Chapter 16, Nursing Assessment Patient Interview Answers Question 1 of 12 Report content error When the nurse enters the patient’s room and says, “Hi, my name is Barbara. I am your nurse. Let’s discuss why you have been admitted to the hospital,” which phase of the patient interview is taking place? Working The working phase […]
Clinical I NSG522 Herzing University Course Syllabus NSG522 – Clinical I Course Description This course provides an intensive and a clinical experience for the application of concepts learned in the health assessment and fundamentals nursing course. Students will demonstrate competency of fundamental nursing skills and performing a head-to-toe physical assessment. The student engages in the […]
Interventions and Evaluation: Hypertension After solutions are selected, the nurse implements and evaluates care. Take action and evaluation are addressed for hypertension. Hypothesis and Expected Outcomes Actions/Interventions Evaluation Hypothesis Altered Blood Pressure Hypertension (as indicated in the image, BP 182/111 with pulse 88) Outcome Patient’s blood pressure will return to expected ranges 72 hours after […]
Interventions and Evaluation: Hypotension and Orthostatic Hypotension Hypotension and orthostatic hypotension involve low blood pressure readings. Take action and evaluation are presented. Hypotheses and Expected Outcomes Actions/Interventions Evaluation Hypothesis Altered Blood Pressure Hypotension (as indicated in the image, BP 75/55 with pulse of 104) Expected Outcome Patient’s blood pressure will return to expected ranges 2 […]
Analyzing Blood Pressure Cues To determine relationships among gathered cues from the blood pressure assessment, the nurse connects cues and considers the relevance of cues to the patient’s blood pressure. The following guidelines help assist the nurse in this process. Determine Relationship Between Cues Organize and Link Cues Consider Relevance of Cues Consider relevance of […]
Key Points Nurses analyze cues to determine blood pressure hypotheses. Criteria to prioritize blood pressure hypotheses include life-threatening, ABCs, acute versus chronic, and, if resolved, would affect other hypotheses. The overall goal is to return the blood pressure to expected ranges. Solutions focus on increasing or decreasing blood pressure depending upon the situation. Question 1 […]
Alterations: Hypotension and Orthostatic Hypotension Hypotension is low blood pressure. An individual who is highly trained physically (athlete, military) may be expected to have low blood pressure. To help the nurse recognize cues, information about the two types of hypotension is discussed. Hypotension Orthostatic (Postural) Hypotension Definition A decrease in blood pressure (as shown in […]
Clinical I NSG522 Blood Pressure Physiology of Blood Pressure The physiology of blood pressure (BP) is as follows: What Is BP? Blood pressure refers to the force of blood exerted against arterial walls. The heart contracts, causing the left ventricle to push blood through the aorta and circulatory system. As the heart contracts, pressure rises; […]
NSG 522 Advanced Pharmacology University of Phoenix Week 1 NSG/522 Week 1 Knowledge Check Question 1; Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: A. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only B. Bypass the hepatic circulation C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little, if any, desired action D. Are […]
Case Study: Healing and Autonomy Mike and Joanne are the parents of James and Samuel, identical twins born 8 years ago. James is currently suffering from acute glomerulonephritis, kidney failure. James was originally brought into the hospital for complications associated with a strep throat infection. The spread of the A streptococcus infection led to the subsequent kidney failure. James’s condition was acute enough to warrant […]