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NCLEX General Rn

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1. Place in semi - fowler's - open sterile suction cath - gloves as ordered - pick up sterile cath and connect to suction tubing - moisten cath with saline - insert through nostril with no suction - suction about 10 seconds - repeat






2. Atbs that are effective against many organisms






3. 120 ml most common - prep for colon exams






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






5. Straight back






6. Has regular insulin in it already






7. Onset:15-30 mins - clear - peak:30-11/2 hr. - duration:3-4 hrs. - can mix with intermed.& short






8. Sudden






9. 1/8 tsp






10. Done sub - q into fatty tissue - measured in Units - draw up air prior and insert into vial






11. To slow formation of scar tissue






12. 6 oz.






13. Common for debriding






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






15. Several hrs or days






16. Drowsiness - mood change - depression






17. Do not give anything by mouth - position on side - admin glucagon - call 911 - stay with pt.






18. Constrict blood vessels






19. No longer than 10-20 seconds at a time - allow pt to rest between suctioning - flush cath with NS between suctionings - 80-100 mm is normal adult suction






20. Infection






21. 1 kg






22. 0.45 kg






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






24. Administer bronchodilators before other meds






25. Clean eyes - tilt head back - put gtts - apply pressur on inner canthus






26. 16-18 F is standard adult size - children are standard 5-12F






27. 30 ml of air and listen to stomach - aspirate stomach contents(should be cloudy - green - bloody - brown) - ph of aspirate - x- ray






28. Palpate areas for tenderness/consistency






29. Check balloon for patency - non dom hand open labia - dom hand cleans - insert cath 2-3' until urine returns - inflate balloon - pull back - push 1 more ' - document






30. 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






31. A drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation






32. Too much food - ill - too little insulin - decreased activity - infection - stress






33. 1 tsp






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. 12 in.






36. 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






37. Check orders - rmv dressing/packing - observe - clean - moisten packing - cover with gauze - initial/date/time






38. Salicylates - NSAIDs






39. O2 sat is less than 93






40. A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation






41. 1 tab with 5 min not exceeding 3 doses






42. Up and back






43. Soapsuds - stimulates peristalsis thorugh distention and irritation of colon and rectum - average adult is 500-1000ml






44. 10 degree angle - 25-27G needle - 5/8-1/2' needle - barely cover bevel under skin - do not do near a vein - do to the side - used for PPD&allergy testing






45. Slows down mental/physical processes






46. Generalized infection throughout body






47. Resp. depression






48. Toxicity due to blood and protien in the urine






49. Atb






50. Befor administering squeeze a small amount out and apply thin layer - blink