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What are the three classic symptoms of diabetes melitus?
What is Polyuria, polydipsia, Polyphagia
A client takes levothyroxine each morning. What is a common teaching point about when to take it?
What is Take it consistently on an empty stomach, usually 30–60 minutes before breakfast, as prescribed
What is the gallbladder
When assessing a newly created arteriovenous (AV) fistula for hemodialysis what should you assess?
What is Bruit and thrill
What is 0.08 mL
Which type of diabetes usually involves little to no insulin production?
What is Type 1 diabetes
A client is unconscious and hypoglycemia is suspected. Why should the nurse not give oral juice or candy?
What is The client may aspirate
A client with cirrhosis develops confusion and asterixis. What complication should the nurse suspect.
What is Hepatic encephalopathy
This common, non-invasive procedure uses high-energy shock waves to break up large kidney stones so they can be passed naturally is called
What is lithotripsy
An Iv set delivers 15 gtt/mL. The order is 120 mL over 1 hr. What is the flow rate in gtt/min.
What is 30 gtt/min.
A conscious patient with diabetes has a blood glucose of 58 mg/dl. What should the nurse do first?
What is give 15g of fast-acting carbohydrate, recheck in 15 mins.
A client with diabetes has vomiting, abdominal pain, dehydration, and elevated ketones. What complication is a priority concern?
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
What is a common sign of intestinal obstruction?
What is Abdominal distention, pain, vomiting, and reduced or absent passage of stool/gas.
What is the primary functional and structural unit of the kidney, with roughly one million of them found in each cortex.
What is nephron
An IV is running at 100 mL/hr. How much fluid will infuse in 6 hrs?
What is 600mL
What serious complication is associated with Diabetes and can cause fruity breath, and deep, rapid breathinfg
What is DKA
What are the four phases of AKI.
$50 Bonus if you put them in order.
Onset, Oliguric, Diuretic, Recovery
Before a colonoscopy, what is the purpose of bowel prep?
What is to clear stool from the colon so the lining can be visualized.
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome occurs during or after hemodialysis primarily because rapid clearance of solutes from the blood creates a temporary osmotic gradient that leads to this central nervous system condition.
What is cerebral edema
A pediatric client weighing 44 lbs is prescribed a medication at 5 mg/kg/day split into two equal doses. This is the milligram (mg) strength of each single dose.
What is 50 mg per dose? (44 lbs ÷ 2.2 = 20 kg. 20 kg × 5 mg = 100 mg/day. 100 mg ÷ 2 doses = 50 mg/dose)
This life-threatening endocrine emergency is characterized by severe hypothyroidism leading to slowed mental function, profound hypothermia, hypoventilation, hyponatremia, and cardiovascular collapse is called
What is myxedema coma?
What is a priority nursing measure for a client with acute kidney injury?
What is Monitor intake/output, daily weight, renal labs, electrolytes, and fluid status;
What is the priority concern when a client has repeated vomiting and diarrhea?
What is fluid volume deficit and electrolyte imbalance.
This selective alpha-1 adrenergic blocker is frequently prescribed off-label or indicated to relax smooth muscle in the lower urinary tract? Name that medication.
Tamsulosin (Flomax)
A provider orders meperidine 35 mg IM. The multi-dose vial is labeled 50 mg / mL. This is the volume in milliliters (mL) the nurse will administer.
What is 0.7 mL? (35 mg ÷ 50 mg × 1 mL = 0.7 mL)