NSG 3100 ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Clean-catch - ✔✔mid-stream catch of urine
First clean perineum with antiseptic wipes
Begin urine stream, pause and place container under urine stream
✔✔Straight catheterization - ✔✔Sterile
✔✔indwelling catheter - ✔✔Sterile
✔✔Timed urine specimen (24 hours urine specimen) - ✔✔At the start, discard first
voided urine, then save all urine during the specified timeframe
Put urine on ice or in refrigerator
If client accidentally forgets to save urine specimen, you must start the collection over
again
✔✔Guaiac smear - ✔✔presence of blood could indicate ulcers, inflammation, or tumors
✔✔steatorrhea - ✔✔fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter
✔✔Accucheck - ✔✔Blood glucose levels
Make sure finger is warm
Hold in dependent position
Wipe finger side with alcohol wipe and allow to air dry completely before puncturing
Always wipe away the first drop of blood before collecting specimen
✔✔Site for accucheck on an infant - ✔✔Outer aspect of the heel
✔✔Site for accucheck on Adults and Children > 2yrs - ✔✔Side of a fingertip (lateral)
✔✔BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel) - ✔✔Bun
, Creatinine
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Chloride
Glucose
✔✔CMP (Complete Metabolic Panel) - ✔✔Everything in BMP in addition to:
Liver Enzymes
Protein
Albumin
Bilirubin
✔✔Complete Blood Count (CBC) - ✔✔Hgb F: 12-16 / M: 13-18
• Hct how much is RBC: F 36%-48% / M: 39% - 54%
• Erythrocytes
• RBC 4.5 - 5.5
• Leukocyte count
• Differential white blood cell count: 4,500 - 11,000
✔✔Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) - ✔✔BUN - kidney function & electrolytes: 7 - 20
• Creatinine - kidney function: M: 0.6 - 1.2, F: 0.5 - 1.1
• Potassium - kidney function / hydration / heart arrythmias: 3.5 - 5.0
• Sodium - hydrate / salt intake: 135 - 145
• Chloride - dehydration, anemia, metabolic alkalosis : 95 - 105
• Glucose - diet, risk for diabetes: < 125
✔✔Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) - ✔✔Includes everything in BMP in addition
to:
• Liver Enzymes: AST 5 - 40, ALT 7 - 56
• Protein - albumin; skin integrity
• Albumin - nutritional status; skin integrity
• Bilirubin - bile; spleen; bone marrow; byproduct of RBC production - 0.1 - 1.2mg/dL
✔✔Which of the following would the nurse prioritize when assessing a patient after an
endoscopic procedure? - ✔✔an oxygen saturation of 86%
✔✔Which of the following tests visualizes the kidney, ureter, and bladder at the same
time? - ✔✔KUB
✔✔After visualizing urine return, the next step of inserting an indwelling foley catheter is
to inflate the bulb - ✔✔False
✔✔3-way catheters can be used to eliminate blood clots from the bladder using which
of the following methods? - ✔✔irrigation
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Clean-catch - ✔✔mid-stream catch of urine
First clean perineum with antiseptic wipes
Begin urine stream, pause and place container under urine stream
✔✔Straight catheterization - ✔✔Sterile
✔✔indwelling catheter - ✔✔Sterile
✔✔Timed urine specimen (24 hours urine specimen) - ✔✔At the start, discard first
voided urine, then save all urine during the specified timeframe
Put urine on ice or in refrigerator
If client accidentally forgets to save urine specimen, you must start the collection over
again
✔✔Guaiac smear - ✔✔presence of blood could indicate ulcers, inflammation, or tumors
✔✔steatorrhea - ✔✔fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter
✔✔Accucheck - ✔✔Blood glucose levels
Make sure finger is warm
Hold in dependent position
Wipe finger side with alcohol wipe and allow to air dry completely before puncturing
Always wipe away the first drop of blood before collecting specimen
✔✔Site for accucheck on an infant - ✔✔Outer aspect of the heel
✔✔Site for accucheck on Adults and Children > 2yrs - ✔✔Side of a fingertip (lateral)
✔✔BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel) - ✔✔Bun
, Creatinine
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Chloride
Glucose
✔✔CMP (Complete Metabolic Panel) - ✔✔Everything in BMP in addition to:
Liver Enzymes
Protein
Albumin
Bilirubin
✔✔Complete Blood Count (CBC) - ✔✔Hgb F: 12-16 / M: 13-18
• Hct how much is RBC: F 36%-48% / M: 39% - 54%
• Erythrocytes
• RBC 4.5 - 5.5
• Leukocyte count
• Differential white blood cell count: 4,500 - 11,000
✔✔Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) - ✔✔BUN - kidney function & electrolytes: 7 - 20
• Creatinine - kidney function: M: 0.6 - 1.2, F: 0.5 - 1.1
• Potassium - kidney function / hydration / heart arrythmias: 3.5 - 5.0
• Sodium - hydrate / salt intake: 135 - 145
• Chloride - dehydration, anemia, metabolic alkalosis : 95 - 105
• Glucose - diet, risk for diabetes: < 125
✔✔Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) - ✔✔Includes everything in BMP in addition
to:
• Liver Enzymes: AST 5 - 40, ALT 7 - 56
• Protein - albumin; skin integrity
• Albumin - nutritional status; skin integrity
• Bilirubin - bile; spleen; bone marrow; byproduct of RBC production - 0.1 - 1.2mg/dL
✔✔Which of the following would the nurse prioritize when assessing a patient after an
endoscopic procedure? - ✔✔an oxygen saturation of 86%
✔✔Which of the following tests visualizes the kidney, ureter, and bladder at the same
time? - ✔✔KUB
✔✔After visualizing urine return, the next step of inserting an indwelling foley catheter is
to inflate the bulb - ✔✔False
✔✔3-way catheters can be used to eliminate blood clots from the bladder using which
of the following methods? - ✔✔irrigation
