1. The nurse checks for placement of a nasogastric tube before beginning tube feeding for a client. Which of the following results would indicate to the RN that the tube feeding can begin? The PH of the contents removed from the NG tube is 3 (stomach acid contents are acidic) 2. The nurse in an outpatient clinic teaches a client with right-sided weakness to walk down stairs using a cane. What behavior would indicate by the client that teaching was successful? The client leads with the cane
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EXPERIMENT 3: IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD CONSTITUENTS IN MILK. INTRODUCTION: In this experiment two milk samples are given and its compositions are tested using different methods such as using benedict solution to test the presence of reducing sugar‚ using copper II sulphate to test the presence of protein‚ using K3( to test the presence of fat. However in this experiment‚ not only are the milk tested for its composition‚ the amount of the particular substance such as reducing sugar‚ protein and
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affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The Eustachian tubes inside the ears become clogged with fluid and mucus. The resulting pain and itching can become almost unbearable‚ causing difficulty sleeping and leaving you even more miserable the next day. If you are at your wits end on how to sleep with an ear infection‚ here are some useful tips to help ease the discomfort. How to Sleep with an Ear Infection • Since the eustachian tube for the infected ear can only drain into the throat‚ try keeping
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Instructions Complete the medical abbreviations chart. (Note that the medical abbreviations are the same as those highlighted in yellow in Jane Dare’s Health Record). In the second column‚ list what each of the individual letters in the abbreviation represents. In the third column define the context or meaning of the term that the abbreviation represents. Use simple terms. Finally‚ in the far right column‚ identify the source document. For example‚ face sheet‚ discharge summary‚ progress notes‚
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The Six Pack of Flight Instruments It seems as if though cockpits of modern jets are becoming more and more intricate and complex. The have added greatly to the primary flight instruments and have filled vast amounts of space in cockpits. It is still very relevant to the aircraft for which it is designed‚ but lets get back to basics. Lets cut out all of the excess and focus on a few primary instruments‚ instruments that one would be guaranteed to find no matter the plane. These are the instruments
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bulb one cuvette Distilled water five 20*150 mm test tubes test tube rack two 10 mL pipets or graduated cylinders stirring rod two 100 mL beakers procedures 1. Obtain and wear goggles. 2. Obtain small volumes of 0.40 M CuSO4 solution and distilled water in separate beakers. 3. Label four clean‚ dry‚ test tubes 1–4. Use pipets to prepare five standard solutions according to the chart below. Thoroughly mix each
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NUTRITION IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS‚ EARLY INTRODUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE- NURSES ROLE Nutrition is very vital in critically ill patients‚ often the neglected area of critical care where researchers and analysts had been concentrating on for a long time. Guidelines and protocols have been formulated by institutions and organisation‚ but compliance had been identified as the reason to experience abasement in proper nutrition. Stroud (2007)
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NR 224 Final Exam Blue Print October 29‚ 2012 session Infection Control- chapter 28 Personal protective equipment and indication for use Gowns: prevent soiling clothing during contact with patient Masks: should be worn when you anticipate splash or spray of blood or body fluid and satisfy droplet/airborne precautions. Protective eyewear: should be worn for procedures that generate splashes or splatters Gloves: prevent the transmission of pathogens by direct/indirect contact. This equipment
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Static system A pitot-static system is a system of pressure-sensitive instruments that is most often used in aviation to determine an aircraft’sairspeed‚ Mach number‚ altitude‚ and altitude trend. A pitot-static system generally consists of a pitot tube‚ a static port‚ and the pitot-static instruments. Errors in pitot-static system readings can be extremely dangerous as the information obtained from the pitot static system‚ such as altitude‚ is often critical to a successful flight. Several commercial
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communicator that can speak typed in words. According to Nursing Times Journal‚ “The majority of patients with tracheostomies will be unable to speak‚ as the tube/stoma is positioned below the level of the vocal cords.” Thus‚ customize communization according to each patient. It is also imperative to remember that patients who have endotracheal tubes are allowed nothing by mouth. These patients will need
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