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[2] (n) A person who moves slowly or falls behind (adj.) Falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond. [1]
Laggard
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[2] Highly changeable [1]
Volatile
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[2] More than enough, large, spacious [1]
Ample
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[2] To bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself [1]
Amass
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[2] Extremely nervous and easily frightened [1]
Skittish
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[2] Immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree [1]
Prodigious
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[2] Of or relating to a slave [1]
Servile
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[2] Lacking politeness or good manners [1]
Churlish
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[2] Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong [1]
Ethical
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[2] Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct [1]
Oblique
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[2] (v) To bring together for service or battle (n) A list of me for military service; a gathering, accumulation [1]
Muster
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[2] To trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion [1]
Perturb
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[2] A passage taken from a book, article, etc. [1]
Excerpt
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[2] A sounding together; agreement of accord [1]
Unison
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[2] Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager [1]
Frugal
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[2] Not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time [1]
Durable
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[2] A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea [1]
Qualm
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[2] An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice [1]
Jurisdiction
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[2] Includes choosing a topic, identifying a purpose and audience, and collecting and organizing details. [1]
Prewriting
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[2] Involves expressing your collected ideas and details in complete sentences and paragraphs. [1]
Drafting
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[2] Requires carefully reading and rereading your writing to find and fix errors and weakness. [1]
Revising
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[2] Evaluating your writing and making changes to improve it. [1]
Editing and Proofreading
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[2] Sharing your final writing product with others [1]
Publishing and Presenting
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[2] A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science. [1]
Allusion
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[2] The name given to a literary work or document. [1]
Title
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[2] The writer of a literary work or document. [1]
Author
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[2] A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, or technique. [1]
Genre
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[2] The time and place of a literary work or document. [1]
Setting
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[2] The series of related events that make up a story. [1]
Plot
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[2] The introduction or beginning of a work of fiction which tells who the characters are and usually what their conflict is. [1]
Exposition
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[2] The struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. [1]
Conflict
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[2] A character's struggle with an outside force, which may be another character, society as a whole, or a natural force. [1]
External Conflict
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[2] A struggle that takes place within a character's own mind, a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions. [1]
Internal Conflict
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[2] The point in a story's plot that creates the greatest suspense or tension; the story's most exciting moment. [1]
Climax
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[2] The final part of the story in which the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close. [1]
Resolution
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[2] The uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen in the story. [1]
Suspense
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[2] The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot. [1]
Foreshadowing
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[2] Interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time. [1]
Flashback
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[2] The vantage point from which a story is told. [1]
Point of View
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[2] A point of view in which the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems. [1]
Omniscient Point of View
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[2] A point of view in which the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one characters. [1]
Third-Person Limited Point of View
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[2] A point of view in which one character, using the personal pronoun I, tells the story. [1]
First-Person Point of View
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[2] A person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work. [1]
Character
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[2] The way a writer reveals the personality of a character. [1]
Characterization
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[2] A method by which the writer reveals the personality of a character by simply telling the reader what kind of person the character is. [1]
Direct characterization
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[2] A method by which the writer reveals the personality of a character through the character's appearance, thoughts, words, and actions, as well as what other characters think and say about him. [1]
Indirect Characterization
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[2] The main character in a work of literature. [1]
Protagonist
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[2] The characters who opposes the protagonist. [1]
Antagonist
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[2] Any force that drives a character to behave in a certain way. [1]
Character Motivation
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[2] A character who does not change much over the course of a literary work. [1]
Static Character
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[2] A character who changes as the result of a story's events. [1]
Dynamic Character
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[2] The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, and audience. [1]
Tone
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[2] The overall atmosphere or feeling of a work of literature. [1]
Mood
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[2] The way a writer uses language, including diction, sentence structure, and tone. [1]
Style
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[2] A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well. [1]
Symbol
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[2] The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals. [1]
Theme
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[2] A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood as literally true. [1]
Figure of Speech
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[2] A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. [1]
Simile
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[2] An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another. [1]
Metaphor
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[2] A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as a if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. [1]
Personification
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[2] Language that appeals to the scenes. [1]
Imagery
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[2] An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words. [1]
Idiom
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[2] A story that explains Something about the world and typically involves Gods or other supernatural forces. [1]
Myth
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[2] A long fictional story, usually longer than one hundred book pages. [1]
Novel
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[2] A prose account that is made up rather than true. [1]
Fiction
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[2] Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places. [1]
Nonfiction
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[2] A kind of rhythmic compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination. [1]
Poetry
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[2] Any writing that is not poetry. [1]
Prose
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[2] A piece of writing that tells a story. [1]
Narrative
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Bone is the place where blood cells are made: erythropoiesis.
What do blood cells and bone have to do with each other?
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synarthrotic: immovable; amphiarthrotic: slightly movable and diarthrotic: freely movable synovial joints with bursa sac and fluid for protection upon movement.
What are the names for the joints based on movement?
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False. Low vascularity is why cartilage heals slowly. Metabolism is a slow process that does happen in the synovial fluid, but the lack of direct blood flow/nutrition to the cartilage makes everything a slow process.
T/F Fast metabolism helps Cartilage heal quickly due to the high vascularity and the ability for nourishment to diffuse rapidly from the synovial fluid.
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Hypoxia, UTI or Electrolyte imbalance.
When an elderly patient exhibits sudden confusion what should always be considered?
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Decreased glycogen stores, muscle cells (sarcopenia), elasticity, motor neurons, vertebral water, bone density, all leading to decreased functional status in ADLs.
Name the things that decrease in the elderly that can have an effect on the musculoskeletal system:
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Risk for falls, osteoporosis, cartilage interruption, and kyphosis.
Name the risks for the elderly
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Antalgic gait= shortened stride or limp (maybe due to injury), Ataxic gait=Staggering uncoordinated gait often with a sway, and Anykylosis is stiffness or fixation of a joint (picture an elderly man hunched over, especially at the neck, permanently)
What is an antalgic gait, and what is an ataxic gait, and what is ankylosis?
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The way a person with Parkinson's walks, out of control, jerking, stiff movements, short and quick.
What is a festinating gait?
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Alkaline phosphatase: 30-120 U/L; Calcium: 9-11; Phosphorus: 2.8-4.5; Potassium: 3.5-5.0 (if there is trauma in muscle more K+ will be released into the blood); Uric Acid: 4.5 -6.5 Men/2.5-5.5 Women, Higher can indicate gout; Rheumatoid Factor: Should be NEGATIVE; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate: Should be less than 20 (elevation indicates inflammation like in RA); CRP: C-reactive protein: Should be negative, if not it indicates inflammation in the body.
What are some of the common musculoskeletal lab tests and associated normal numbers.
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MRI=view soft tissue: cartilage & discs..; Xray: bones and calcifcation; CT scan= 3D imaging for soft tissue.
What is an MRI, Xray, and CT scan used for respectively?
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pivoting instead and keep a wide base for balance. Also...always ASSESS the load and use help! Use ACE: assess, coordinate & execute! Turn feet, not torso, feet should face the direction you want to go.
For good support and balance, instead of twisting try....
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High Fowler: 90, Fowlers 45-60, Low or semi- Fowlers 30.
Name the various fowler's postions and their corresponding degrees.
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On pg 816 of fundies: 1) Be aware of look alike/sound alike medication names; Use 2 forms of patient identification; Communication during patient handover: from family to HCP or floor to floor, etc..; Perform correct procedure at correct site; Use the 6 rights of medication administration with electrolyte solutions; Medication accuracy at transition: make sure you check all home medications against what you were prescribed for transfers and discharge protocol; Use the correct catheter and tubing for procedure; Never re-use single-use needles; and Improve hand hygiene.
What are the 9 lifesaving patient safety solutions from the joint commission.
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Put them by the nurses station; pad the side rails; have oral suctioning equipment, oxygen, oral airway,
What are some precautions to take for seizure patients?
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Isometric for immobile patients
Pushing against a footboard is an example of what type of exercise?
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Atelectasis: (collapse of the alveoli) secretions block a bronchiole or bronchus and the distal lung tissue or alveoli collapse as the existing air is absorbed producing hypoventilation. The site of the blockage affects the severity of atelectasis. Sometimes an entire lung lobe or whole lung can collapse. Ultimately secretions increase and can lead to hypostatic pneumonia. Hypostatic PNX ↓ Ability to cough Assess q 2 hrs Encourage Cough-Deep-Breathe q 2 hrs
Explain atelectasis and hypostatic pneumonia and the interventions involved.
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Orthostatic hypotension: increase in heart rate of more than 15% and drop of 15mmHG in systolic BP or a drop of 10mmHG in Diastolic BP when the client goes from supine to standing
Define orthostatic hypotension and interventions.
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D. teaching patient and family members good hygiene techniques.
The most important nursing intervention in patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is A. applying patches to the affected eyes. B. accurately measuring intraocular pressure. C. monitoring near visual acuity every 4 hours. D. teaching patient and family members good hygiene techniques.
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C. to apply a cold washcloth with pressure to the inflamed area frequently.
Patients with an eye inflammation or infection should be taught A. to wear dark glasses to prevent irritation from UV light. B. that acute conditions commonly lead to chronic problems. C. to apply a cold washcloth with pressure to the inflamed area frequently. D. that regular careful hand washing may prevent the infection from spreading.
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B. exposure is before 16 weeks of gestation.
Rubella can cause hearing problems if A. exposure is after 20 weeks of gestation. B. exposure is before 16 weeks of gestation. C. the mother had rubella before age 18 years. D. the mother is vaccinated during the postpartum.
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D. assess the patient’s level of knowledge about retinal detachment and provide information appropriate to the situation.
In preparing patients for retinal detachment surgery, the nurse should A. begin explaining how to care for an ocular prosthesis. B. assure patients that they can expect 20/20 vision following surgery. C. teach the family how to recognize when the patient is hallucinating. D. assess the patient’s level of knowledge about retinal detachment and provide information appropriate to the situation.
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B. punctal occlusion will lessen systemic absorption of glaucoma eyedrops.
The nurse should instruct patients with glaucoma that A. they should see their family practitioner or internist every 2 months. B. punctal occlusion will lessen systemic absorption of glaucoma eyedrops. C. if they use their drops properly, they can expect full resolution of the glaucoma. D. the frequent pain caused by the increased intraocular pressure can be controlled with analgesics.
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A. a 26-year-old woman who has three biologic children under 5 years of age.
The nurse would suspect otosclerosis from assessment findings of hearing loss in A. a 26-year-old woman who has three biologic children under 5 years of age. B. a 52-year-old man whose hearing loss is accompanied by vertigo and tinnitus. C. a 42-year-old African American woman who has a history of serous otitis media. D. a 63-year-old man who can hear high-pitched sounds more effectively than low-pitched sounds.
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A. has difficulty understanding speech.
The patient who has a sensorineural hearing loss A. has difficulty understanding speech. B. experiences clearer sounds with the use of a hearing aid. C. may have a reversal of damage caused by ototoxic drugs. D. hears low-pitched sounds better than high-pitched sou
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D. may experience the same grieving process that is associated with other losses.
Patients with permanent visual impairment A. feel most comfortable with other visually impaired persons. B. may feel threatened when others make eye contact during a conversation. C. usually need others to speak louder so they can communicate appropriately. D. may experience the same grieving process that is associated with other losses.
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B. topical corticosteroids usually do not cause systemic side effects.
In teaching a patient who is using topical corticosteroids to treat an acute dermatitis, the nurse should tell the patient that A. the cream form is the most efficient system of delivery. B. topical corticosteroids usually do not cause systemic side effects. C. creams and ointments should be applied with a glove in small amounts to prevent further infection. D. abruptly discontinuing the use of topical corticosteroids will cause a reappearance of the dermatitis.
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A. the thickness of the lesion.
In teaching a patient with malignant melanoma about this disorder, the nurse recognizes that the prognosis of the patient is most dependent on A. the thickness of the lesion. B. the degree of color change in the lesion. C. how much superficial spread the lesion has. D. the amount of ulceration present in the lesion.
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B. psoriasis.
During assessment of a patient the nurse notes an area of red, sharply defined plaques covered with silvery scales that are mildly itchy on the patient’s knee and elbow. The nurse recognizes this finding as A. lentigo. B. psoriasis. C. actinic keratoses. D. seborrheic keratoses.
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B. a loss of collagen.
Age-related changes in the skin include A. oily scalp. B. a loss of collagen. C. thinner, flexible nails. D. improved blood supply.
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D. a 65-year-old African American man with hypertension.
Of the following patients, the nurse recognizes that the one with the highest risk for a stroke is A. an obese 45-year-old Native American. B. a 35-year-old Asian American woman who smokes. C. a 32-year-old white woman taking oral contraceptives. D. a 65-year-old African American man with hypertension.
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C. degree of collateral circulation.
The factor related to cerebral blood flow that most often determines the extent of cerebral damage from a stroke is the A. amount of cardiac output. B. oxygen content of the blood. C. degree of collateral circulation. D. level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
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