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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. * Pancreatitis patients but them in fetal position - NPO - gut rest - prepare antecubital site for PICC cuz they'll probably be getting TPN/Lipids
Bence Jones protein in urine
Common S/S of Cataract
Pancreatitis pts>
Side rail rules
2. If you can remove the white patches from the mouth of a baby it is just formula. If you can't - its candidiasis.
Rh
The first s/s of ards
Knee replacement
Yeast infection in a babys mouth
3. 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
Maslow for a guy who lost his house in a fire
After Supratentorial Surgery
Rule of thumb for obsessions/distractions
Droplet Precautions Transmission
4. When drawing an ABG - you need to put the blood in a heparinized tube - make sure there are no bubbles - put on ice immediately after drawing - with a lable indicating if the pt was on room air or
ABG drawin
Osteomyeltitis
Common S/S of orbital fracture
Amniocentesis is performed and why
5. GLASGOW COMA SCALE. EYES - VerbAL - MOTOR
Before a pft
Common S/S of cystic fibrosis
Cute way to remember glascow coma
Shock
6. Fatigue - muscle weakness - renal calculi - back and joint pain (increased calcium) - low Ca - high phosphorus diet
More IVP info
Milk for kids
Sickle cell crisis
Hyperparathyroid
7. Mothers receive rhogam to protect next baby.
Kids with HIV
Mcburney's point
Facts about hemophilia
Rh
8. 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
Common sites for metastatsis
Color codes
COPD patients
Potassium lab importance
9. Level of consciousness is the most important assessment parameter with status epilepticus.
Russel Traction =
Flu shot always ask
Traction in kids
Highest priortiy in status elipticus
10. For Meningitis check for Kernig's/ Brudzinski's signs.
What to do in a sucking stab wound
Hep A precautions
Common S/S of Cataract
Signs to look for in meningitis
11. (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)
To prevent dumping syndrome
Diff between angina and MI
PDA
PKU
12. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)= when body is breaking down fat instead of sugar for energy. Fats leave ketones (acids) that cause pH to decrease. 71. DKA is rare in diabetes mellitus type II because there is enough insulin to prevent breakdown of fats.
Psuedomembrane in DIptheria
Tension Pneumothorax
DKA
What can't you give to immunosupressed pts
13. Glaucoma patients lose peripheral vision. Treated with meds
During CBI (continuous bladder irrigation)
Glaucoma patients loose
Bence Jones protein in urine
Protocol for Droplet Precautions
14. Most spinal cord injuries are at the cervical or lumbar regions
Where are most spinal cord injuries
Besides meds and congenital problems .. What can lead to decreased preload
How will CSF look in meningitis
More info on lumbar puncture
15. Caput succedaneum= diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines. Swelling reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days.
CPR in a five year old
Incentive Spirometry steps
After Total Hip Replacement
caput succedaneum=
16. Order of assessment: Inspection - Palpation - Percussion and Ausculation. EXCEPT with abdomen cuz you don't wanna mess with the bowels and their sounds so you Inspect - Auscultate - Percuss then Palpate (same with kids - I suppose since you wanna go
More info on droplet precautions
Order of assessment
Thrombocyopenia - bleeding precautions
More info on EEG
17. Alk Ash diet - milk - veggies - rhubarb - salmon
Alkaline Ash diet
Cor Pulmonae
Kernigs sign
Heroin withdrawl in a neonate
18. Lie flat with legs elevated
Whats petaling
Hightest priority for RA
If kid has a cold
What to in the case of - Pt with heat stroke
19. ICP (intracranial pressure) should be <2. measure head circonference.
Kids pain relief in NCLEX land
Cullens sign
What happens when phenylalanine increases
ICP
20. Before going for Pulmonary Fuction Tests (PFT's) - a pt's bronchodilators will be with - held and they are not allowed to smoke for 4 hrs prior
Before a pft
Guthrie test
During CBI (continuous bladder irrigation)
What to check children for at age 12 months
21. Pulse area cpr on infant
Common S/S of MS>
Brachial Pulse
Options for cancer
Common S/S of Meningitis
22. Tylenol poisoning - liver failure possible for about 4 days. Close observation required during this time - frame - as well as tx with Mucomyst.
Options for cancer
Dunlap traction=
Med that can't be infused Intra osseously
Tylenol poisioining
23. Normal in CHF from the squishin'.. Not normal in an MI patient
Nuetropenic patients
Hba1c
Phenalalanine
s3 heart sound is normal not
24. A drop in presssure with increasing heart rate... Orthostatis= orthostatic hypotension
Buck's Traction
Turner's sign
Omphalocele
Orthostatis is verfied by
25. Greenstick fractures - usually seen in kids bone breaks on one side and bends on the other
TB test confirmation
HypoKalemia
Greenstick fracture
Common S/S of Meningitis
26. HYPERtension TACHYpnea and TACHYcardia
Potassium and acid base balance
Radioactive iodine
Common S/S of Shock
Cystic fibrosis
27. I kept forgetting which was dangerous when you're pregnant; regular measles (rubeola) - or German measles (rubella) - so remember: - never get pregnant with a German (rubella)
Besides meds and congenital problems .. What can lead to decreased preload
Jews
Cranial Nerves
Dangerous thing to get during pregnancy
28. Gower's sign (use of the hands to push ones self from the floor_) Looks EXACTLY like the Pilates Downward dog!!!!!!!
Common S/S Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy
Nepphrotic syndrome
After appendectomy
Common S/S of Diptheria
29. 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
Hba1c
A preggo in a minus station
For an EEG test
More labs suggestive of renal failure
30. Skeletal or skin
Blood typing
Dunlap traction=
After Gtube placement
Common S/S of chicken pox
31. Myelogram - Npo 4-6hr - allergy hx - phenothiazines - cns depressants - and stimulants withheld 48hr prior - table will be moved to various postions during test. Post - neuro-4 - water soluble HOB up - oil soluble HOB down - oral analgesics for h/a -
Penis Problems
Common S/S of MG
Where are chest tubes placed
Myelogram
32. Poor muscle control due to birth injuries and/or decrease oxygen to brain tissues
4 year olds
Cerebral palsy
Tetraology of Fallot
Greeks
33. Pumonary tuberculosis
Russel Traction =
ALS
PTB
Kawasaki disease causes
34. On the other hand - peritoneal dialysis does not require that the patient's blood be pumped outside of his body. Instead - the blood is cleaned while still inside the body. The organs in the abdomen are surrounded by the peritoneum - which is a membr
Peritoneal dialysis
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
Chief concern in CF
For a lung biopsy
35. Spider like varices - Varices can be in stomach - esophagus or the skin! They are just spider/varicose veins! Ithcy on the skin
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Common S/S of Liver cirrhoisis
Tidal volume
Before giving MMR>
36. Private Room - negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr Mask - N95 for TB
For cord compression in OB
Common S/S of Pemphigus Vulgaris
Protocol for Airborne Transmission
Every new admission needs
37. Perform amniocentesis before 20 weeks gestation to check for cardiac and pulmonary abnormalities.
Dig rule for kids
Yeast infection in a babys mouth
Common S/S of leprosy
Amniocentesis is performed and why
38. Seizure>
Where are chest tubes placed
Cath lab
MORE info on DKA ugh!
Eclampsia is a
39. **If kid has cold - can still give immunizations
Where are chest tubes placed
If kid has a cold
Below the knee amputation
During internal radiation
40. 2.2
1 kg= How many pounds
Halo
Dunlap traction=
Use of cold and hot
41. Staph infection that is resistant to Vancomycin treatement! Worse than MRSA
For cord compression in OB
Heart Defects
VRSA
Psuedomembrane in DIptheria
42. Slowed physical and mental function - sensitivity to cold - dry skin and hair
NMS
Chief concern in CF
Myxedema/ hypothroidism
Hirschsprungs
43. Itching under cast area - cool air via blow dryer - ice pack for 10- 15 minutes. NEVER use qtip or anything to scratch area
VRSA
Hyperparathyroid
Blood typing
How to itch under a cast
44. Hemoglobin Neonates 18-27 3 mos 10.6-16.5 3 yrs 9.4-15.5 10 yrs 10.7-15.5
Normal Hemoglobin
Greenstick fracture
Common S/S of pancreatitis
Thrombocyopenia - bleeding precautions
45. Hypospadias: abnormality in which urethral meatus is located on the ventral (back) surface of the penis anywhere from the corona to the perineum (remember hypo - low (for lower side or under side) Epispadias: opening of the urethra on the dorsal (fro
Penis Problems
c02 builds up and causes
Hep B vaccine always ask
Signs to look for in meningitis
46. Position pt in left side - lying (Sim's) with knee flexed
Enema positioning
Amniocentesis is performed and why
Common S/S of pneumonia
Stranger Danger>!
47. Fetal alcohol syndrome - upturned nose - flat nasal bridge - thin upper lip - SGA
Best indicator of dehydration
Fetal alcohol sydrome
1 lb = How many ozs
Paget's disease
48. 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. ...
COPD patients
Suctioning is good -- except
Jews
More labs suggestive of renal failure
49. For knee replacement use continuous passive motion machine.
Knee replacement
COPD patients
Major risks of epidural
Cerebral angio prep
50. Rice watery stool
Common S/S of Cholera
Cushings
Eclampsia is a
Dystocia