Nurses Notes

The NCSBN Board of Directors voted to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination at its meeting on Dec. 10, 2009
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CHICAGO – The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) voted on Dec. 10, 2009, to raise the passing standard for [...]

In response to the e-mails that we have received regarding HIV and since it is a rising issue and point of argument every February, we have decided to republish this fact sheet that’s originally prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to correct a few misperceptions about HIV.
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Vital Signs
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TEMPERATURE
■ Afebrile: Oral: 97.5–99.5F and rectal: 0.5–1.0F↑ than oral route
■ Hyperthermia: 99.5F; hypothermia: 97.5F
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PULSE
■ Normal: 60–100bpm
■ Tachycardia: 100bpm; bradycardia: 60bpm
■ Thready:Weak, feeble; bounding: forceful, full
■ Dysrhythmia: Irregular pattern
■ Pulse deficit: Difference between radial and apical rate
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RESPIRATIONS
■ Eupnea, normal: 12–20bpm
■ Tachypnea: 20bpm; bradypnea: 12bpm
■ Apnea: Absence of breathing
■ Hyperventilation: ↑Rate and depth
■ Kussmaul: [...]

■ A stimulus → inflammation, which ↑mucus, mucosal edema, and bronchospasm. This traps air in lungs → chronic tissue irritation, scarring, and hyperinflation
■ Peak expiratory flow rate, the maximum flow of air forcefully exhaled in 1min, decreases
■ Occurs secondary to allergens (mold, pollen, dust mites, cockroach allergen) or nonimmunological stimuli (infections, exercise, cold air, odors, smoke, stress, dairy products)
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