NCLEX-PN review latest 2022 already passed
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 =>