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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. Meningeal irritation S/s nuchal rigidity - positive Brudzinski + Kernig signs and PHOTOPHOBIA too!
Before a pft
Bence Jones protein in urine
Change in color is
Meningeal irriatation>
2. OAmniotic fluid yellow with particles = meconium stained`
Asthmas and wheezers
The first s/s of ards
Meconium stained protocol
Droplet Precautions Transmission
3. Its important to be aware of the lab result for prothrombin time
Cranial Nerves
Heart Defects
Prior to liver biopsy
VV and AA
4. Visual floaters - flashes of light - curtain vision
Common S/S of retinal detachment
Yeast infection in a babys mouth
Common S/S of appendicitis
Common S/S of glaucoma
5. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG
Dance Sign
Before Epidural
Labs for congenital heart disease
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
6. HYPERtension TACHYpnea and TACHYcardia
Black - Expectant
Common S/S of Shock
After appendectomy
Milk for kids
7. Handle any blood
Labs for congenital heart disease
In depth - Color codes
LVN/LPN cant
SARS
8. Low or semi - Fowler's - support head - neck and shoulders.
After Thyroidectomy
Pneumonia
PKU
What to do in the case of tube feeding with decreased LOC
9. Hermans sign= flushes and redness of skin with lighter color at the center of the rash.... It is a disease that comes from tropical and subtropical areas that are spread by misquotos
Labs for congenital heart disease
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Gross things to remember about nurses with herpes!!!!
First sign of pe
10. Ambient air (room air) contains 21 % o2
Orthostatis is verfied by
Grey Turners sign
Room air is...
Bucks traction =
11. Remember the phrase 'step up' when picturing a person going up stairs with crutches. The good leg goes up first - followed by the crutches and the bad leg. The opposite happens going down. The crutches go first - followed by the good leg.
Addisons
Turner's sign
Thyroid storm and myxedema
Crutch use
12. No live vaccines - no fresh fruits - no flowers should be used for neutropenic patients.
Nuetropenic patients
Prolapsed Cord
Crackles most likely are...
Common sites for metastatsis
13. Painless hematuria... CA=Cancer ! Duhh
Murphy's sign
Bryant's traction=
Besides meds and congenital problems .. What can lead to decreased preload
Common S/S of Bladder Cancer
14. Non dairy sources of calcium include RHUBARB - SARDINES - COLLARD GREENS
Gerd again
Hyper reflexive Absent reflexsive
Nondairy sources of calcium
No Cantalope
15. 1 t (teaspoon)= 5 ml
What can also cause an s3 heart sound
1 tsp= How many ml
Stranger Danger>!
Common S/S of Hydrocephalosis
16. (severe acute resp syndrome) airborne + contact (just like varicella)
Suctioning is good -- except
Penis Problems
SARS
STD= gonnorrhea
17. Remember compartment syndrome is an emergency situation. Paresthesias and increased pain are classic symptoms. Neuromuscular damage is irreversible 4-6 hours after onset.
Common S/S of down syndrome
Compartment syndrome
Decorticate and Decerebrate
Peds weight
18. Femur or lower leg instability
Hepatitis
Order of assessment
Rh
Russel Traction =
19. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is a condition in which there is a degeneration of motor neurons in both the upper & lower motor neuron systems.
Pancreatitis prioritys
ALS
Brudzinski's sign
Common S/S of Dengue
20. Coarctation of the aorta causes increased blood flow and bounding pulses in the arms
Order of assessment
Cardinal signs of ARDS
coarctation of the aaorta causes
1 tsp= How many ml
21. A drop in presssure with increasing heart rate... Orthostatis= orthostatic hypotension
ICP and Shock have
Ventilator Alarms
Western blot test
Orthostatis is verfied by
22. Cullen's sign - ecchymosis in umbilical area - seen with pancreatitis
Cullens sign
Facts about hemophilia
Thyroid storm and myxedema
Coomb's test
23. An NG tube can be irrigated with cola - and should be taught to family when a client is going home with an NG tube.
NG tube rules
Low Residue diet
Thyroid storm
Protocol for Droplet Precautions
24. * Koplick's spots are red spots with blue center characteristic of PRODROMAL stage of Measles. Usually in mouth.
25. Bleeding is part of the 'circulation' assessment of the ABCD's in an emergent situation. Therefore - if airway and breathing are accounted for - a compound fracture requires assessment before Glasgow coma scale and a neuro check (D=disability - or ne
Who produces insulin
Risus Sardonicus
Menieres's disease
What is bleeding considered in ADPIE
26. (late decels - decreased variability - fetal bradycardia - etc) --> turn on left side (and give O2 - stop Pitocin - increase IV fluids)
Detached Retina
What to do in the case of - A woman in labor with Un - Reassuring FHR
Common S/S of retinal detachment
Hypernatremia
27. Pull pinna down and back for kids < 3 yrs. when instilling eardrops.
STD= gonnorrhea
When instilling eardrops
Peds positioning for GERD
Tylenol poisioining
28. Side lying
Risus Sardonicus
During epidural puncture
Gastric ulcer pain
Dangerous thing to get during pregnancy
29. 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
Bryant's traction=
VV and AA
Common S/S of appendicitis
Chvostek and Trosseaus sign
30. Diverticulitis (inflammation of the diverticulum in the colon) pain is around LL quadrant.
What to do in the case of tube feeding with decreased LOC
Gastric ulcer pain
Diverticulitis
TPN is given in
31. Charcot's Triad (IAN)
What can't you give to immunosupressed pts
Common S/S of MS>
Incentive Spirometry steps
Glaucoma patients loose
32. 4 C'S- Coughing - Choking - Cyanosis and continuous droolings
ALS
Common S/S of emphysema
Alkaline Ash diet
Common S/S of TEF
33. ICP (intracranial pressure) should be <2. measure head circonference.
ICP
Stomas
Developmental milestones
What to do in the case of tube feeding with decreased LOC
34. Yogurt has live cultures - dont give to immunosuppressed pt
35. Normal in CHF from the squishin'.. Not normal in an MI patient
PDA
Nondairy sources of calcium
STD= gonnorrhea
s3 heart sound is normal not
36. What could cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia Dysplasia means abnormality or alteration. Mechanical ventilation can cause it. Premature newborns with immature lungs are ventilated and over time it damages the lungs. Other causes could be infection - pn
What could cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Above the knee amputation
Latex allergies
Common S/S of pancreatitis
37. Crackles suggest pneumonia - which is likely to be accompanied by hypoxia - which would manifest itself as mental confusion - etc.
Rh
Pancreatitis prioritys
Crackles most likely are...
Glomerulonephritis considerations
38. One medication that cannot be administered by intraosseous infusion is isoproterenol - a beta agonist.
39. NEVER check the monitor or a machine as a first action. Always assess the patient first; for exmaple listen to the fetal heart tones with a stethoscope in - Sometimes it's hard to tell who to check on first - the mother or the baby; it's usually easy
Turner's sign
OB secret
What to do for addisons/cushings
Hemovac
40. Trendelenburg test - for varicose veins. If they fill proximally = varicosity.
41. SIGNS of a Fractured hip: EXTERNAL ROTATION - SHORTENING - ADDUCTION
Positioning with pneaumonia
Signs of a hip fracture
Common S.S of Retino Blastoma
Cephalhematoma (caput succinidanium)
42. Painful vision loss - tunnel/gun barrel/ halo vision (peripheral vision loss)
Temp conversion
Common S/S of glaucoma
Common S/S of Lyme's disease
How do you treat a small bowel obstruction
43. Insomnia is a side effect of thyroid hormones. Saunders confirms it. Makes sense though!Increased met. rate - your body is 'too busy to sleep' as opposed to the folks with hypothyroidism who may report somnolence (dec. met rate - body is slow and sle
Post Thyroidectomy
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Suctioning is good -- except
Side effects of thyroid hormones
44. Milieu therapy= taking care of patient/environment cognitive therapy= counseling crisis intervention=short term.
CABG
Crackles most likely are...
Therapies
Nondairy sources of calcium
45. It is X- linked. Mother passes the disease to her son
Facts about hemophilia
Rule of thumb for obsessions/distractions
Nephrotic syndrome
Labs for congenital heart disease
46. A newly diagnosed hypertension patient should have BP assessed in both arms
If you THINK a patient has new HTN
Common S/S of measles
Yellow - Delayed
Compartment syndrome
47. Mothers receive rhogam to protect next baby.
Rh
HypoMg
Paget's disease
During internal radiation
48. OU- both eyes OS- left eye OD- right eye ( dominent Right eye - just a tip to remember)
Common S/S of GERD
Hyponatremia
CVA
Eyes
49. Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by massive proteinuria (looks dark and frothy) caused by glomerular damage. Corticosteroids are the mainstay. Generalized edema common.
Nepphrotic syndrome
PDA
Alzheimers
Russel Traction =
50. EEG - hold meds for 24-48 hrs prior - no caffine or cigarettes for 24 hrs prior - pt can eat - pt must stay awake night before exam - pt may be asked to hyperventilate and watch a bright flashing light - after EEG - assess pt for seizures - pt's will
For an EEG test
Diff between placenta previa and placenta abrupto
Psuedomembrane in DIptheria
Vertical C section