ATI RN 2 Comprehensive Predictor
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Testing for TB - correct ans:- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate and valuable screening tool
available for TB. A positive result means only that the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant
that the client has active TB.
,Testing for TB continue - correct ans:- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come back positive.
Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - correct ans:(1) The cane is moved forward about 12 inches.
(2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
(3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and weak leg.
- Cane is held on stronger side.
- The gripper of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur.
Meningococcal vaccine - correct ans:- Recommended that this vaccine be given to children who are 11
through 12 years of age and then given a booster dose at age 16.
When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - correct ans:- To adults 60 years or
older whether or not they report a previous episode of herpes zoster.
Rotavirus should be given at what age? - correct ans:- During the child's first year of life.
Alendronate (Fosamax) - correct ans:- This medication is used to prevent and treat postmenopausal
osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate-taken in morning on an empty stomach.
- The patient must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking Alendronate before eating,
drinking, or taking other medications.
What to expect with a patient having a chest tube? - correct ans:- Continuous gentle bubbling in the
suction control chamber.
- Crepitus (with a pneumothorax, this will persist for several hours depending)
- Oscillations-tidaling in the water seal chamber upon respiration are expected.
,What is a potential complication of a thyroidectomy? - correct ans:- Hypocalcemia: numbness and
tingling in the hands, soles of the feet and around the lips.
What is Chvostek's sign? And how is it done? - correct ans:Tap on the pt's face at a point just anterior to
the ear and just below the zygomatic bone. A positive response would be twitching of the ipsilateral
(same side only) facial muscles, suggestive of neuromuscular excitability caused by hypocalcemia.
Brudzinski's sign - correct ans:- Is an indication of meningeal irritation, which may be positive in patient's
with meningitis.
- To perform this, the client needs to be supine. The nurse: -places one hand behind patient's head.
-places the other hand on the client's chest.
Kernig's sign - correct ans:- Is an indication of meningeal irritation. The maneuver is usually performed
with the client supine with hips and knees in flexion. Extension of the knees is attempted and the
inability to extend the clients knee beyond 135 degrees w/out causing pain constitutes a positive test.
Babinski sign - correct ans:- This is used to test for brain damage or upper motor neuron damage. It is
considered positive if the toes flare up upon stroking the plantar aspect of the foot.
Cataract surgery discharge instructions - correct ans:- Do not lift anything heavier than 10lbs for at least
one week
- Sleep on your back or unaffected side to lessen the pressure.
- Need to report any pain, decrease in vision or increase in discharge in the eye.
Cataract continue - correct ans:- It is normal to feel itching and mild discomfort after surgery, but the pt
should be instructed not to rub or place pressure on the eye.
Exposure or possible exposure to anthrax - correct ans:- Administer an antibiotic prophylaxis to all pt's
newly exposed
**Those exposed to anthrax do not require decontamination and are not considered contagious**
, Botulism treatment - correct ans:- Give an antitoxin
Why would lidocaine (Xylocaine) be given to someone following cardiac arrest? - correct ans:- Lidocaine
is an antiarrhythmic med that is commonly used to restore a regular heartbeat in a client who has
arrhythmia. This effect is produced by delaying abnormal nerve pulses to the heart and reducing
irritability of the heart tissue.
What diagnostic test would help the nurse monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the aspirin
medication for an Rhematoid arthritis patient? - correct ans:- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
** RA is a chronic inflammatory disease. ESR is useful in detecting and monitoring tissue inflammation in
clients with RA.**
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) - correct ans:- ANAs are frequently present in pts who have autoimmune
disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, RA, and scleroderma
Rheumatoid factor (RF) diagnostic test - correct ans:Helpful in diagnosing RA, but the levels do not
always correlate with the severity of the disease
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations - correct ans:- Is characterized by a rhythmic increase (to the point of
hyperventilation) and decrease (to the point of apnea) in the rate and depth of respirations.
- It is commonly seen in pts who are unconscious, comatose or moribund (approaching death).
Cryoprecipitate - correct ans:- Clients with hemophilia (deficiency of clotting factor), are given
cryoprecipitate to replace the deficient factor as a prophylactic measure before any invasive procedure,
surgery or when actively bleeding.
Cryoprecipitate continue - correct ans:- Cryoprecipitate provides therapeutic amounts of Facto 8, Factor
13, von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen. These concentrates are made with recombinant DNA
technology and are the treatment of choice with hemophilic A and von Willebrands disease.
Cisplatin (Platinol) - correct ans:- Treatment for cancer.
Study Guide LATEST VERIFIED
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Discussion Posts and Replies
Testing for TB - correct ans:- A Mantoux skin test is the most accurate and valuable screening tool
available for TB. A positive result means only that the client has been exposed to TB; it does not meant
that the client has active TB.
,Testing for TB continue - correct ans:- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the
diagnosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-ray come back positive.
Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: - correct ans:(1) The cane is moved forward about 12 inches.
(2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
(3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and weak leg.
- Cane is held on stronger side.
- The gripper of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur.
Meningococcal vaccine - correct ans:- Recommended that this vaccine be given to children who are 11
through 12 years of age and then given a booster dose at age 16.
When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - correct ans:- To adults 60 years or
older whether or not they report a previous episode of herpes zoster.
Rotavirus should be given at what age? - correct ans:- During the child's first year of life.
Alendronate (Fosamax) - correct ans:- This medication is used to prevent and treat postmenopausal
osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.
- Alendronate-taken in morning on an empty stomach.
- The patient must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking Alendronate before eating,
drinking, or taking other medications.
What to expect with a patient having a chest tube? - correct ans:- Continuous gentle bubbling in the
suction control chamber.
- Crepitus (with a pneumothorax, this will persist for several hours depending)
- Oscillations-tidaling in the water seal chamber upon respiration are expected.
,What is a potential complication of a thyroidectomy? - correct ans:- Hypocalcemia: numbness and
tingling in the hands, soles of the feet and around the lips.
What is Chvostek's sign? And how is it done? - correct ans:Tap on the pt's face at a point just anterior to
the ear and just below the zygomatic bone. A positive response would be twitching of the ipsilateral
(same side only) facial muscles, suggestive of neuromuscular excitability caused by hypocalcemia.
Brudzinski's sign - correct ans:- Is an indication of meningeal irritation, which may be positive in patient's
with meningitis.
- To perform this, the client needs to be supine. The nurse: -places one hand behind patient's head.
-places the other hand on the client's chest.
Kernig's sign - correct ans:- Is an indication of meningeal irritation. The maneuver is usually performed
with the client supine with hips and knees in flexion. Extension of the knees is attempted and the
inability to extend the clients knee beyond 135 degrees w/out causing pain constitutes a positive test.
Babinski sign - correct ans:- This is used to test for brain damage or upper motor neuron damage. It is
considered positive if the toes flare up upon stroking the plantar aspect of the foot.
Cataract surgery discharge instructions - correct ans:- Do not lift anything heavier than 10lbs for at least
one week
- Sleep on your back or unaffected side to lessen the pressure.
- Need to report any pain, decrease in vision or increase in discharge in the eye.
Cataract continue - correct ans:- It is normal to feel itching and mild discomfort after surgery, but the pt
should be instructed not to rub or place pressure on the eye.
Exposure or possible exposure to anthrax - correct ans:- Administer an antibiotic prophylaxis to all pt's
newly exposed
**Those exposed to anthrax do not require decontamination and are not considered contagious**
, Botulism treatment - correct ans:- Give an antitoxin
Why would lidocaine (Xylocaine) be given to someone following cardiac arrest? - correct ans:- Lidocaine
is an antiarrhythmic med that is commonly used to restore a regular heartbeat in a client who has
arrhythmia. This effect is produced by delaying abnormal nerve pulses to the heart and reducing
irritability of the heart tissue.
What diagnostic test would help the nurse monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the aspirin
medication for an Rhematoid arthritis patient? - correct ans:- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
** RA is a chronic inflammatory disease. ESR is useful in detecting and monitoring tissue inflammation in
clients with RA.**
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) - correct ans:- ANAs are frequently present in pts who have autoimmune
disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, RA, and scleroderma
Rheumatoid factor (RF) diagnostic test - correct ans:Helpful in diagnosing RA, but the levels do not
always correlate with the severity of the disease
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations - correct ans:- Is characterized by a rhythmic increase (to the point of
hyperventilation) and decrease (to the point of apnea) in the rate and depth of respirations.
- It is commonly seen in pts who are unconscious, comatose or moribund (approaching death).
Cryoprecipitate - correct ans:- Clients with hemophilia (deficiency of clotting factor), are given
cryoprecipitate to replace the deficient factor as a prophylactic measure before any invasive procedure,
surgery or when actively bleeding.
Cryoprecipitate continue - correct ans:- Cryoprecipitate provides therapeutic amounts of Facto 8, Factor
13, von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen. These concentrates are made with recombinant DNA
technology and are the treatment of choice with hemophilic A and von Willebrands disease.
Cisplatin (Platinol) - correct ans:- Treatment for cancer.
