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NCLEX Final Ati Study

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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 (






2. (severe acute resp syndrome) airborne + contact (just like varicella)






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






4. CHRONIC pain






5. 4 year old kids cannot interpret TIME. Need to explain time in relationship to a known COMMON EVENT (eg: 'Mom will be back after supper').






6. Private Room or cohort mask






7. Bronze like skin pigmentation






8. Muscle ewakness - dysrhythmias - increase K (raisins - bananas - apricots - oranges - beans - potatoes - carrots - celery)






9. Charcot's Triad (IAN)






10. 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






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






12. What could cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia Dysplasia means abnormality or alteration. Mechanical ventilation can cause it. Premature newborns with immature lungs are ventilated and over time it damages the lungs. Other causes could be infection - pn






13. Osession is to thought. Compulsion is to action






14. Pt will sleep on unaffected side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks.






15. If HR is <100 do not give dig to children.






16. Huntington's Chorea: 50% genetic - autosomal dominant disorder S/S: chorea --> writhing - twisting - movements of face - limbs and body - gait deteriorates to no ambulation - no cure - just palliative care

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17. Kernigs Sign (leg flex then leg pain on extension) Brudinzski sign (neck flex= lower leg flex)






18. Respiratory problems!






19. Shilling Test - test for pernicious anemia/ how well one absorbs Vit b12






20. Laparoscopy- CO2 used to enhances visual - general anesthesia - foley. Post - walk patient to decrease CO2 build up used for procedure.






21. Cullens sign ( ecchymosis of umbilicus) (+) Grey Turner spots






22. Renal impairment: serum creatinine elevated and urine clearance decreased






23. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is a condition in which there is a degeneration of motor neurons in both the upper & lower motor neuron systems.






24. During the acute stage of Hep - A gown and gloves are required. In the convalescent stage it is no longer contagious.






25. Knee immobility






26. Placenta previa = there is no pain - there is bleeding. Placenta abruption = pain - but no bleeding.






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






28. Stranger anxiety is greatest 7 - 9 months - Separation anxiety peaks in toddlerhood






29. Behavior motivated by need to avoid anxiety and satisfy needs 1. Infancy 0-18 months others will satisy needs 2. childhood >6yrs learn to delay need gratification 3. juvenile 6-9 years learn to relate to peers 4. preadolescence 9-12 yrs learns to rel






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






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






32. Painful vision loss - tunnel/gun barrel/ halo vision (peripheral vision loss)






33. Positioning with pneumonia - lay on the affected side to splint and reduce pain. But if you are trying to reduce congestion the sick lung goes up. (Ever had a stuffy nose - and you lay with the stuff side up and it clears)






34. Its important to be aware of the lab result for prothrombin time






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






36. Rebound tenderness






37. Disseminated Herpes Zoster is AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS - as to Localized Herpes Zoster is CONTACT PRECAUTIONS. A nurse with a localized herpes zoster CAN care for patients as long as the patients are Not immunosuppressed and the lesions must be covered!






38. ORhogam : given at 28 weeks - 72 hours post partum - IM. Only given to Rh NEGATIVE mother.






39. A= appearance (color all pink - pink and blue - blue [pale]) P= pulse (>100 - < 100 - absent) G= grimace (cough - grimace - no response) A= activity (flexed - flaccid - limp) R= respirations (strong cry - weak cry - absent)






40. Other than initially to test tolerance - G- tube and J- tube feedings are usually given as continuous feedings.






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






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






43. Semi - Fowler's - prevent ncek flexion/hyperextension - trach at bedside






44. Elevate for first 24 hours on pillow - position prone daily to provide for hip extension.






45. Parkinson's = RAT: rigidity - akinesia (loss of muscle mvt) - tremors. Treat with levodopa.






46. If patients have hallucinations redirect them. In delusions distract them.






47. Dance's sign: RUQ mass (intussusception) with RLQ empty space (movement of cecum out of normal position).






48. 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.






49. Place the apparatus first then place the weight (der)






50. B/c of low platelets