Exam 1: NUR160 / NUR 160 (Latest 2023/
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Q: This disorder of the eye
Answer:
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Q: Defective curvature of the eyes
Answer:
Astigmatism
Q: Condition where the eyes are crossed
Answer:
Strabismus
Q: Condition where one or both eyes turn toward the nose
Answer:
Esotropia
Q: Condition where one or both eyes turn away from the nose
Answer:
Exotropia
Q: Near-sightedness is called what?
Answer:
Myopia
Q: Far-sightedness is called what?
Answer:
Hyperopia
Q: Age related far-sightedness is called what?
Answer:
Presbyopia
Q: This type of hearing loss is inadequately conducted the the middle or external ear, typically
caused by cerumen impaction.
Answer:
Conductive
Q: This type of hearing loss is caused by interference within the inner ear and nerve
conduction.
Answer:
Sensorineural
Q: This type of hearing loss is caused by both conductive and sensorineural.
Answer:
Mixed hearing loss
Q: This disorder of the ear is caused by inflammation or infection of the external canal or the
auricle of the external ear. Often referred to as “swimmers ear”.
Answer:
External Otitis
Q: This disorder of the ear is caused by inflammation of the canals of the middle ear. Signs:
Tinnitus or fullness in the ears. May cause drainage. Often referred as a middle ear infection.
Answer:
Acute Otitis Media
Q: This disorder of the ear is caused by inflammation of the inner ear. Signs: Vertigo
(dizziness)
Answer:
Labyrinthitis
Q: The basic structure of the Controlled Substance Act consists of how many classifications or
schedules of controlled substances?
Answer:
Five
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Q: order for inspecting abdomen
Answer:
inspect, auscultate, palpate
Q: when teaching diabetes what is one thing you want to teach them?
Answer:
avoid heating pads, wear shoes, heated blankets, don’t cut their own nails, dry location, check
feet daily
Q: orthopenic position
Answer:
crossed arms on side table
Q: if there is an abnormal finding during an assessment what do you do?
Answer:
further assessment (focused assessment)
Q: Neurological focused assessment
Answer:
Glasgow coma scale
level of consciousness(1-person,2-person and place, 3-person, place, and time, 4-person, place,
time, and purpose)
motor function(smile, frown, puff cheeks)ROM
PERLA(pupils, equal, round, reactive, light, accommodation)
Q: cardiac focused assessment
Answer:
60-100
caratoid pulse( never press hard or use both hands. used for unconsious pts)
brachial(fore arm)
radial(inner wrist. common pulse)
Apical( 5th innercostal space)listen 60 sec
Femoral(thigh)
popitiel(behind knee)
posterior tibial(ankle)
Dorsal pedis(top of foot)
Q: slow
Answer:
brady cardia
Q: fast
Answer:
tachy cardia
Q: Respiratory Focused Assessment
Answer:
12-20
count respirations
95-100%
if patient o2 level is 89%, give them 2L of oxygen
have them sit at 90 degrees
RL(3 lobes)
LL(2 lobes+heart)
Q: crackles
Answer:
bubble sounds
rales
Q: wheezing
Answer:
sure sounds
Q: GI Focused Assessment
Answer:
assess for any masses, bruising, etc
Inspect, Auscultate, Palpate
Always listen for one minute per quad
always listen before palpating because bowel sounds can be disturbed or altered
Q: decreased bowel sounds
Answer:
constipation
Q: increased bowel sounds
Answer:
diarrhea
Q: Integumentary focused assessment
Answer:
98.6
Braden scale
tugor-elasticity
no redness, lesions, masses, or discoloration
Q: serous drainage
Answer:
clear, watery plasma
Q: purulent drainage
Answer:
Thick, yellow, green, tan, or brown drainage
pus
Q: Seroussanguineous drainage
Answer:
watery, pink, pale, red
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Q: How to read an ABG
Answer:
- Determine if values are high, low, or normal
- Draw the appropriate arrows next to each value
- Decide if two values are the same, or if two values are apposite (same=metabolic,
opposite=respiratory) - Look at only Ph, if low acidosis, if high alkalosis
Q: UTI signs and symptoms
Answer:
Burning, frequency, urgency, foul smell, sediment, abdominal pain, chills, fever, darkness,
confusion
Q: Hypovolemic Shock sign sand symptoms
Answer:
decreased BP, Increased HR, restlessness, decreased urine output
Q: normal urine output
Answer:
15mL/kidney/hr, so 30mL/hour, 200mL per 8 hrs. if 40mL < call MD
Q: Nursing Interventions for hypovolemic shock
Answer:
monitor vitals, behavior, output, assess pt, notify MD, raise legs, push fluids, give meds as
prescribed, pt may need O2 and they may need to be tipped on head
Q: evisceration
Answer:
when an organ is sticking up out of a wound that has opened
Q: Dehiscense
Answer:
When a wound has opened up, most often d/t force (cough)
Q: What to do for dehiscense
Answer:
put pillow on abdomen when coughing, semi-high fowler’s, cover with sterile, moist dressing
and notify MD
Q: Pain meds
Answer:
start low, go slow
Q: Physiological signs of pain
Answer:
Red, sweating,crying, irritated, fetal position
Q: How to help with pt pain
Answer:
try non- pharmacological interventions first, when nothing works-ask someone else, go through
chain of command
Q: at risk for urinary retention
Answer:
post-surgical, men with large prostates, TBI, stroke, paralyzed
Q: Nursing interventions for urinary retention
Answer:
i&o, push fluids, run water, stick hands in warm water, bladder scan-see how much is in there (if
at or more than 200, call someone), pt will need straight cath at that point, when straight cathed,
if you get to 1000, clamp it off and go back later.
Q: DVT signs and symptoms
Answer:
unilateral swelling, redness, hot, painful, pulseless, cannot move toes or very little, pale below
where clot is
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Q: patient with bowel resection: Midline incision w/ sutures, predict and manage potential
complications:
Answer:
place patient is semi-fowlers with knees slightly bent
to prevent dehiscence
Q: head to toe assessment
Answer:
do not palpate the carotid pulse bilaterally at the same time
may cause patient to pass out
Q: patient is post op,patient states that something they felt something pop, what does that
indicate?
Answer:
dehiscence, this was caused by forceful coughing
Q: patient with bilateral lung crackles-upon inspiration, notice coughing doesn’t clear crackles.
what is the cause of the crackles?
Answer:
fluid on the lungs
Q: Patient with metabolic acidosis: Patient wants to know what contributed to that diagnosis?
Answer:
Patient had too much diarrhea last week which caused an imbalance HCO3 is Bicarbonate,
which is also a buffer – this loss occurs during diarrhea
Q: Notice a patient with midline incision coughing forcibly. What should the patient be
educated to do?
Answer:
Splint the incision, place a pillow over the abdomen (nursing intervention)
Q: Patient education on a patient with Diabetes: Which statement by the patient indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
Answer:
“I would wipe away the first drop of blood”
Q: Risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease:
Answer:
Family history
Age
Sedentary lifestyle
Smoking
Q: Patient is on Coumadin: Tell patient to:
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Q: A patient with emesis is at risk for what?
Answer:
metabolic alkalosis
Q: Diarrhea can cause what?
Answer:
metabolic acidosis
Q: What would you do to treat respiratory acidosis?
Answer:
oxygen, breathing treatments, steroids, and High fowler’s position
Q: What would you do to treat respiratory alkalosis?
Answer:
slow breathing, paper bag, relaxation, and non rebreather mask
Q: What would you do to treat metabolic acidosis?
Answer:
Stop alcohol, stop sedation, exercise and increase muscle tone
Q: What would you do to treat metabolic alkalosis?
Answer:
fluid replacement, stop diuretics
Q: What are normal calcium levels?
Answer:
8.5-10.2
Q: what are normal potassium levels?
Answer:
3.5-5
Q: what are normal sodium levels?
Answer:
135-145
Q: What are normal magnesium levels?
Answer:
1.5-2
Q: What are normal bicarbonate levels?
Answer:
22-26
Q: What is primary prevention?
Answer:
refers to strategies aim at optimizing health and disease prevention
Q: what is secondary prevention?
Answer:
screenings: identifies individuals in an early state of a disease process so that prompt treatment
can be initiated
Q: What is tertiary prevention?
Answer:
involves minimizing the effects of disease and disability; focusing on restorative through
collaborative disease management
Q: When do we fire someone?
Answer:
After multiple mistakes/errors
Q: What is a plan of care?
Answer:
plan for what you are going to do with that patient
Q: What is a plan for pre-op?
Answer:
go over post op information before surgery
Q: Where are end of life wishes placed?
Answer:
in the living will
Q: What do we do with new test results?
Answer:
notify the RN
Q: How do we prevent pressure ulcers?
Answer:
turn/reposition the patient evey 2 hours and float their heels
Q: What is the most common cancer for men?
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Q: When assessing a patient with osteoarthritis, the following assessment findings do not
correlate with that diagnosis: increased uric acid lab values
Answer:
Increased uric acid lab
values would indicate gout
Q: patient recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and asked the LPN about the goal
of treatment. The patient needs further teaching if the patient makes the following
statement:
Answer:
will use pillows under my knees when I’m in bed.”
Q: When reinforcing teaching to a patient who had a total hip replacement about potential
postoperative complications, the following statements indicate the patient understands
the teaching:
Answer:
“I will call the doctor if I experience increased warmth or redness in my leg”
2) “I will use my hip abduction splint to keep my hip in alignment.”
Q: When caring for a patient with a recent hip replacement, it is important for the nurse to
remember when transferring
Answer:
patient that they allow the patient to dangle their feet off
the side of the bed for several minutes prior to standing.
Q: When caring for a patient who has a cast placed on the left upper extremity, what is the
priority assessment?
Answer:
Assess the capillary refill of the affected extremity.
Q: When obtaining a health history of a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the
patient states “when I’m in pain I take 200 mg of Motrin (ibuprofen).” The following
response is appropriate by the LPN:
Answer:
Ibuprofen will help decrease the pain from
inflammation.
Q: The following statements made by a patient with osteoporosis regarding the use of
Fosamax indicate understanding:
Answer:
I take this medication once a week,”
2) “I take the medication with a full glass of water,”
3) “I take this medication upon rising in themorning.
Q: Osteoporosis is a disease process that indicates the need for the bone mineral density
diagnostic exam.
Answer:
Q: When caring for a patient with a fractured hip, which statement by the patient supports
the idea that a pathological fracture has occurred?
Answer:
just noticed my hip hurting but I don’t remember falling.
Q: The LPN is educating a patient who had hip surgery five days ago, the following
statements by the patient indicates the need for further teaching:
Answer:
ok here is your call light let me know when you’re ready to lay down,”
2) “you are only allowed out of bed for therapy,”
3) “your abduction pillow needs to be in place while sitting in the chair,”
4) “its ok you can sit up for 2-3 hours after two days.’
Q: What should the LPN reinforce to the patient with a total hip replacement regarding
postoperative complications?
Answer:
Avoid hyperflexion of the hip to protect the integrity of the new joint
Q: The LPN refers a below the knee amputation patient to a support group for amputees,
this Is an example or tertiary prevention
Answer: