NLN NACE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Urinary/Foley catheter placement
Answer: -Bladder
-Placed by RN
●● indwelling urethral catheter
Answer: catheter that remains in place for continuous urine drainage;
synonym for Foley catheter
●● nasogastric tube
Answer: tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
●● NG tube insertion
Answer: 1. check order, gather equipment, introduce yourself, identify
Pt., provide privacy, explain procedure, hand hygiene, gloves.
2. solicit help & consider restraints prn
3. position child in fowler's position
,4. (nasogastric)determine length of tube measure from the tip of the nose
to the tragus of the ear to the xiphoid process & mark appropreately
5.(orogastric)determine length of tube measure from the mouth to the
tragus of the ear to the xiphoid process & mark appropreately
6. apply lubricant to the tip of the tube
7. for orogastric tube insert tube into mouth with neck hyperextended &
advance it toward the back of the throat, continue until mark is reached
8. nasogastric tube insert tube into nose with neck hyperextended &
advance straight, if resistance is met increase pressure slightly or rotate
tube, continue until mark is reached
9. use a syringe to aspirate a small amount of gastric content, test the PH
of the contents using using the litmus paper ( a PH of 3 or less indicates
gastric contents)
10. secure the tube with tape or other product to hold the tube in place
●● Erickson's theory
, Answer: Psychosocial Development , 8 stages of psychosocial
development unfold throughout the human lifespan. Each stage consists
of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis
that must be faced. Stages 3, 4, and 5 relevant to education
●● Evisceration
Answer: The displacement of organs outside of the body.
●● Dehiscence
Answer: Bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal
wound
●● cachexia
Answer: a condition of physical wasting away due to the loss of weight
and muscle mass that occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced
cancer or AIDS
●● Trochanter roll prevents
Answer: external rotation of the hips when a patient is in a supine
position
●● buck's traction
Answer: knee immobility:widely used in the lower limb for femoral
fractures, lower backache, acetabular and hip fractures.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Urinary/Foley catheter placement
Answer: -Bladder
-Placed by RN
●● indwelling urethral catheter
Answer: catheter that remains in place for continuous urine drainage;
synonym for Foley catheter
●● nasogastric tube
Answer: tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
●● NG tube insertion
Answer: 1. check order, gather equipment, introduce yourself, identify
Pt., provide privacy, explain procedure, hand hygiene, gloves.
2. solicit help & consider restraints prn
3. position child in fowler's position
,4. (nasogastric)determine length of tube measure from the tip of the nose
to the tragus of the ear to the xiphoid process & mark appropreately
5.(orogastric)determine length of tube measure from the mouth to the
tragus of the ear to the xiphoid process & mark appropreately
6. apply lubricant to the tip of the tube
7. for orogastric tube insert tube into mouth with neck hyperextended &
advance it toward the back of the throat, continue until mark is reached
8. nasogastric tube insert tube into nose with neck hyperextended &
advance straight, if resistance is met increase pressure slightly or rotate
tube, continue until mark is reached
9. use a syringe to aspirate a small amount of gastric content, test the PH
of the contents using using the litmus paper ( a PH of 3 or less indicates
gastric contents)
10. secure the tube with tape or other product to hold the tube in place
●● Erickson's theory
, Answer: Psychosocial Development , 8 stages of psychosocial
development unfold throughout the human lifespan. Each stage consists
of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis
that must be faced. Stages 3, 4, and 5 relevant to education
●● Evisceration
Answer: The displacement of organs outside of the body.
●● Dehiscence
Answer: Bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal
wound
●● cachexia
Answer: a condition of physical wasting away due to the loss of weight
and muscle mass that occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced
cancer or AIDS
●● Trochanter roll prevents
Answer: external rotation of the hips when a patient is in a supine
position
●● buck's traction
Answer: knee immobility:widely used in the lower limb for femoral
fractures, lower backache, acetabular and hip fractures.
