NCLEX-PN review latest 2022 already

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What is the nursing process? ✔✔Assess Forming nursing diagnosis Planning and Goal Setting Implementation Evaluation

What are some therapeutic communication barriers? ✔✔Giving advice, judging, stereotyping, being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not being a good listener or excessive probing

What is HELLP Syndrome? ✔✔This is preeclampsia with Liver involvement:

Hemolysis(breakdown of RBCs) Elevated Liver Function Tests Low Platelet Count

How many arteries and veins are in the umblical cord? ✔✔2 arteries, 1 vein

What is Ortilani's Sign ✔✔The click that is heard or felt when the infant is supine and knees are flexed and hips are abducted = hip dyslpasia

What are the dietary considerations for pancreatitis? ✔✔Avoid aldohol bland foods small, frequent meals decrease fat

• tsp = how many mL? ✔✔5 mL

What is Ptosis? ✔✔Drooping

Which cranial nerve is the optic? ✔✔2

The Lub sound of Lub-dub is closure of which heart valves? ✔✔Closure of Tricuspid and Mitral Valves(Systole) = Lub

Which sign is the softening of the cervix? ✔✔Goodell's

Drugs ending in "olol" belong to which drug classification? ✔✔Beta-Blockers = particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension

What is the normal Lithium value? ✔✔normal = < 1.5 mEq/L toxic = > 2 mEq/L

Where is the location to listen to the Pulmonic valve? ✔✔Left second intercostal space

Enema position is on the left or right side? ✔✔left

What is the antidote for acetaminophen? ✔✔Mucomyst (N-acetylcysteine)

What are the dietary considerations for Celiac Disease? ✔✔No gluten Increase calories Increase protein

Drugs ending in "statin" belong to which drug classification? ✔✔Antihyperlipidemics = used in the treatment of hyperlipidemias. They are called lipid-lowering drugs (LLD) or agents

What is a continuous seizure that must be interrupted by emergency measures? ✔✔Status Epilepticus

What are the meds most often used to treat status epilepticus? ✔✔diazepam (Valium) phenytoin (Dilantin) phenobarbitol (Luminol)

Which body positioning is called the "shock" position? ✔✔Modified Trendelenburg = Supine with legs straight and elevated at the hips and head is slightly raised (increases bloodflow to heart and brain)

Which blood type is the universal 'recipient'? ✔✔AB+

Which blood type is the universal 'donor type'? ✔✔O-

What is stroke volume? ✔✔the amount of blood ejected by the heart in any one contraction

What is cardiac output? ✔✔Volume of blood ejected by the heart in one minute: cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volumne

Do Mydriatic drops constrict or dilate the pupils? ✔✔Dilate -- myDriatic (d for dilate)

How do you mix insulin? ✔✔Clear before Cloudy (NPH)!!!

• draw up air to equal total insulin
• wipe vial runner with alcohol
• inject the amount of air to equal the amount of cloudy insulin into the cloudy vial. BE CAREFUL

NOT TO INJECT INTO THE SOLUTION

• Inject the remaining air into clear vial and draw up the clear insulin
• reinsert the needle into the cloudy vial and withdraw the desired amount

What are the dietary considerations for Acute Renal Failure? ✔✔Increase carbs Limit protein decrease sodium fluid restriction

What are the dietary considerations for Chronic Renal Failure? ✔✔Avood high potassium foods Low sodium High iron High calcium Vitamins B, C & D

Normal Sodium Values? ✔✔135 - 145

• tbsp = how many mL? ✔✔15 mL

What is the normal PT value? ✔✔9.5 - 12.0 seconds

The Dub sound of Lub-Dub is closure of which heart valves? ✔✔Closure of the pulmonic and aortic valves (Distole) = Dub

What are the normal Creatinine values? ✔✔0.6 - 1.5 mg/dl

Which cranial nerve is the Vagus? ✔✔10 - gag reflex, swallowing, talking

What is the normal heart and blood flow in the correct order? ✔✔Blood enters: Right Atgrium => Tricuspid valve =>