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NCLEX Final Ati Study
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
Tet spells
After Gtube placement
Common S/S of BPH
2. Addison's disease (need to 'add' hormone) Cushing's syndrome (have extra 'cushion' of hormones)
Compartment syndrome
Wilms tumor
HyperMg
What to do for addisons/cushings
3. Place the apparatus first then place the weight (der)
Peritoneal Dialysis when outflow is inadequate
MG and Guillian Barre
How to put on traction
HyperKalemia
4. Coarse facial features
Kawasaki disease causes
Vertical C section
Common S/S Acromegaly
Asthma and arthritis best excercise
5. Ambient air (room air) contains 21 % o2
PDA
Room air is...
Where are most spinal cord injuries
Common S/S of pneumonia
6. Just means a difficult or abnormal delivery or birth... example.. shoulder dystocia
Dystocia
DKA
Prolapsed Cord
1 kg= How many pounds
7. Remember compartment syndrome is an emergency situation. Paresthesias and increased pain are classic symptoms. Neuromuscular damage is irreversible 4-6 hours after onset.
MRI
To remember blood sugar
Preload and Afterload
Compartment syndrome
8. 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.
Cane walking
Other S/S of MS
School aged kids and five year olds
Common S/S of Shock
9. Trachea shifts to the opposite side
Greeks
Common S/S of Cataract
Tension Pneumothorax
Crutch use
10. Hydration is a big priority!
Common S/S of Cushings syndrome
Before Epidural
Hypernatremia
What treats tet spells
11. Place in prone position
ICP and Shock have
With lower amputations
Common S/S of Increased ICP
Suctioning is good -- except
12. 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
Yellow - Delayed
Diabetes Insipidus
Anorexia sucks because
Rule of thumb for obsessions/distractions
13. OIt's ok to have abdominal craps - blood tinged outflow and leaking around site if the Peritoneal Dialysis cath (tenkhoff) was placed in the last 1-2 wks. Cloudy outflow NEVER NORMAL.
PKU
TB test confirmation
Tenkhoff cath
Meconium stained protocol
14. Systemic Lupus Ethramoutus.... (Lupus)
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
Diff between angina and MI
More labs suggestive of renal failure
SLE
15. GLASGOW COMA SCALE. EYES - VerbAL - MOTOR
Kidneys and ears
Cute way to remember glascow coma
Cystic fibrosis
Protocol for Airborne Transmission
16. Battles Sign and Racoon's eyes
Buck's Traction
Pheochromocytoma
Before giving MMR>
Common S/S of orbital fracture
17. Chvostek and Trosseaus sign! Also hypomag!
Common S/S of hypocalcemia
Dig rule for kids
Flu shot always ask
Psuedomembrane in DIptheria
18. * Koplick's spots are red spots with blue center characteristic of PRODROMAL stage of Measles. Usually in mouth.
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19. Alzheimer's disease is a chronic - progressive - degenerative cognitive disorder that accounts for more than 60% of all dementias
Hep A precautions
Alzheimers
Murphy's sign
Best way to warm a newborn
20. CSF in meningitis will have high protein - and low glucose.
Signs of a hip fracture
How will CSF look in meningitis
Orange tag in pysch
Common S/S of asthma
21. You can petal the rough edges of a plaster cast with tape to avoid skin irritation.
Common S/S of down syndrome
Common S/S of MG
Paget's disease
Whats petaling
22. Wilm's tumor is usually encapsulated above the kidneys causing flank pain.
Common S/S of measles
Wilms tumor
Cushings
IVP requires
23. 1 quart = 2 pints
1 quart = How many pints
Pt with edema and walking
Temp conversion
Complications of mechanical ventilation
24. Normal PCWP (pulm capillary wedge pressure) is 8-13. Readings of 18-20 are considered high.
PCWP
Low crit/hemoglobin
Options for cancer
Before Epidural
25. Descending muscle weakness
High priority in Addisons
Common S/S of MG
Incentive Spirometry steps
Above the knee amputation
26. First sign of cystic fibrosis may be meconium ileus at birth. Baby is inconsolable - do not eat - not passing meconium.
Meconium stained protocol
Common S/S of Dengue
First sign of cystic fibrosis
When instilling eardrops
27. EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries for better perfusion
Common S.S of Retino Blastoma
Menieres's disease
VV and AA
Protocol for Droplet Precautions
28. Purple bruises around the belly button... Pancreatitis!
Grey Turners sign
Apgar Scoring
After Infratentorial Surgery
High priority in Addisons
29. A patient with a low hemoglobin and/or hematocrit should be evaluated for signs of bleeding - such as dark stools.
Low crit/hemoglobin
Common S/S of MG
Common S/S of epiglottitis
Cor Pulmonae
30. Osession is to thought. Compulsion is to action
Osteomyeltitis
After Gtube placement
First sign of cystic fibrosis
Rule of thumb for obsessions/distractions
31. Caput succedaneum= diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines. Swelling reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days.
Thyroid storm and myxedema
Pain in the LLQ indicative of...
caput succedaneum=
Options for cancer
32. 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.
Side rail rules
What treats tet spells
Tube and J tubes are usually
Cerebral palsy
33. Hodgkin's disease= cancer of lymph is very curable in early stage.
Hodgkins disease
Alkaline Ash diet
Rule of nines
Burn Degrees
34. (skin traction) --> elevate foot of bed for counter - traction
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35. Protruding tongue
The first s/s of ards
Emphysema
Common S/S of down syndrome
MORE info on DKA ugh!
36. 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
For an EEG test
Tension Pneumothorax
Tet spells
Hba1c
37. 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 (
Common S/S of TEF
Guided imagery is great for
Cranial Nerves
Major risks of epidural
38. Pneumovax 23 gets administered post splenectomy to prevent pneumococcal sepsis.
Common S/S of pneumonia
Common S/S of pancreatitis
Post spleenectomy
s3 heart sound is normal not
39. Handle any blood
Common S/S of Ulcerative Colitis
HyperMg
What to check children for at age 12 months
LVN/LPN cant
40. Paracentesis - semi fowlers or upright on edge of bed - empty bladder. Post - v.s. - report elevated temp - observe for signs of hypovolemia.
Gerd again
Cushings
Addisonian Crisis
Paracentesis
41. 3 D'S -- Drooling - Dysphonia - Dysphagia
Decorticate and Decerebrate
Nepphrotic syndrome
Burn Degrees
Common S/S of epiglottitis
42. Chest tubes are placed in the pleural space.
TB health risk
Immunizations rules
How do you treat a small bowel obstruction
Where are chest tubes placed
43. ICP (intracranial pressure) should be <2. measure head circonference.
Addisonian Crisis
MORE info on DKA ugh!
Labs in DKA>
ICP
44. If your laboring mom's water breaks and she is any minus station you better know there is a risk of prolapsed cord.
Penis Problems
Hyper reflexive Absent reflexsive
Omphalocele
A preggo in a minus station
45. Perform amniocentesis before 20 weeks gestation to check for cardiac and pulmonary abnormalities.
Menieres's disease
Cystic fibrosis
In depth - Color codes
Amniocentesis is performed and why
46. Never release traction unless you have an order from an MD to do so
Labs for congenital heart disease
Post spleenectomy
Nonfat milk
Traction rule
47. Painless - progressive englargement of spleen and lymph tissues - and Reedstenberg cells!
What to do if your patients chest tube accidently getes removed
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
Common S/S of Hodgkins Disease/Lymphoma
ICP
48. Osteomyletitis is an infectious bone dz. Give blood cultures and antibiotics - then if necessary surgery to drain abscess.
Common S/S of Infectious Mononucleosis
After Infratentorial Surgery
To remember blood sugar
Osteomyeltitis
49. 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
Hyperthyroidism
Greenstick fracture
Yellow - Delayed
Besides meds and congenital problems .. What can lead to decreased preload
50. Orange tag in triage is non emergent Psych
1 cup= How many oz
After Thyroidectomy
Orange tag in pysch
Likely cause of cardiac arrest in child