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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. TPN(total parenteral nutrition) given in subclavian line.
Common S/S of LTB
TPN is given in
CABG
Bucks traction =
2. Let's say every answer in front of you is an abnormal value. If potassium is there you can bet it is a problem they want you to identify - because values outside of normal can be life threatening. Normal potassium is 3.5-5.0. Even a bun of 50 doesn't
Potassium lab importance
How to itch under a cast
Charcots sign
TB health risk
3. After pain relief - cough and deep breathe is important in pancreatitis - because of fluid pushing up in the diaphragm.
Pancreatitis prioritys
1 tablespoon = How many ml
Common S/S of Cataract
Stomas
4. With low back aches - bend knees to relieve
Group - A strep
When to test urine for ketones and glucose
Cardinal signs of ARDS
How do you teach someone to reduce back aches
5. Laparoscopy- CO2 used to enhances visual - general anesthesia - foley. Post - walk patient to decrease CO2 build up used for procedure.
Best way to tube feed or feed kids
Laparoscopy
Rule of nines
Myxedema/ hypothroidism
6. 30 ml = 1 oz
How many oz in a ml
Traction in kids
Thyroid storm
Crutch use
7. Cultures
What is obtained before starting any iv antibiotic
After Endoscopy
Change in color is
Pathological jaundice
8. Transesophageal Fistula (TEF) - esophagus doesn't fully develop (this is a surgical emergency) The 3 C's of TEF in the newborn: 1) Choking 2) Coughing 3) Cyanosis
TEF
1 g = How many mg
Airborne Transmission
1 tablespoon = How many ml
9. It is X- linked. Mother passes the disease to her son
Common S/S of pyloric stenosis
DKA
Facts about hemophilia
Addisonian Crisis
10. ** Ask for anaphylactic rxn to eggs or neomycin before MMR
Before giving MMR>
Anorexia sucks because
Common S/S of SLE
Hyponatremia
11. GLASGOW COMA SCALE. EYES - VerbAL - MOTOR
Post spleenectomy
Low Residue diet
To remember blood sugar
Cute way to remember glascow coma
12. Hypotension and vasoconstricting meds
Cushings
Brudzinski's sign
What will alter the accuracy of o2 sats
First sign of cystic fibrosis
13. Uremic fetor --> smell urine on the breath
Russel Traction =
IVP requires
Carbon dioxide narcosis
Uremic Fetor
14. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes - vision changes - fatigue and spasticity are all symptoms of MS
Common S/S of Pemphigus Vulgaris
STD= gonnorrhea
Other S/S of MS
Greeks
15. Right sided heart failure caused by left ventricular failure (so pick edema - jvd - if it is a choice.)
Pancreatitis prioritys
Cor Pulmonae
Hypo - parathyroid
Common S/S of Hydrocephalosis
16. After removal of the pituitary gland you must watch for hypocortisolism and temporary diabetes insipidus.
Kidneys and ears
Hyponatremia
After removal of the pituitary gland what should you watch for
Common S/S of LTB
17. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
OB secret
What is obtained before starting any iv antibiotic
Group - A strep
18. 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
Decorticate and Decerebrate
For an EEG test
Asthma and arthritis best excercise
Common S/S of Dengue
19. Kids with RSV; no contact lenses or pregnant nurses in rooms where ribavirin is being administered by hoot - tent - etc.
Nondairy sources of calcium
Gastric ulcer pain
Kids with RSV>
PKU
20. In a five -year old breathe once for every 5 compressions doing cpr.
Dangerous thing to get during pregnancy
CPR in a five year old
S/S of a fat embolism
Order of assessment
21. During the acute stage of Hep - A gown and gloves are required. In the convalescent stage it is no longer contagious.
Hep A precautions
Maslow for a guy who lost his house in a fire
Hypercalemia
Stranger Danger>!
22. Liver - brain - lung - bone - and lymph
Gastric ulcer pain
Common sites for metastatsis
Autonomic Dysreflexia/ Hyperreflexia
Cardinal signs of ARDS
23. CATS - convulsions - arrhythmias - tetany - spasms - stridor (decreased calcium) - high Ca - low phosphorus diet
Stomas
Tetraology of Fallot
Latex allergies
Hypo - parathyroid
24. Complications of Mechanical Ventilation: Pneumothorax - Ulcers
1 g = How many mg
Complications of mechanical ventilation
Common S/S of epiglottitis
CVA
25. Bedrest with extremities elevated 20 degrees - knees straight - head slightly elevated (modified Trendelenburg)
When instilling eardrops
Koplick's spots
Shock
Common S/S of Lyme's disease
26. 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.
School aged kids and five year olds
Menieres's disease
When instilling eardrops
What is obtained before starting any iv antibiotic
27. Position on the RIGHT side with legs flexed
Common S/S of Cholera
Post spleenectomy
After appendectomy
Where should placenta be
28. Position on the side of the AFFECTED EAR after surgery to allow drainage of secretions
After Myringotomy
Guillian Barre
Shock
Acid/ ASH diet
29. *Meniere's Disease - Admin diuretics to decrease endolymph in the cochlea - restrict Na - lay onaffected ear when in bed. Triad: 1)Vertigo 2)Tinnitus 3)N/V
30. (post - operative ulcer/stomach surgeries) --> eat in reclining position - lie down after meals for 20-30 minutes (also restrict fluids during meals - low CHO and fiber diet - small frequent meals)
NG tube rules
HyperKalemia
Prior to liver biopsy
To prevent dumping syndrome
31. Increased temp - weakness - disorientation/delusions - hypotension - tachycardia; hypotonic solution
Hypernatremia
Group - A strep
Common S/S of Basilar Fracture
Where should placenta be
32. * To convert Centigrade to F. F= C+40 - multiply 9/5 and substract 40 * To convert Fahrenheit to C. C= F+40 - multiply 5/9 and substract 40.
1 lb = How many ozs
Knee replacement
Temp conversion
Common S/S of Cholera
33. Position prone w hob elevated with gerd. In almost every other case - though - you better lay that kid on his back (Back To Sleep - SIDS).
Peds positioning for GERD
Nuetropenic patients
Droplet Precautions Transmission
Liver biopsy
34. Injuries are significant and require medical care - but can wait hrs without threat to life or limb. Ex: Stable abd wounds without evidence of hemorrhage - fx requiring open reduction - debridement - external fixation - most eye and CNS injuries - et
Common S/S of BPH
Yellow - Delayed
Sources of potassium
Compartment syndrome
35. Anterior fontanelle closes by 18 months. Posterior 6 to 8 weeks.
In depth - Color codes
Enema positioning
Fontanelles
Hemovac
36. Moon face appearance and buffalo hump
Cold stress in a newborn
Common S/S of Thypohiod
Common S/S of Cushings syndrome
Tension Pneumothorax
37. Machine like murmur
Common S/S of Cholera
Penis Problems
Common s/s of PDA
COPD patients
38. Recurrent bloody diarrhea
Age 4=5 year shots
Common S/S of Ulcerative Colitis
Guillian Barre
COPD patients
39. Never release traction unless you have an order from an MD to do so
Traction rule
Hypovolemia
How to put on traction
Cmmon S/S Fibrin Hyalin
40. Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) pain is in RL quadrant with rebound tenderness.
Potassium lab importance
Appendicitis
Vertical C section
Infant with Spina Bifida
41. Osteomyletitis is an infectious bone dz. Give blood cultures and antibiotics - then if necessary surgery to drain abscess.
Pancreatitis pts>
Tetraology of Fallot
Osteomyeltitis
Best way to tube feed or feed kids
42. Painless hematuria... CA=Cancer ! Duhh
Hodgkins disease
Common S/S of Bladder Cancer
Gross things to remember about nurses with herpes!!!!
PKU
43. Hypotension and bradypnea / bradycardia are major risks and emergencies.
Parkisons
Facts about hemophilia
Major risks of epidural
Tenkhoff cath
44. Apgar measures HR - RR - Muscle tone - Reflexes - Skin color each 0-2 point. 8-10 OK. 0-3 RESUSCITATE.
Common S/S of Basilar Fracture
Addisons
Tylenol poisioining
Apgar scores/scoring
45. OHyper reflexes (upper motor neuron issue 'your reflexes are over the top') oAbsent reflexes (lower motor neuron issue)
Best way to warm a newborn
Risus Sardonicus
Hyper reflexive Absent reflexsive
Tetraology of Fallot
46. Rebound tenderness
What happens when phenylalanine increases
Common S/S of appendicitis
If you see a nurse make a mistake Chain of command
Other S/S of MS
47. Myasthenia gravis= decrease in receptor sites for acetylcholine. Since smallest concentration of ACTH receptors are in cranial nerves - expect fatigue and weakness in eye - mastication - pharyngeal muscles.
Hyper reflexive Absent reflexsive
Asthmas and wheezers
Myasthenia gravis
Where are most spinal cord injuries
48. Hyper natremia (greater than 145) SALT! Skin flushed - Agitation - Low grade fever - Thirst
Disease precautions
Crutch use
Hypernatremia SALT
Before a pft
49. Portal hypotension + albuminemia= Ascites.
Cause of Ascites
High priority in Addisons
Hep B vaccine always ask
Color codes
50. Fluid volume overload caused by IVC fluids infusing too quickly (or whatever reason) and CHF can cause an S3
Whats petaling
A child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Common S/S of Liver cirrhoisis
What can also cause an s3 heart sound