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NCLEX Final Ati Study

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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. Kids with RSV; no contact lenses or pregnant nurses in rooms where ribavirin is being administered by hoot - tent - etc.






2. Toes curl= GREAT Toes fan = BAD






3. Low or semi - Fowler's - support head - neck and shoulders.






4. COPD is chronic - pneumonia is acute. Emphysema and bronchitis are both COPD. in COPD patients the baroreceptors that detect the CO2 level are destroyed. Therefore - O2 level must be low because high O2 concentration blows the patient's stimulus for






5. Latex allergies => Assess for allergies to bananas - apricots - cherries - grapes - kiwis - passion fruit - avocados - chestnuts - tomatoes - peaches






6. Peptic ulcer






7. Nurses First action is to listen to fetal rate/tone






8. Barrel chest






9. 7 - 10ml / kg






10. Psuedo membrane formation






11. Bronze like skin pigmentation






12. N/v - confusion - abdominal pain - extreme weakness - hypoglycemia - dehydration - decreased BP






13. Liver - brain - lung - bone - and lymph






14. Nonfat milk reduces reflux by increasing lower esophageal sphincter pressure






15. Glomerulonephritis: take vs q 4 hrs + daily weights






16. Hirschsprung's diagnosed with rectal biopsy looking for absence of ganglionic cells. Cardinal sign in infants is failure to pass meconium - and later the classic ribbon - like and foul smelling stools.






17. After endoscopy check gag reflex.






18. Diptheria is an upper respiratory tract infection. It is characterized by sore throat - low fever and the psuedomembrane! Which is just a capsule around the tonsils that you can see with your penlight... It just looks like a whiteish yellow capsule a






19. After a hydrocele repair provide ice bags and scrotal support.






20. Stepladder like fever with chills






21. Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely. Seperate but dont abandoned - comfort measures if possible. Ex: Unresponsive - spinal cord injuries - woulds with anatomical organs - 2nd/3rd degree burn with 60% of body surface area - se






22. Cardinal sign of ARDS is hypoxemia (low oxygen level in tissues).






23. A child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt will have a small upper - abdominal incision. This is where the shunt is guided into the abdominal cavity - and tunneled under the skin up to the ventricles. You should watch for abdominal distention - since






24. Strawberry tongue






25. While treating DKA - bringing the glucose down too far and too fast can result in increased intracranial pressure d/t water being pulled into the CSF. Polyuria is common with the hypercalcemia caused by hyperparathyroidism.






26. 1 pint= 2 cups






27. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG






28. Yogurt has live cultures - dont give to immunosuppressed pt

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29. 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






30. Fatigue - muscle weakness - renal calculi - back and joint pain (increased calcium) - low Ca - high phosphorus diet






31. Position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to suture line. While feeding - hold in upright position.






32. The first sign of ARDS is increased respirations. Later comes dyspnea - retractions - air hunger - cyanosis.






33. Systematic desensitization






34. Confirms multiple myeloma






35. Pilling rolling tremors






36. CONTACT PRECAUTION MRS.WEEM - multidrug resistant organism R - respiratory infection S - skin infections W - wound infxn E - enteric infxn - clostridium difficile E - eye infxn - conjunctivitis






37. Low residue diet means low fiver






38. Sensory=S Motor=M Both=B Oh (Olfactory I) Some Oh (Optic II) Say Oh (Oculomotor III) Marry To (Trochlear IV) Money Touch (Trigeminal V) But And (Abducens VI) My Feel (Facial VII) Brother A (Auditory VIII) Says Girls (Glossopharyngeal IX) Big Vagina (






39. If your normally lucid patient starts seeing bugs you better check his respiratory status first. The first sign of hypoxia is restlessness - followed by agitation - and things go downhill from there all the way to delirium - hallucinations - and coma






40. Hydration is a big priority!






41. Chemo - radiation - surgery - allow to die with dignity.






42. B/c of low platelets






43. Glucose Tolerance Test for preggies result of 140 or highter needs further evaluation.






44. 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.






45. Children with tetralogy of Fallot may develop 'tet spells'. The precise mechanism of these episodes is in doubt - but presumably results from a transient increase in resistance to blood flow to the lungs with increased preferential flow of desaturate






46. Position prone (on abdomen) so that sac does not rupture






47. Opposites! Nursing connection! Think about it!






48. Cross reaction - People who have a latex allergy may be allergic to some foods - as well. This is called a cross reaction. When this happens - your body responds with the same allergic symptoms that you would have if you were exposed to latex. Cross






49. Mothers receive rhogam to protect next baby.






50. Sepsis and anaphylaxis (along with the obvious hemorrhaging) reduce circulating volume by way of increased capillary permeability - which leads to reduced preload (volume in the left ventricle at the end of diastole). This is a toughie...think about