Updated PN3 Exam 1 (ONE) Study Guide| Latest 2022/2023 |Rasmussen

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Updated PN3 Exam 1 (ONE) Study Guide| Latest 2022/2023 |Rasmussen Vocabulary – make sure to review vocabulary at beginning of each chapter Understand the definition of: Ataxia - Cachexia—weakn... ess and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness Thrombocytopenia—deficiency of platelets in the blood, this causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury. Neutropenia—the presence of abnormally few neutrophils in the blood, leading to increased susceptibility to infection. It is an undesirable side effect of some cancer treatments. Hospice—a home providing cares for the sick especially the terminally ill. Palliative care—an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems Posturing—a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held straight out. Pg 798 differentiate between both kinds Decorticate Posturing – Rigid posture of flexed arms, clenched fists, and extended legs. It is the characteristic posture of a patient with a lesion at or above the upper brain stem. ***Nursing Interventions 1. Identify s/s of autonomic dysreflexia and appropriate nursing actions. [Show More]

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