Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Nursing Review Questions #3

Q : An anxious client enters the emergency room seeking treatment for a laceration of the finger that occurred when using a power tool. The client’s vital signs are pulse 96 beats per minute, blood pressure (BP) 148/88 mmHg, and respirations 24 breaths per minute. After cleansing the injury and reassuring the client, the nurse rechecks the vital signs and notes a pulse of 82 beats per minute, BP 130/80 mmHg, and respirations 20 breaths per minute. The nurse determines that the change in vital signs is caused by:

1. Reduced stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.

2. The cooling effects of the cleansing solution.                  

3. The body’s physical adaptation to the air conditioning.
               
4. Possible impending cardiovascular collapse.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino for Success in Examination

O, St. Joseph of Cupertino
who by your prayer
did obtained from God
the grace to be asked during the examinations
only the questions you knew.
Grant that I may, like you,
succeed in the (name of examination)
which I am preparing now.
In return, I promise to make you known
and cause you to be invoked.

O, St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for me.
O Holy Ghost, Enlighten me.
Our Lady of Good Studies, Pray for me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on me.
Divine Wisdom, Enlighten me.

For those who have examinations to take may you find this prayer useful as it have been with me as well, it have been shared to me, and I find it worth sharing to others as well.