Semester 1
What is the typical order of assessment?
Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
What does it mean if a medication has a high first-pass effect?
The medication is extensively metabolized in the patient's liver
Name three leadership principles.
Transactional, transformational, servant, bureaucratic, visionary, laissez-faire
Peds: What is one important patient characteristic that is important for calculating pediatric medications?
Weight
Who is the current dean of the school of nursing?
Dean Sarah Szanton
What is the main hormone responsible for urine concentration?
ADH
What kind of variable is severity of pain (mild, moderate, severe)? (nominal, ratio, etc.)
ordinal
What is a defining feature of borderline personality disorder?
Dysfunctional interpersonal relationships,
Public Health: What is the term for providing immunizations to prevent the spread of infectious diseases? (Primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention)
Primary Prevention
What is the address of the school of nursing?
525 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205
What is the normal respiration rate for infants?
30-60 breaths per minute
A patient is about to receive a morning dose of digoxin and has an apical pulse of 53 beats/minute. What action should the nurse do first?
Hold and Notify the charge nurse of the findings
You are reviewing the medical chart of a patient who has a history of status epilepticus. This medication is given as a first-line treatment to aid in the event of a seizure.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) or Levetiracetam (Keppra)
What do late decelerations on a fetal heart monitor typically indicate?
Uteroplacental Insufficiency
What was the NCLEX pass rate for 2023-2024?
95%
What are five S/S of hypoglycemia?
headache, dizziness, hunger, irritability, tachycardia, diaphoresis, pallor, weakness, blurred vision, numbness/tingling
The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking warfarin. The nurse notes the presence of gross hematuria and large areas of bruising on the patient's body. The nurse notifies the health care prescriber and anticipates what medication will be ordered?
protamine sulfate
Which EKG rhythms require cardioversion?
Afib, Aflutter
Peds: At what age does the anterior fontanel typically close?
12-18 months
What year was Hopkins nursing school established?
1889
What does a positive Murphy's sign indicate and how do you assess it?
a positive indicator of gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis), elicited during a physical exam when a patient experiences pain and stops breathing deeply as the examiner palpates the right upper quadrant of the abdomen
A researcher wants to study the effect of diet type and exercise level on weight loss in adults over a period of 6 months. Participants are divided into three groups based on diet type (low-carb, low-fat, Mediterranean) and three subgroups based on exercise level (no exercise, moderate exercise, intense exercise). Weight loss is measured at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Which statistical test is most appropriate to analyze the data?
Repeated measures ANOVA
A nurse assessing suicidal ideation is using the SLAP acronym to gather information. List what each letter of the acronym stands for.
Specificity of the plan, Lethality of the planned method, Accessibility of the method, Proximity of intervening or helping resources
Labor and Delivery: What is the name of the medication given to prevent seizures in women with severe preeclampsia?
Magnesium Sulfate
Who was the first superintendent of the school?
Isabel Hampton Robb