurse is planning care for a client who has experienced a myocardial infarction. Which of the following would be appropriate nursing diagnoses for the nurse to select for this client? (Select all that apply.) - • Fear related to change in health status • Pain related to cardiac tissue damage The client, who is 8 weeks pregnant as the result of a rape, tells the nurse, "I do not want to have this baby, but I have always believed that abortion is a sin. I don't know what to do." Wh...

The patient's eyes dart back and forth quickly; The nurse would find the client's eyes dart back and forth quickly during REM sleep. The client would have a rapid or irregular pulse. The client's metabolism and body temperature would increase. The client's blood pressure would increase. - Answer-A nurse on the night shift checks on a patient and suspects that the patient is in REM sleep. Which patient cue is indicative of this stage of sleep? Hypothalamus; The hypothalamus has control c...

telehealth - health services delivered by telecommunication tools (telephone, videophone, computer) to prevent disease, promote health, and cure illness telehealth is the use of any X to provide X remotely - technology, care telehealth is not a new concept, but X - currently technology has taken remote care to new levels telehealth helps - minimize barriers to providing health services (geographical distance, socioeconomic status, and time constraints) types of telehealth defined by medica...

Safety alert-1 - Cords, tablecloths, plastic bags, bottles, and cans are tempting, potentially dangerous objects that caregivers must strive to keep out of reach of infants Safety alert-2 - In both environments, parents should be taught to place their infants on their backs when sleeping to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Safety alert-3 - Outside the home, toddlers and preschoolers need supervision With caregiver guidance, they will learn about playing away from automobile traff...

Diarrhea - usually secondary to an infectious agent (viral, bacterial, parasitic) dehydration - signs/symptoms of ______: -sunken fontanels (anterior fontanel - class @12-18 mo) -cry and fail to produce tears -cap refill time -dry, sticky mouth -crusted lips -urine output (no wet diaper 6-8, 12 hours kids) -cooler skin -dizziness/fatigue fontanels, tears, mouth - DEHYDRATION: -sunken _____ (anterior fontanel - class @12-18 mo) -cry and fail to produce ____ -cap refill time -dry, st...

Therapeutic Diets - A therapeutic diet is a meal plan of specific foods to manage a patient's medical problem. Dietitians will recommend a variety of diets depending on the patient's condition. It is the healthcare professional's responsibility to reinforce education done by the dietitian, and encourage a healthy diet regime. High Fiber - High fiber diets can be used to regulate the GI tract and help in normal elimination patterns. The majority of the fiber that is ingested does not dige...