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NCLEX General Rn

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1. Encourage to drink sugar free drinks - admin insulin






2. Fluid buildup in tissues






3. Inflammation and pain






4. Palpate areas for tenderness/consistency






5. Too much insulin - no food - too much/intense exercise






6. Onset:1-4hr. - cloudy - peak:6-10hrs. - duration:10-16 - up to 24 hrs. - cannot mix!!






7. 1000 g






8. Shake med - have pt breathe out - when starts to inhale press down - have the pt hold breath for 10 seconds - wait 1 min befroe next dose






9. Toxic effect r/t damage to 8th cranial nerve resulting in dizziness - tinnitus - gradual hearing loss






10. Generalized infection throughout body






11. Always given with short acting insulin such as reg/ humulog






12. Pain relievers r/t opium






13. Stop feeding q 4-8 hrs to check residual - flush q 4-6






14. Sudden






15. Antihistamine and antiemetic - used to treat motion sickness






16. Left






17. Glass/break






18. Slows down mental/physical processes






19. Clean gloves - position cliient so drainage runs down - drape - discard gloves - open irrigation tray sterily - pour solution - sterile gloves - open packs - draw up solution - irrigate until runs clear - pat dry






20. No red meat - radishes - beets - etc... for 3 days prior to test






21. Only used for 1-2 ml of med b/c is smaller muscle






22. Salicylates - NSAIDs






23. Instruct pt to clean genitalia with soap and water and void approx 60 ml






24. Patient - time - dose - route - medication - documentation






25. 1 kg






26. Read 48-72 hrs later - inject 0.1 ml - assess for induration(hard bump) - measure in mm - greater than 5 mm is queestionable - 5-10 need CXR - redness indicates localized reaction not a concern - problem is induration






27. Right






28. Infection






29. Onset:15-30mins. - clear - peak: 30-11/2 - duration: 3-4 hrs. - mix with intermed. - reg - short






30. Act on local tissue






31. 45-90 degree angle - 25G needle - 1/2-1' length - below dermis/above muscle






32. Constrict blood vessels






33. Wait 5-10 mins inbetween meds






34. Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation






35. Atbs that are effective against many organisms






36. Narcotic






37. Gloves - mask - gown






38. Resp. depression






39. 16-18 F is standard adult size - children are standard 5-12F






40. Do not give more than 3 consecutive bouts






41. Reverses effects of other narcotics






42. Monitor K+






43. Drowsiness - mood change - depression






44. Several hrs or days






45. 1 tsp






46. Piece obstructing blood flow may have decreased bp - pain along vein - loss of conscoiusness






47. May occur when changing bags - opening line






48. Quickly absorbed - 90 degree angle - 19-23 G needle - 1-2' length - average adult:11/2 - 22G - mandatory to aspirate - purpose is to deposit meds into deep muscle for quick absorption






49. An antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer






50. 0.45 kg