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Foundation of Nursing - Comprehensive Test Part 2

The most appropriate nursing order for a patient who develops dyspnea and shortness of breath would be… …

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Nursing Care Plan - Anemia

anemia-thumb Nursing Care Plan - Anemia Anemia is the reduction in red blood cells (erythrocytes) thus decreasing the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood due to the following (1) excessive blood loss (2) deficiencies and abnormalities of RBC …

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The APGAR Scoring System

newborn baby The APGAR Scoring System was developed by Dr. Virginia APGAR as a method of assessing the newborn’s adjustment to extrauterine life. It is taken at one minute and five minutes after birth. …

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Drug Study - Albuterol

Salbutamol, Ventolin, Ventolin Rotocaps, Volmax

Action:

Synthetic sympathomimetic amine and moderately selective beta2-adrenergic agonist with comparatively long action. Acts more prominently on beta2 receptors (particularly smooth muscles of bronchi, uterus, and vascular supply to skeletal muscles) than on beta1 (heart) receptors. Minimal or no effect on alpha-adrenergic receptors. Inhibits histamine release by …

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Drug Study - Folic Acid

Action:

Vitamin B complex essential for nucleoprotein synthesis and maintenance of normal erythropoiesis. Acts against folic acid deficiency that impairs thymidylate synthesis and results in production of defective DNA that leads to megaloblast formation and arrest of bone marrow maturation.

Classification:

Vitamin B9

Indication:

Folate deficiency, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemias associated with malabsorption syndromes, …

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