Pearls--preparation

Question 1

Abcds

Answer 1

Airway, breathing, circulation – pulse and BP, disability – level of consciousness

Question 2

Head of bed day for cardiac conditions

Answer 2

45 to 75° semi fowlers

Question 3

Head of bed elevation for pulmonary edema

Answer 3

90° high followers. Do not elevate feet

Question 4

Had a bed for G.I, coughing and deep breathing and pain control

Answer 4

45 to 90°

Question 5

Head of bed for DVT

Answer 5

30°

Question 6

Procedures or injuries to vascular organs (3)

Answer 6

Liver, spleen, kidney

Question 7

Unstable clients – clinical signs (4)

Answer 7

1. Cyanotic
2. Cool and clammy
3. CP
4. Hypotension

Question 8

Ericson

Answer 8

Autonomy versus shame and doubt initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, identity versus role confusion intimacy versus generativity vs stagnation integrity versus despair

Question 9

Piaget

Answer 9

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete
Formal- most adults

Question 10

Error theory

Answer 10

Error in DNA

Question 11

Free radical theory

Answer 11

Free radicals interfere with DNA and lead to disease

Question 12

Cross link theory

Answer 12

Waste products alter function and lead to disease.

Question 13

Wear and tear theory

Answer 13

Cells wear out when energy is depleted

Question 14

Programmed aging theory

Answer 14

Cells have limited ability to replicate

Question 15

Immunity theory

Answer 15

Immune function decrease with age

Question 16

Had a bed elevation for neurologic conditions

Answer 16

30 to 45°