00_078973706x_fm.qxd 1/14/08 2:42 PM Page i NCLEX-PN ® SECOND EDITION Wilda Rinehart Diann Sloan Clara Hurd 00_078973706x_fm.qxd 1/14/08 2:42 PM Page ii NCLEX-PN® Exam Cram, Second Edition Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed
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What information and data will be needed to answer the relevant questions and make an informed decision? 1. What are the clinical criteria for SARS? 2. What are the epidemiological criteria for possible and likely outcomes? 3. What are the laboratory criteria? 4. How do we exclude patients from SARS? 5. Who will handle command and control? 6. How do the hospitals and healthcare facilities prepare and respond? 7. How do we structure surveillance of the SARS outbreak? 8. What does the community need
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The SARS Epidemic in 2003 Relevant Economics Variables in China SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was a new infectious disease which was first recognized in late February 2003 and has put the world on alert. This is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS corona virus. The virus appears to be highly contagious and fatal. World Health Organization reported that the SARS between November 2002 and July 2003 cause 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths (a mortality
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CA with acute mental status change secondary to underlying pneumonic process. Abstract On April 3, 2010 a 61-year-old white female, suffering from a pancoast tumor, presented to the emergency room with altered levels of consciousness and confusion. The patient had gone through her fifth cycle of chemotherapy when she became very confused today. She was then brought to the emergency room where she was evaluated and had testing done. A CT scan of the patients head showed no signs of acute abnormalities
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The logic of “Neonatal Mortality From Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Lessons for Low-Resource Countries”. 1. The main purpose of this article is to understand the interventions that have decreased the rates of RDS-specific mortality in high-income countries over the past 60 years and how to use these interventions to improve survival rates for newborns with RDS in low- resource countries. 2. The key question that the author is addressing is How the current highly successful technologies
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) causes obstruction in the alveoli in the lungs. RDS affects newborn infants but rarely occurs in full term infants. RDS is primarily witnessed in infants of prematurity, usually less than 28 weeks gestation. RDS is more common in premature infants because the premature infant’s lungs aren't able to make enough surfactant. Surfactant is a liquid that coats the inside of the lungs and enables the alveoli to remain open so that
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along with its manifestations of symptoms and effective interventions to stop the spread. The causative agent for SARS is usually the Corona Virus, which is known for attacking a person’s respiratory system. The most common symptoms of SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, are headache, body aches, muscle aches, and a fever greater than 104 degrees. It is possible for a person too have diarrhea, coughing, and shortness of breath. It is usually spread through bodily secretions, such as coughing
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NUR 159 Class Information and Procedures B-1 NUR 159 Class Information and Procedures NUR159ClassInformation 3/10/2014 NUR 159 Class Information and Procedures B-2 CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR Refer to Classroom Behavior in Student Nurses Handbook TESTING INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES 1. Silent Test Reviews: Silent test reviews will be conducted after each test. Refer to Test Security in Student Nurses Handbook for further information on test reviews. Students may also schedule individual test
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Sepsis Related ARDS and PTSD Sepsis Related ARDS and PTSD Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a traumatic life-altering illness that can be caused by sepsis. It can be especially traumatic if it is acquired as a young adult and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops as a person enters into later life. Re-living or even a perception, or fear of a reoccurrence of a traumatic event can manifest itself into PTSD. My PICO question asks: for sepsis related ARDS patients, does
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of knowledge serve if the DBA and Lead Application Developer have fallen to the ills of deadly virus? This concern is not without merit as the influenza pandemic of 1918 claimed an estimated 50 million lives. (Taubenberger, 2006) , and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic that swept through Asia in the spring of 2003, that claimed nearly 800 people in 7 countries died (Blendon, 2003). The idea of showing up for work and half the staff missing due to some mutated contagion seems farfetched
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