CARDIAC
Renal
Endocrine
Neuro
Pulmonary
100
In dealing with a depressed patient following acute MI what would be the most appropriate nursing action.
What is encourage the patient to ventilate his concerns
100
The normal ml's of urine output per hour is
What is 30 ml/hr
100
Impending insulin shock (hypoglycemia) should be suspected when the diabetic patient complains of or manifests:
What is weakness, headache, diaphoresis
100
The most important nursing activity for a patient admitted with the diagnosis of cervical spinal cord injury is
What is immobilizing the head.
100
When feeding a patient continuous tube feeding what is the most important intervention in preventing aspiration
What is keep the head of bed elevated
200
when you find your patient unresponsive and apneic with no pulse what is your first action
What is begin CPR
200
Enteral feeding in acute renal failure commonly includes what
What is restricted protein, low potassium, low sodium
200
What are the initial treatment for a patient in DKA
What is Insulin drip, K replacement and IV fluid replacement
200
Cushing Triad indicating increasing ICP includes what
What is Widened Pulse Pressure, HTN and bradycardia
200
Before suctioning a patient, you adjust the vacuum pressure to what?
What is 120 mmHg of vacuum pressure
300
Signs of Cardiac Tamponande (Beck's Triad)
What is distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus and decreased systolic blood pressure
300
Sudden development of dyspnea and sinus tachycardia in an acute renal patient would most likely indicate?
What is fluid overload
300
Signs and symptoms of DKA
What is fruity breath and deep and rapid breathing.
300
Which anti seizure medication will crystallize when give IV with D5
What is Dilantin
300
Decreased bilateral breath sounds in you post operative patient indicates what?
What is atelectasis
400
What medicine is used in symptomatic bradycardia
What is Atropine
400
A urine specific gravity of 1.012
What is normal urine concentration
400
Patients with Diabetes mellitus who are acutely ill generally require what kind of insulin dose
What is increased
400
Appropriate seizure precautions (list two)
What is signage, bed at the lowest height and padding the side rails
400
Most likely reason for absent breath sounds in a motor vehicle crash victim with closed chest trauma is:
What is development of a pneumothorax
500
Why do we give beta blockers in angina pectoris
What is Decrease myocardial oxygen demand
500
Three signs of UTI
What is fever, flank or lower back pain and confusion (especially in the elderly)
500
Which type of insulin when given sub-q will have a peak action within 2 hours
What is regular
500
List two complications associated with menigitis
What is difficulty to arouse, progressively worse headache and photophobia
500
What are the three main causes from respiratory alkalosis
What are pain, anxiety and fever.
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