Acid/Base
Balance
Gas
Exchange
Elimination
Intracranial Regulation
Sensory/
Perception and CI
100

pH: 7.29, PaCO2: 47, HCO3: 24


What is Uncompensated Respiratory Acidosis

100

The patient is experiencing SOB while lying flat. The nursing intervention to decrease SOB is:

What is elevating HOB to 90 degrees

100

The nurse is taking care of a patient with right flank pain, frequency, N/V, and fever. The disease process is:

What is Renal Stones

100

The patient is exhibiting a blank stare and appears to be daydreaming. The patient is experiencing a ________ seizure.

What is absence seizure

100

The patient has peripheral neuropathy in his lower extremities. What teaching point is important for self care?

What is inspection of feet

200

The patient is having intractable N/V. The condition the patient is most at risk for:

What is Metabolic Alkalosis

200

The nurse is treating a patient with asthma. Upon listening to lung sounds, the nurse may hear:

What is Expiratory Wheezing throughout the lung fields

200

The renal stone procedure that uses shock energy waves to break up stones for easier passage through the urethra:

What is Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

200

The nurse is taking care of a patient who is actively seizing. The HIGHEST PRIORITY nursing intervention is:

What is managing the airway

200

Three risk factors for developing peripheral neuropathy

What are DM, B12 deficiency, autoimmune disorders, and hypothyroidism

300

The patient is in Diabetic Ketoacidosis. The condition the patient is at risk for:

What is Metabolic Acidosis

300

The nurse is caring for a patient experiencing an acute asthma attack. The nurse expects ________ medication type to be ordered:

What is Bronchodilator

300

The nurse is educating on causative factors of _______________: bariatric surgery, inadequate flushing of the urinary tract, and hypertension.

What are renal stones

300

The best way to assess for therapeutic medication level in patients taking Keppra is:

What is serum drug level

300

Diagnostic tests for Peripheral Neuropathy (3)

What are electromyography, thyroid function test, and CBC

400

pH: 7.35, PaCO2: 48, HCO3: 29

What is Fully Compensated Respiratory Acidosis

400

The nurse is caring for a patient with RSV. The lung sound finding that is an emergency is:

What is stridor (high-pitch wheeze)

400

The "gold standard" for BPH treatment

What is Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) 

400

The patient has a history of febrile seizures. The nurse is educating that ___(3)____ could trigger a seizure:

What are high fever, heavy clothing/blankets, and genetic predisposition

400

The patient dislodges their outer cannula during routine trach care. The nurse is able to reinsert the outer cannula in the patient's stoma. The HIGHEST PRIORITY nursing intervention is:

What is auscultating lung sounds

500

pH: 7.48, PaCO2: 31, HCO3: 20

What is Partially Compensated Respiratory Alkalosis

500

The patient is exhibiting pursed lip breathing, orthopnea, digital clubbing, and a barrel chest. The disease process is:

What is "Pink Puffer" Emphysema

500

The patient has trouble urinating and describes having hesitancy, dribbling, and urgency. Three teaching points to help the patient are:

What are decreasing caffeine intake, following a voiding schedule, and limiting spicy foods and alcohol

500

The nurse is taking care of a patient with a history of seizures. The room is prepared for seizure activity with: (2)

What are seizure padding for the bed and suction setup

500

The nurse is administering a blood transfusion to a patient who develops fever and back pain 30 minutes into the transfusion. The HIGHEST PRIORITY nursing intervention is:

What is stopping the transfusion