Level II Didactice

Communication may require rephrasing a patients statement for empathy or therapeutic communication

An acute illness can be cured while a chronic illness last more than 3-6 months and may only go into remission

Gestational diabetes increases the risk of Type II diabetes later in life

Irritable bowel syndrome causes increased amount of secretions with impaired GI absorption causing fluid volume deficit

Secondary hypertension can be caused by diseases that affect the kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine systems

When developing a plan for a patient, which is the most important choice?

Patients who take diuretics have to watch for what?

A patient newly diagnosed with hypertension and prescribed a new medication should be taught to:

Patients with PVD should be encouraged to:

An infant is being treated for RSV. After the vital signs, the nurse calls for the pediatrician to initiate the plan

A nurse assessment, vital signs and lab results can provide baseline and ongoing data/information about the patient

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) checks for PAD (peripheral artery disease) the normal range is 0.90-1.30.

The nurse knows handwashing is always the best method to prevent the spread of disease.

Type II diabetes is caused by impaired insulin secretion or cellular resistence to insulin

A patient is cyanotic and breathing heavy the best choice is to apply oxygen to the patient.

Essential hypertension means there is no known cause for the high blood pressure

You are preparing your EBP project. What are the 4 steps?

Patients with COPD

A patient's ABI is less than .90, this means

Unstable angina is the ineffective tissue perfussion related to CAD and usually happens with exercise and stress