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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. Salty skin
When patient is in distress
Common S/S of cystic fibrosis
Common S/S of Hydrocephalosis
Change in color is
2. Thrombocytopenia - Bleeding precautions! 1)Soft bristled toothbrush 2)No insertion of anything! (c/i suppositories - douche)
Common S/S of BPH
Thrombocyopenia - bleeding precautions
ICP
Knee replacement
3. 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.
Common S/S of GERD
After Endoscopy
After Cataract surgery
Myasthenia gravis
4. Area of detachment should be in the dependent position -- dependent meaning supported by something
Detached Retina
A patient with vertical c - section will likely have
Sickle cell crisis
Decorticate and Decerebrate
5. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG
Common S/S of pancreatitis
Common S/S of guillian Barre Syndrome
Therapies
coarctation of the aaorta causes
6. Prolonged hypoxemia is a likely cause of cardiac arrest in a child.
Bence Jones protein in urine
Cath lab
Sengstaken blakemore tube
Likely cause of cardiac arrest in child
7. Burning on urination
Signs to look for in meningitis
Common S/S of Cystitis
Eyes
CABG
8. Low residue diet means low fiver
Above the knee amputation
Wilms tumor
Common S/S of Kawasaki syndrome
Low Residue diet
9. 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
What treats tet spells
Why somone who is allergic to latex would be allergic to food too
For a lumbar puncture
Nondairy sources of calcium
10. 1 pint= 2 cups
Signs to look for in meningitis
1 pint = How many cups
Common S/S of addisions
Hypo - parathyroid
11. Red beefy tongue
First sign of pyloric stenosis in a baby
When patient is in distress
Common S/S of pernicious anemia
Paracentesis
12. Yogurt has live cultures - dont give to immunosuppressed pt
13. It is X- linked. Mother passes the disease to her son
Best way to warm a newborn
What is bleeding considered in ADPIE
Facts about hemophilia
Above the knee amputation
14. In emphysema the stimulus to breathe is low PO2 - not increased PCO2 like the rest of us - so don't slam them with oxygen. Encourage pursed - lip breathing which promotes CO2 elimination - encourage up to 3000mL/day fluids - high - fowlers and leanin
Emphysema
Common s/s of PDA
Cullens sign
Hep B vaccine always ask
15. Painless - progressive englargement of spleen and lymph tissues - and Reedstenberg cells!
Common S/S of addisions
Apgar Scoring
Greenstick fracture
Common S/S of Hodgkins Disease/Lymphoma
16. EEG- no sleep the night before - meals not withheld - no stimulants for 24hr before - tranquilizer/stimulant meds held 24-48hr before - may be asked to hyperventilate 3-4min and watch a bright flashing light.
More info on EEG
Common S/S Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hyperparathyroid
What to in the case of - Pt with heat stroke
17. Gonorrhea is a reportable disease
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Trendelenberg's test
STD= gonnorrhea
18. Cullens sign ( ecchymosis of umbilicus) (+) Grey Turner spots
Common S/S of pancreatitis
Common S/S of Lyme's disease
Common S/S of orbital fracture
Diabetes Insipidus
19. 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)
Dangerous thing to get during pregnancy
Peds positioning for GERD
Stomas
Cerebral palsy
20. Bull's eye rash
21. Dance's sign: RUQ mass (intussusception) with RLQ empty space (movement of cecum out of normal position).
Dance Sign
GTT for preggos
What treats tet spells
Common S/S of Cystitis
22. Alk Ash diet - milk - veggies - rhubarb - salmon
Tension Pneumothorax
Paracentesis
Alkaline Ash diet
When you see coffee brown emesis think>
23. Position pt on right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) with the HOB elevated (to prevent aspiration)
What to do in the case of tube feeding with decreased LOC
TIA
Common S/S of Ulcerative Colitis
Alzheimers
24. Side lying
Cause of Ascites
Dystocia
During epidural puncture
Common S/S of PTB
25. Nurses First action is to listen to fetal rate/tone
Appendicitis
First sign of pyloric stenosis in a baby
When a pt comes in and she is in active labor
Tenkhoff cath
26. Guthrie Test - Tests for PKU - baby should have eaten source of protein first
Guthrie test
Head Injury
Common S/S of TEF
Dunlap traction=
27. Place the apparatus first then place the weight (der)
COPD patients
How to put on traction
Hypervolemia
The difference between Myasthenia Gravis - Myastenia Crisis - and Cholinergic Crisis
28. 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
PDA
Birth control - Diaphram
Contact transmission precautions
Yellow - Delayed
29. Pulmonary sarcoidosis leads to right sided heart failure..Sarcidosis is basically scar tissue build up
ALS
What to do in a sucking stab wound
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
Knee replacement
30. Did you know there is an association between low - set ears and renal anomalies Now you know What to look for if down's isn't there to choose. (just to expand on it a little - the kidneys and ears develop around the same time in utero. Hence - they'r
Acid/ ASH diet
Kidneys and ears
Potassium and acid base balance
Contact transmission precautions
31. Moon face appearance and buffalo hump
Suctioning is good -- except
Huntington's Chorea
Brudzinski's sign
Common S/S of Cushings syndrome
32. Shilling Test - test for pernicious anemia/ how well one absorbs Vit b12
Shilling test
Greeks
How to treat phobic disorders
Risus Sardonicus
33. Inspiratory stridor.. LTB = croup!!!!
How to Dx a AAA
Hep B vaccine always ask
Common S/S of LTB
Rule of thumb for assisting pysch patients
34. Angina (low oxygen to heart tissues) = no dead heart tissues. MI= dead heart tissue present.
Diff between angina and MI
Diabetes Insipidus
Immunizations rules
Turner's sign
35. The immediate intervention after a sucking stab wound is to dress the wound and tape it on three sides which allows air to escape. Do not use an occlusive dressing - which could convert the wound from open pneumo to closed one - and a tension pneumot
Cryptoorchidism
Glomerulonephritis
Cute way to remember glascow coma
What to do in a sucking stab wound
36. Caput succedaneum= diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines. Swelling reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days.
SLE
Asthma and arthritis best excercise
Common S/S of cystic fibrosis
caput succedaneum=
37. Increased temp - pulse and HTN
Thyroid storm
Cranial Nerves
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
Color codes
38. Butterfly rashes
c02 builds up and causes
First sign of pyloric stenosis in a baby
Droplet Precautions Transmission
Common S/S of SLE
39. CATS - convulsions - arrhythmias - tetany - spasms and stridor
1 tsp= How many ml
Hypocalemia
ALS
Common S/S of Dengue
40. Cushings ulcers r/t Brain injury - Cushings triad r/t ICP in Brain (htn - bradycard - irr. resp)
What could cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Guillian Barre
Cushing ulcers and cushings triad
What to check children for at age 12 months
41. Definitive diagnosis for abd. aortic aneurysm (AAA) --> CT scan
Renal impairment labs
What to do in the case of - an Air/Pulmonary Embolism
How to Dx a AAA
Common S/S of Infectious Mononucleosis
42. Kids with RSV; no contact lenses or pregnant nurses in rooms where ribavirin is being administered by hoot - tent - etc.
1 lb = How many ozs
Kids with RSV>
Common S/S of Bulimia
1 tablespoon = How many ml
43. Autonomic dysreflexia: potentially life threatening emergency - elevate head of bed to 90 degree - loosen constrictive clothing - assess for bladder distention and bowel impaction (triger) - Administer antihypertensive meds (may cause stroke - MI - s
Autonomic Dysreflexia
NMS
How to itch under a cast
caput succedaneum=
44. If HR is <100 do not give dig to children.
ABG drawin
Traction in kids
If you THINK a patient has new HTN
Dig rule for kids
45. 2.2
What is a bad sign in asthma
1 kg= How many pounds
First sign of pe
Sengstaken blakemore tube
46. E (and also oil - based Myelogram)--> pt lies in flat supine (to prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
After lumbar puncture
Psuedomembrane in DIptheria
COPD and Pneumonia
Yeast infection in a babys mouth
47. Patients with GERD should lay on their left side with the HOB elevated 30 degrees.
Hyperthyroidism
4 year olds
Myasthenia gravis
Gerd again
48. Chvostek and Trosseaus sign! Also hypomag!
Hep A precautions
Kids pain relief in NCLEX land
Heart problems
Common S/S of hypocalcemia
49. Painless hematuria... CA=Cancer ! Duhh
Common S/S of Bladder Cancer
Osteomyeltitis
During internal radiation
Options for cancer
50. During the acute stage of Hep - A gown and gloves are required. In the convalescent stage it is no longer contagious.
Hep A precautions
More IVP info
Common S/S of Cholera
Nitrazine paper