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MOTHER BABY
MED/SURGE
MENTAL HEALTH
RANDOM
FUNDAMENTALS
100
Leg cramps usually occur when?
During the second and third trimesters
100
A typical female is made up of how much water?
50-55%
100
In a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, the CSF drains into the what cavity?
The peritoneal cavity.
100
A nurse enters the nursing lounge and discovers that a chair is on fire. The nurse activates the alarm, closes the lounge door, and obtains the fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire. The nurse pulls the pin on the fire extinguisher. the next action would be to: 1. Aim at the base of the fire? 2. Squeeze the handle on the extinguisher? 3. Sweep the fire from side to side with the extinguisher? 4. Sweep the fire from top to bottom with the extinguisher?
1 is the correct answer.
100
Restraints with plastic quick-release buckles should not be what?
Restraints with plastic quick-release buckles should not be KNOTTED.
200
By week 28, if fewer than how many kicks in a 2 hour period is abnormal and needs to be checked on?
If fewer than 10 kicks in a 2-hour period are felt, the mother needs to contact HCP.
200
What type of mattress under the head prevents pressure sores?
An eggcrate mattress
200
A mother calls a neighborhood nurse and tells the nurse that her 3-year-old child has just ingested liquid furniture polish. The nurse would direct the mother to immediately: 1. Induce vomiting? 2. Call an ambulance? 3. Call the poison control center? 4. Bring the child to the emergency department?
3 is the correct response. If a poisoning occurs, the poison control center should be contacted immediately. Vomiting should not be induced without instructions to do so, if the victim is unconscious, or the substance ingested is a strong corrosive or petroleum product. Bringing the child to the emergency department or calling an ambulance would not be the initial action, because this would delay treatment. The poison control may advise the mother to bring the child to the emergency department; if this is the case, the mother should call an ambulance.
200
A warfare agent is a what?
A warfare agent is a biological or chemical substance that can cause mass destruction or fatality.
300
Eating nonfood substances such as dirt, clay, starch, and freezer frost is called?
Pica
300
FVD is caused by?
Isotonic (H2O and Lytes are equal) plus dehydration
300
Keep the child flat, as prescribed to avoid the rapid reduction of what type of fluid?
Intracranial fluid
300
A nurse is caring for a client who has hand restraints. The nurse assesses the skin integrity of the restrained hands after how long? 1. Every 2 hours? 2. Every 3 hours? 3. Every 4 hours? 4. Every 30 minutes?
4 is the correct answer.
300
How is smallpox transmitted?
Smallpox is transmitted in air droplets and by handling contagious materials.
400
A precipitous drop in what normally occurs in the postpartum period?
You need to observe the client closely for a hypoglycemic reaction, because a precipitous drop in insulin requirements normally occurs. The client may not require insulin for the first 24 hours.
400
What percent of a males body is made up of water?
60-70%
400
The associated deficits for this may include sensormotor disturbance, dislocated hips, talipes, equiovarus (clubfoot), and hydrocephalus.
Spina Bifida
400
1/150 gr = how many mg?
1/150 gr = .4mg
500
Toxoplasmosis is caused by an infection with what?
Protozoan intracelular parasite toxoplasma gondii
500
What percent of older adults bodies are made up of water?
47%
500
A child has been diagnosed with Reye's syndrome. The nurse understands that a major symptom associated with Reye's syndrome is: 1. Persistent vomiting? 2. Protein in the urine? 3. Symptoms of hyperglycemia? 4. A history of a Staphyolcoccus infection?
1, persistent vomiting, is correct.
500
A tuberculin syringe hold a total capacity of how many mL?
Holds a capacity of 1 mL
500
Yersinia pestis is a bacteria found in what?
Rodents and fleas