1.2 milligrams is equal to how many micrograms?
ANSWER
1200 mcg
What lab values are expected to be in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis
ANSWER
BUN 32, CREATNINE 8.32
dietary teaching for a patient with chronic renal failure should include choices that are:
ANSWER
Low potassium, low protein, moderate fat
Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective
drain function?
ANSWER
Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction
Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an
indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action?
ANSWER
, Deflate the balloon, advance the catheter further, then reinflate the balloon
What are the most common causes of acute onset pancreatitis?
ANSWER
Alcoholism and gallstones
What medication is contraindicated In a patient with A hemorrhagic CVA?
ANSWER
heparin
Your patient appears dusky colored and you cannot palpate a pulse. What is the 1st thing
you should do?
ANSWER
Initiate a code per facility protocol and begin CPR
A patient with diabetes who is receiving peritoneal dialysis Is at risk for which of the
following?
ANSWER
hyperglycemia
Your patient is admitted with diverticulitis. What type of diet do you expect to be ordered
for the patient?
ANSWER
ANSWER
1200 mcg
What lab values are expected to be in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis
ANSWER
BUN 32, CREATNINE 8.32
dietary teaching for a patient with chronic renal failure should include choices that are:
ANSWER
Low potassium, low protein, moderate fat
Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do you ensure effective
drain function?
ANSWER
Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction
Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of an
indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the MOST appropriate action?
ANSWER
, Deflate the balloon, advance the catheter further, then reinflate the balloon
What are the most common causes of acute onset pancreatitis?
ANSWER
Alcoholism and gallstones
What medication is contraindicated In a patient with A hemorrhagic CVA?
ANSWER
heparin
Your patient appears dusky colored and you cannot palpate a pulse. What is the 1st thing
you should do?
ANSWER
Initiate a code per facility protocol and begin CPR
A patient with diabetes who is receiving peritoneal dialysis Is at risk for which of the
following?
ANSWER
hyperglycemia
Your patient is admitted with diverticulitis. What type of diet do you expect to be ordered
for the patient?
ANSWER
