Midterm LVN

Apical pulse should be auscultated for 30 seconds

What is it called when a pt takes multiple routine meds?

Drug delivery system that allows pt to self administer analgesics

After cleaning pt's dentures, which are replaced first?

R atrium receives blood from sup. and inf. venae cavea and the coronary sinus

Method for taking tympanic temp on child

68 y/o pt Alzheimer's pt is wandering the hall way. What should you do first?

Morphine danger causes respiratory distress

Type of tissue composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or spinal cord is

Reasons catheters are used

Fomite =

Nurse perf. passive ROM exercises will move the joint thru the ROM to

What catches the ovum when it leaves the ovary

Referred pain is often felt somewhere other than diseased organ/part of body

Which dx supports stage 3 pressure injury area over the presacral region?

Where is the bile stored

What is the best description of the gate theory?

When a nurse is disposing of soiled linens, nurse will

Normal VS for adults

Layer located just below the skin taht connects skin to the surface of muscles is called

Which is the inner region of the kidney and contains most of the urine collecting tubules?

Systemic circulation occcurs when blood is pumped from the L ventricle to the rest of the body and returns blood to

Small cordlike structure that connect AV valves to the walls of the heart

What must be documented for indwelling catheter?

Enzymes produced by pancreas

Pts normal range of VS may differ from the standard range

Core body temp normal range

Which portion of the brain controls the basic functions of life

70 y/o pt who has had 5 children and suffers from loss of urine when coughing. What type of incontinence is this?

Increased b/p, pulse, fever, diaphoresis and nausea are examples of

What is a function of the thymus gland?

Spinal cord extends from the brainstem to the

76 y/o active male presents w/femur fx. What is the appropriate nursing action?

Constipation is problematic for the older adult pts. What is most appropriate intervention?

Process, eval, implementation, assessment, planning

What should nurse do when she is about to give bed bath to maintain pt privacy?

Knee is an example of

Which is a major regulator of respiratory activity

Which is the facial nerve

What do you do if you suspect elder abuse

Which system transports nutrition, O2, H2O and waste

Pt c/o insmonia, loss of interest in hobbies, etc.What nursing action should be done first?

Structure of the neprhon responsible for the reabsorption of H2O and solutes during urine formation is

What does the immune system aka "built in bodyguard" protect against

Inner surface of the small intestines contain millions of tiny finger like projections called