Respiratory
What is a medication for short-term relief of asthma symptoms?
A.Fluticasone
B.Montelukast
C.Albuterol
D.Donepezil
C. Albuterol
What is the normal fasting glucose level?
A. 141
B. 60
C. 100
D.126
A normal glucose level is considered to be less than 100 when fasting.
A 59-yr-old female patient with dementia has difficulty with verbal expression. While her husband was at work, she walked to the gas station for a soda but did not understand the request for payment. What can the nurse suggest to keep the patient safe?
a. Adult day care
b. Assisted living
c. Advance directives
d. Monitor for behavioral changes
A. Adult Day Care
How many liters of oxygen can be given with the nasal cannula?
1-6
Which of the following meds should the nurse plan to administer to a child who is experiencing an acute asthma attack first?
A.Montelukast
B.Albuterol
C.Prednisone
D.Cortiosteroids
B. Albuterol
The two main conditions included in COPD are chronic bronchitis and ____.
Emphysema
A nurse is planning dietary teaching for a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
A. Obtain sample menus from the dietitian to give to the client
B. Ask the client to identify the types of food she prefers
C. Identify the recommended range for the client's blood glucose level
D. Discuss long-term complications that can result from nonadherene to the dietary plan
B. Ask the client to identify the types of food she prefers
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about how to take donepezil with a client who was recently diagnosed with early Alzheimers disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. You should chew the medication thoroughly prior to swallowing
B. You should take this medication in the late evening
C. You should take this medication with food
D. If you miss taking a dose for a day take 2 doses the following day
B. You should take this medication in the late evening
5 correct signs and symptoms of asthma
Dyspnea, chest tightness, anxiety, stress, coughing, wheezing, mucous production, low sp02
What is the purpose of cranial nerve II?
A. Smell
B. Pupil size, reactivity
C. Visual Acuity and Field
D. Eye Movement Laterally
C. Visual Acuity and Field
Which of the following medication combinations should the nurse identify as incompatible?
A. Albuterol and Montelukast
B. Theophylline and zileuton
C. Aminophylline and Fluticasone
D. Salmeterol and levalbuterol
B. Theophylline and zileuton
What is considered hyperglycemia?
A. 110
B. 210
C. 60
D. 90
B. 210
The nurse is concerned about a postoperative patient’s risk for injury during an episode of delirium. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to
a. secure the patient in bed using a soft chest restraint.
b. ask the health care provider to order an antipsychotic drug.
c. instruct family members to remain at the patient’s bedside and prevent injury.
d. assign unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to stay with and reorient the patient.
d. Assign unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to stay with and reorient the patient
Rationale: The priority goal is to protect the patient from harm. Having a UAP stay with the patient will ensure the patient’s safety. Visits by family members are helpful in reorienting the patient, but families should not be responsible for protecting patients from injury. Antipsychotic medications may be ordered, but only if other measures are not effective because these medications have many side effects. Restraints are not recommended because they can increase the patient’s agitation and disorientation.
3 Pediatric asthma risk factors
family hx, gender, exposure to tobacco smoke, low birth weight, african Americans, overweight children
What is the peak time for NPH?
1. 30min-3hr
2. 4-14 hr
3. None
4. 1-5 hr
2. 4-14
1. What does wheezing sound like?
A. High pitch squeaky, musical sound
B. High Pitch screeching
C. Low but loud pitch
2. What does course crackles sound like?
A. Bubbling, low gurgling
B. Low pitch, grating
C. Low but loud pitch
1. A
2. A
A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes and a blood glucose reading of 48mg/dl. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Kussmauls Respirations
B. Diaphoresis
C. Decreased skin turgor
D. Ketonuria
B. Diaphoresis
When providing community health care teaching about the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which signs should the nurse ask family members to report? (Select all that apply.)
a. Misplacing car keys
b. Losing sense of time
c. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
d. Problems with performing basic calculations
e. Momentarily forgets an acquaintance’s name
f. Becoming lost in a usually familiar environment
b. losing sense of time
c. difficulty performing familiar tasks
d. problems with performing basic calculations
f. becoming lost in a usually familiar environment
Rationale: Difficulty performing familiar tasks, problems with performing basic calculations, losing sense of time, and becoming lost in a usually familiar environment are all part of the early warning signs of AD. Misplacing car keys and momentarily forgetting a name is a normal frustrating event for many people.
Steps to inhale the MDI inhaler
1. Exhale first
2. Inhale while pressing down
3. Hold breath for at least 10 seconds
MAIN Adverse effects of Theophylline, Montelukast, and Albuterol... Match from the following symptoms for each.
1. GI distress. 6. Suicidal Ideations
2. Depression. 7. Tachycardia
3. Angina 8. Tremors
4. Seizures 9. Restlessness
5. Dysrhymias
Theophylline: 1. GI distress, 9. Restlessness, 4. Seizures, 5. Dysrthymias
Montelukast: 2. Depression, 6. Suicideal ideations
Albuterol: 7. Tachycardia, 8. Tremors, 3. Angina
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is reinforcing teaching with the parent of an upper respiratory infection. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the instructions?
A. "I will give my child half of the usual insulin dose until the infection clears"
B. "I will monitor my childs urine for ketones once a day"
C. "I will notify the provider if my childs random glucose level is greater than 140"
D. "I will check my child's blood glucose level every 3 hours"
D: "I will check my childs blood glucose level every 3 hours"
What is the acting length of lispro?
A. Rapid
B. Short
C. Intermediate
D. Long
A. Rapid
A nurse in a providers office is collecting data for a client who has been taking donepezil for Alzheimers disease. The data indicate that the clients disease is progressing and becoming more severe. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A. Megestrol
B. Galantamine
C. Memantine
D. Haloperidol
C. Memantine
EXACT, yes i said it.
Fi02 range for nasal cannula
24%-44%
What is the correct process a nurse needs to follow when a patient is having an acute asthma attack?
Off the top of your head!!!
1.) Positioning (high fowlers)
2.) Bronchodilator (Rescue inhaler- Albuterol)
3.) Anti-inflammatory agent (as prescribed)- Prednisone/ corticosteroid