VN 100 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
How to check for edema? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To check for edema,
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press the fingers into the tissue over the tibia just above the ankle. If an
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indentation remains, pitting edema is present. To describe edema, you
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can use the terms taut, tight, puffy, indented, or pitting. If pitting is
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present, it is classified according to its depth.
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What is digoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates heart muscle fibers
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to contract more powerfully.
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What should be considered when administering Digoxin? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Give most important meds first and vitamins last. | | | | | | |
How often do you perform oral care for a patient with NG Tube? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Every 2 hours while patient is awake to keep lips
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moist.
Observe for which side effects from tube feeding? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal distension, peristalsis, nausea, diarrhea, | | | | |
constipation, vomiting or hyperglycemia. | | |
, How to position patient for tube feeding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Upright at least 30 degrees for 1 hour after feeding to prevent reflux and
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aspiration.
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How to clear NG tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-30 ml of water first,
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administer medication then 5 ml of water. 30 ml at end to clear tube.
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Can medications be mixed in the NG tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Never mix medications, this causes clumping.
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What parts of the syringe are considered sterile? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The needle, tip, inside of the barrel and the sides of the | | | | | | | | | | | |
plunger must be kept sterile.
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Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right
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patient
Right medication|
Right dose |
Right route |
Right time |
Right documentation
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Correct Answers
How to check for edema? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To check for edema,
| | | | | | | | | | |
press the fingers into the tissue over the tibia just above the ankle. If an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
indentation remains, pitting edema is present. To describe edema, you
| | | | | | | | | |
can use the terms taut, tight, puffy, indented, or pitting. If pitting is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
present, it is classified according to its depth.
| | | | | | |
What is digoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stimulates heart muscle fibers
| | | | | | | |
to contract more powerfully.
| | | |
What should be considered when administering Digoxin? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Give most important meds first and vitamins last. | | | | | | |
How often do you perform oral care for a patient with NG Tube? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Every 2 hours while patient is awake to keep lips
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moist.
Observe for which side effects from tube feeding? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal distension, peristalsis, nausea, diarrhea, | | | | |
constipation, vomiting or hyperglycemia. | | |
, How to position patient for tube feeding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Upright at least 30 degrees for 1 hour after feeding to prevent reflux and
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aspiration.
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How to clear NG tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-30 ml of water first,
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administer medication then 5 ml of water. 30 ml at end to clear tube.
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Can medications be mixed in the NG tube? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Never mix medications, this causes clumping.
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What parts of the syringe are considered sterile? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The needle, tip, inside of the barrel and the sides of the | | | | | | | | | | | |
plunger must be kept sterile.
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Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right
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patient
Right medication|
Right dose |
Right route |
Right time |
Right documentation
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