Nsg 121 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 121 UNIT 4 CardiacA client is newly diagnosed with a heart murmur and asks the nurse to explain what this means. What is the nurse's best response? A. "It is a term health care providers use to describe the efficiency of blood circulation." B. "It is a rushing sound that blood makes moving across narrowed places or defects." C. "It is the sound of the heart muscle stretching in an area of weakness." D. "It is the sound the heart makes when it has an increased workload." - correct...

NSG 121 Exam 2epidermis - correct answer outermost layer of the skin. produces melanin and keratin. NO blood vessels. Dermis - correct answer second layer of skin; dense fibrous layer of connective tissue. Gives skin elasticity and strength. Contains: lymph & blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, sebaceous and sweat glands. Subcutaneous layer - correct answer connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis. insulates and protects body. assists in mobility Risk...

Exam 2: NSG 121 / NSG121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | All Units Covered | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: turgor elasticity of the skin Q: effects of aging on integumentary system Answer: - thinner skin due to loss of collagen and elastin - decreased turgor (best evaluated over sternum or subclavicular space in older adults) - decreased melatonin - nail growth slows down - thinner and more brittle nails - decreased sweat Q: coining A...

Exam 1: NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: True/False: A health assessment includes both a health history and a physical examination. Answer: True Q: 7 step process of diagnostic reasoning in health assessment Answer: - identify abnormal data - cluster the data - draw inferences - propose nursing diagnoses - check for presence of defining character...

NSG 121 - GI Ischemic lesions of the skin and tissues caused by unrelieved pressure that interferes with blood and lymph flow - correct answer pressure ulcers dead tissue - correct answer necrosis A nurse identifies that a client has a pressure ulcer on the sacrum. Which assessment finding indicates that this is a stage III pressure ulcer? A. Non-blanchable erythema of intact skin B. Damage identifies to muscle and bone C. Skin loss to the dermis D. Necrosis of subcutaneous tissue -...

Exam 4: NSG 121 / NSG121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | All Units Covered | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Why is dysphasia a concern after a stroke? Answer: Patient is at risk for aspiration Q: Where is Broca Area? Answer: Frontal Lobe Q: What is Broca Area Responsible For? Answer: Responsible for written language and expressive aphasia, verbal expression Q: How would you as a nurse communicate with a patient with injury to Broca are...

Exam 2: NSG121 / NSG 121 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Clean-contaminated wound Answer: Are those that are made under sterile conditions, like surgical incisions Q: A bowel resection Answer: is a surgical removal of a portion of the small or large intestine, is an example of a clean-contaminated wound. Q: What does the nurse do during burn classification Answer: The nurse attempts to blanch the bur...

NSG 121 Final Exam Practice Questionsa client with a diagnosis of depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died. I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication? a. you have everything to live for. b. why do you see yourself as a failure? c. feeling like this is all part of being depressed. d. you've been feeling like a failure for a while? d. you've been feeling like a failure...

NSG 121 Final Exameating disorders - correct answer a serious psychiatric illness with devastating and potentially fatal medical conditions have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses - correct answer eating disorders eating disorder categories - correct answer anorexia nervosa type I, anorexia nervosa type II, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder anorexia nervosa - correct answer individual engages in self-starvation. expresses fear of gaining weight. has a disturbance in...

Eating disorders ️ a serious psychiatric illness with devastating and potentially fatal medical conditions have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses ️ eating disorders eating disorder categories ️ anorexia nervosa type I, anorexia nervosa type II, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder anorexia nervosa ️ individual engages in self-starvation. expresses fear of gaining weight. has a disturbance in how they evaluate their weight anorexia nervosa type I ️ restricts in...