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NCLEX Final Ati Study
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Coughing w/o other s/s is suggestive of asthma. Speaking of asthma - watch out if your wheezer stops wheezing. It could mean he is worsening.
For cord compression in OB
Asthmas and wheezers
Nepphrotic syndrome
Hypervolemia
2. Milieu therapy= taking care of patient/environment cognitive therapy= counseling crisis intervention=short term.
Maslow for a guy who lost his house in a fire
Therapies
Hemovac
Droplet Precautions Transmission
3. Paracentesis - semi fowlers or upright on edge of bed - empty bladder. Post - v.s. - report elevated temp - observe for signs of hypovolemia.
Paracentesis
How to treat phobic disorders
Signs of a hip fracture
Kawasaki disease causes
4. Pumonary tuberculosis
Orthostatis is verfied by
Compartment syndrome
From the ass From the Mouth
PTB
5. High potassium is expected with carbon dioxide narcosis (hydrogen floods the cell forcing potassium out). Carbon dioxide narcosis causes increased intracranial pressure.
HyperKalemia
Greeks
Asthma and arthritis best excercise
Carbon dioxide narcosis
6. Nilosky's sign (seperation of epidermis caused by rubbibng of the skin)
Apgar Scoring
Coomb's test
Greenstick fracture
Common S/S of Pemphigus Vulgaris
7. Orange tag in triage is non emergent Psych
Alkaline Ash diet
Meconium stained protocol
Orange tag in pysch
1 quart = How many pints
8. If a TB patient is unable/unwilling to comply with tx they may need supervision (direct observation). TB is a public health risk.
Addisonian Crisis
Common S/S of Diptheria
Cor Pulmonae
TB health risk
9. Chvostek= Tapping on the face above the cheek bone will cause spams! Trosseaus= using a BP cuff and inflating it - and it will cause spasms of the wrist
Pt with edema and walking
What to do in the case of - A woman in labor with Un - Reassuring FHR
Chvostek and Trosseaus sign
HHNS Vs DKA
10. Area of detachment should be in the dependent position -- dependent meaning supported by something
Detached Retina
After Endoscopy
MORE info on DKA ugh!
Group - A strep
11. School - age kids (5 and up) are old enough - and should have an explanation of what will happen a week before surgery such as tonsillectomy.
Hepatitis
First sign of cystic fibrosis
Common S/S of BPH
School aged kids and five year olds
12. If one nurse discovers another nurse has made a mistake it is always appropriate to speak to her before going to management. If the situation persists - then take it higher.
To remember blood sugar
Eclampsia is a
If you see a nurse make a mistake Chain of command
Eyes
13. It is essential to maintain nasal patency with children < 1 yr. because they are obligatory nasal breathers.
How do children less than one breathe
After lumbar puncture
Maslow for a guy who lost his house in a fire
Cerebral palsy
14. Handle any blood
Eyes
Besides sodium - water also follows
ICP and Shock have
LVN/LPN cant
15. Heart defects. Remember for cyanotic -3T's( Tof - Truncys arteriosus - Transposition of the great vessels). Prevent blood from going to heart. If problem does not fix or cannot be corrected surgically - CHF will occur following by death. 94. with R s
Thoracentesis
Heart Defects
Most accurate way to test kids for medication accuracy
Peritoneal Dialysis when outflow is inadequate
16. Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by massive proteinuria (looks dark and frothy) caused by glomerular damage. Corticosteroids are the mainstay. Generalized edema common.
Cerebral palsy
Nepphrotic syndrome
How to treat phobic disorders
Nephrotic syndrome
17. A LATE sign! Always~!
Where are chest tubes placed
Change in color is
Tension Pneumothorax
Allen's test
18. Pneumovax 23 gets administered post splenectomy to prevent pneumococcal sepsis.
Post spleenectomy
Charcots sign
When to test urine for ketones and glucose
Common S/S of Cushings syndrome
19. Addison's disease (need to 'add' hormone) Cushing's syndrome (have extra 'cushion' of hormones)
What to do for addisons/cushings
Gerd again
Common S/S of cystic fibrosis
Common S/S of Infectious Mononucleosis
20. Cushings ulcers r/t Brain injury - Cushings triad r/t ICP in Brain (htn - bradycard - irr. resp)
After Cataract surgery
Western blot test
Common S/S of Intusseption
Cushing ulcers and cushings triad
21. OHyper reflexes (upper motor neuron issue 'your reflexes are over the top') oAbsent reflexes (lower motor neuron issue)
Paget's disease
Common S/S of TEF
Autonomic Dysreflexia/ Hyperreflexia
Hyper reflexive Absent reflexsive
22. Normal PCWP (pulm capillary wedge pressure) is 8-13. Readings of 18-20 are considered high.
What to check children for at age 12 months
PCWP
Glaucoma patients loose
Common S/S of Meningitis
23. After a hydrocele repair provide ice bags and scrotal support.
Behavior/Developmental - Peds
Hydrocele
Order of assessment
s3 heart sound is normal not
24. Pulse area cpr on infant
Common S/S of Hodgkins Disease/Lymphoma
Age 4=5 year shots
IVP requires
Brachial Pulse
25. - Munchausen Syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self - inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness - in order to receive medical care or hospitalization. In a variation of the disorder
Common S/S of PTB
Munchhausen Syndrome
Guided imagery is great for
Common S/S of Liver cirrhoisis
26. Remember compartment syndrome is an emergency situation. Paresthesias and increased pain are classic symptoms. Neuromuscular damage is irreversible 4-6 hours after onset.
IVP requires
Enema positioning
Compartment syndrome
What disease leads to cardiac valve malfunctions
27. Bethamethasone (celestone)=surfactant. Med for lung expansion.
Common S/S of Liver cirrhoisis
Graves disease/ Hyperthyroidism
Bethamethasone
Where are chest tubes placed
28. Prolonged hypoxemia is a likely cause of cardiac arrest in a child.
Willam's position
Fontanelles
Glomerulonephritis
Likely cause of cardiac arrest in child
29. If you gave a toddler a choice about taking medicine and he says no - you should leave the room and come back in five minutes - because to a toddler it is another episode. Next time - don't ask.
1 quart = How many pints
What if a toddler says no to medication
Tube and J tubes are usually
Heart Defects
30. Hepatitis Hepatitis: - ends in a VOWEL - comes from the BOWEL (Hep A) Hepatitis B=Blood and Bodily fluids Hepatitis C is just like B
Common S/S of LTB
Potassium lab importance
Hepatitis
Orthostatis is verfied by
31. Four side - rails up can be considered a form of restraint. Even in LTC facility when a client is a fall risk - keep lower rails down - and one side of bed against the wall - lowest position - wheels locked.
Common S/S of Cushings syndrome
More info on droplet precautions
Common S/S of Hodgkins Disease/Lymphoma
Side rail rules
32. Unusual positional tip - Low - fowlers recommended during meals to prevent dumping syndrome. Limit fluids while eating.
Graves disease/ Hyperthyroidism
Common S/S of down syndrome
To prevent dumping syndrome
What can't you give to immunosupressed pts
33. Low residue diet means low fiver
Low Residue diet
More info on EEG
Shock
First sign of pe
34. Depression often manifests itself in somatic ways - such as psychomotor retardation - gi complaints - and pain.
More info on TB testing a positive result
What to check children for at age 12 months
Group - A strep
Depression manifests itself
35. HYPERTENSION - BRADYpnea - BRADYcardia (cushings triad)!
GTT for preggos
When patient is in distress
Common S/S of Increased ICP
Infant with Cleft lip
36. Droplet Precautions:sepsis - scarlet fever - streptococcal pharyngitis - parovirus B19 - pnuemonia - pertusis - influenza - diptheria - epiglottis - rubella - mumps - meningitis - mycoplasma and adenovirus. Door open - 3 ft distance - private room or
The first s/s of ards
Temp conversion
Where should placenta be
More info on droplet precautions
37. Chemo - radiation - surgery - allow to die with dignity.
1 pint = How many cups
What disease leads to cardiac valve malfunctions
Options for cancer
Hypernatremia SALT
38. Kids with RSV; no contact lenses or pregnant nurses in rooms where ribavirin is being administered by hoot - tent - etc.
Autonomic Dysreflexia/ Hyperreflexia
Kids with RSV>
Common S/S of Pemphigus Vulgaris
If you THINK a patient has new HTN
39. A positive ppd confirms infection - not just exposure. A sputum test will confirm active disease.
Placement of a wheelchair
TB test confirmation
Meconium stained protocol
Botox
40. Caput succedaneum= diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines. Swelling reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days.
Asthmas and wheezers
Main hypersensitivity for antiplatelet drugs
caput succedaneum=
Post Thyroidectomy
41. DROPLET think of SPIDERMAN! S - sepsis S - scarlet fever S - streptococcal pharyngitis P - parvovirus B19 P - pneumonia P - pertussis I - influenza D - diptheria (pharyngeal) E - epiglottitis R - rubella M - mumps M - meningitis M - mycoplasma or men
Fontanelles
VRSA
Droplet Precautions Transmission
Protocol for Droplet Precautions
42. Place the apparatus first then place the weight (der)
MRSA and VRSA precautions
How to put on traction
Myelogram
Major risks of epidural
43. 1. COAL (cane walking): C - cane O - opposite A - affected L - leg
Laparoscopy
How to Dx a AAA
Cane walking
Addisonian Crisis
44. Chest tubes are placed in the pleural space.
Infant with Spina Bifida
How will CSF look in meningitis
What to do in the case of - an Air/Pulmonary Embolism
Where are chest tubes placed
45. Machine like murmur
1 pint = How many cups
Positioning with pneaumonia
Heroin withdrawl in a neonate
Common s/s of PDA
46. Chvostek and Trosseaus sign! Also hypomag!
Lumbar Puncture
Common S/S of hypocalcemia
Gastric ulcer pain
After Total Hip Replacement
47. 1 gram = 1000 mg
Airborne Transmission
Cullens sign
1 g = How many mg
Common S/S of chicken pox
48. **If kid has cold - can still give immunizations
Addisonian Crisis
TB test confirmation
If kid has a cold
Greenstick fracture
49. HyperNa - hypoK - hyperglycemia - prone to infection - muscle wasting - weakness - edema - HTN - hirsutism - moonface/buffalo hump
Cushings
Myasthenia gravis
IVP requires
Guided imagery is great for
50. COPD patients REMEMBER: 2LNC or less (hypoxic Not hypercapnic drive) - Pa02 of 60ish and Sa02 90% is normal for them b/c they are chronic CO2 retainers. ...
Common S/S of LTB
COPD patients
Botox
Anorexia sucks because