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NCLEX Final Ati Study

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1. Sausage shaped mass - Dance sign (empty portion of RLQ)






2. Femur or lower leg instability






3. 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






4. ** Hepatitis A is contact precautions Tetanus - Hepatitis B - HIV are STAndARD precautions






5. Do Not delegate what you can EAT! E - evaluate A - assess T - teach






6. Ambient air (room air) contains 21 % o2






7. Seizure>






8. Osteomyletitis is an infectious bone dz. Give blood cultures and antibiotics - then if necessary surgery to drain abscess.






9. Brain problems occur






10. 1 cup= 8 oz






11. Depresses the CNS - hypotension - facial flushing - muscle ewakness - absent deep tendon reflexes - shallow respirations - emergency






12. Rose spots on abdomen






13. Systemic Lupus Ethramoutus.... (Lupus)






14. 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. ...






15. Thrombocytopenia - Bleeding precautions! 1)Soft bristled toothbrush 2)No insertion of anything! (c/i suppositories - douche)






16. Muscle weakness - lack of coordination - abdominal pain - confusion - absent tendon reflexes - sedative effect on CNS






17. Allergic to eggs (Tristan D. ) !






18. Place in prone position






19. Bull's eye rash


20. 4 C'S- Coughing - Choking - Cyanosis and continuous droolings






21. HyperNa - hypoK - hyperglycemia - prone to infection - muscle wasting - weakness - edema - HTN - hirsutism - moonface/buffalo hump






22. BSA is considered the most accurate method for medication dosing with kids. (I though it was weight - but apparently not)






23. (skin traction) --> elevate foot of bed for counter - traction


24. Apgar measures HR - RR - Muscle tone - Reflexes - Skin color each 0-2 point. 8-10 OK. 0-3 RESUSCITATE.






25. 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






26. Low magnesium and high creatinine signal renal failure.






27. 1 gram = 1000 mg






28. Irritable - and poor sucking






29. ** BOTOX for strabismus. Patch the GOOD eye so that the weaker eye can get stronger.






30. Remember compartment syndrome is an emergency situation. Paresthesias and increased pain are classic symptoms. Neuromuscular damage is irreversible 4-6 hours after onset.






31. A






32. Milieu therapy= taking care of patient/environment cognitive therapy= counseling crisis intervention=short term.






33. 1 quart = 2 pints






34. 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.






35. Tet spells treated with morphine.






36. Sengstaken blakemore tube used for tx of esophageal varices - keep scissors at bedside.






37. For knee replacement use continuous passive motion machine.






38. Purple bruises around the belly button... Pancreatitis!






39. After pain relief - cough and deep breathe is important in pancreatitis - because of fluid pushing up in the diaphragm.






40. What traction is used in a school - age kid with a femur or tibial fracture with extensive skin damage Ninety - ninety. The name refers to the angles of the joints. A pin is placed in the distal part of the broken bone - and the lower extremity is in






41. Acid Ash diet - cheese - corn - cranberries - plums - prunes - meat - poultry - pastry - bread






42. Med administration is rarely a good choice






43. Definitive diagnosis for abd. aortic aneurysm (AAA) --> CT scan






44. Orange tag in triage is non emergent Psych






45. Cephalhematoma (caput succinidanium) resolves on its own in a few days. This is the type of edema that crosses the suture lines.






46. Hemovac - used after mastectomy - empty when full or q8hr - remove plug - empty contents - place on flat surface - cleanse opening and plug with alcohol sponge - compress evacuator completely to remove air - release plug - check system for operation.






47. Complications of Mechanical Ventilation: Pneumothorax - Ulcers






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. Meningeal irritation S/s nuchal rigidity - positive Brudzinski + Kernig signs and PHOTOPHOBIA too!






50. Turn pt from side to side BEFORE checking for kinks in tubing (according to Kaplan)