Exam 1
Teaching about feeding includes introducing new foods every this many days.
What is every 3–5 days?
To prevent AKI, patients should avoid overuse of these common pain medications.
What are NSAIDs?
This defect causes a left-to-right shunt and increased pulmonary blood flow.
What is ASD or VSD?
This disorder often presents with normal body weight, binge eating, and purging.
What is bulimia nervosa?
Benign tumors are usually this, meaning enclosed in a capsule.
What is encapsulated?
To reduce temper tantrums, parents should do this when the child is safe.
What is ignore the behavior?
Ascites teaching includes following this type of diet.
2g sodium diet
Most children with this defect are asymptomatic until later and may have a systolic murmur.
What is atrial septal defect (ASD)?
A hard movable mass in the RUQ of an infant is called this classic sign.
What is an olive-shaped mass?
After pyloric surgery, the nurse should monitor bowel sounds and this output.
What are wet diapers / urine output?
Teaching about play should encourage this type for Toddler development.
What is imaginative / cooperative play?
During acute pancreatitis, the patient is often placed on this diet status first.
What is NPO?
Jugular vein distention, ascites, and dependent edema suggest this type of heart failure.
What is right-sided heart failure?
The priority pre-op intervention before pyloric stenosis surgery is correcting this problem.
What is dehydration / electrolyte imbalance?
A child with sickle cell disease suddenly becomes pale, weak, tachycardic, hypotensive, and has splenomegaly. This crisis is occurring.
What is splenic sequestration crisis?
After needle exposure, an unvaccinated nurse may need this immediate treatment.
What is HBIG (hepatitis B immune globulin)?
Pregnant patients should take this vitamin to reduce neural tube defects.
What is folic acid?
A loud harsh systolic murmur at the right second intercostal space suggests this disorder.
What is aortic stenosis?
Staging refers to tumor size, lymph nodes, and this.
What is metastasis / distant spread
Before giving food or fluids to a stroke patient, the nurse must ensure the patient passes this test first.
What is a swallow evaluation / swallow test?
A client with hepatitis says, “I feel better, so I can drink socially again.” What is the best response?
What is alcohol should be avoided because it can worsen liver damage even if symptoms improve?**
A cirrhosis patient says, “I stopped taking lactulose because diarrhea means it’s working.” What education is needed?
What is watery diarrhea means the dose may be too high and should be reported; goal is 2–3 formed stools/day?
During a vaso-occlusive crisis, the priority treatments are these two interventions.
What are pain control and IV fluids?
An older adult with back pain, elevated total protein, anemia, and renal dysfunction may have this cancer.
What is multiple myeloma?
A client had a carotid endarterectomy (CEA) 6 hours ago. Which statement by the patient requires the most immediate nursing action?
What is “My neck feels tight and it’s getting harder to breathe.”