NURS 6550 Midterm 2024 Exam Review
Questions and Answers 100% pass
Walden University
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid
analysis - Answer>> Transudate pleural fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm? - Answer>> CT Scan with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly
population. - Answer>> Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct
pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the
patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - Answer>>
Successful treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or
clots being discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle
of blood requiring more invasive measures.
What is the most common organism in treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired
pneumonia? - Answer>> Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? -
Answer>> Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage
such as:
,hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Answer>> -
Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO
furosemide, clonidine or captopril
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of
end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or
nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking
atypical antipsychotics? - Answer>> Lipid Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - Answer>> OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to
Z"
If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what
test would you avoid? - Answer>> MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary
embolus? - Answer>> D-dimer
, When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion,
what would you monitor for (to avoid a fatal complication) ? -
Answer>> Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka
monitor for low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and
ataxia? - Answer>> When the primary symptom identified is a
sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear
problem.
Ataxia is neurological
near-syncope may be cardiac, neuro or both.
When a patient is concerned about a family member not
supporting wishes in end-of-life care, what legal document should
be used? - Answer>> advanced directive
What is contraindicative of rTPA therapy? - Answer>> ST
segment depression
Transtheoretical Model of Change - Answer>> 1.
Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
psychotic disorder vs neurotic disorder - Answer>> psychotic:
distinct alteration in perception of reality
Neurotic: remain aware and interactive with reality
Cholinergics (Miotics) - Answer>> Pilocarpine
Questions and Answers 100% pass
Walden University
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid
analysis - Answer>> Transudate pleural fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm? - Answer>> CT Scan with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly
population. - Answer>> Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct
pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the
patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - Answer>>
Successful treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or
clots being discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle
of blood requiring more invasive measures.
What is the most common organism in treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired
pneumonia? - Answer>> Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? -
Answer>> Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage
such as:
,hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Answer>> -
Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO
furosemide, clonidine or captopril
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of
end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or
nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking
atypical antipsychotics? - Answer>> Lipid Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - Answer>> OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to
Z"
If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what
test would you avoid? - Answer>> MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary
embolus? - Answer>> D-dimer
, When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion,
what would you monitor for (to avoid a fatal complication) ? -
Answer>> Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka
monitor for low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and
ataxia? - Answer>> When the primary symptom identified is a
sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear
problem.
Ataxia is neurological
near-syncope may be cardiac, neuro or both.
When a patient is concerned about a family member not
supporting wishes in end-of-life care, what legal document should
be used? - Answer>> advanced directive
What is contraindicative of rTPA therapy? - Answer>> ST
segment depression
Transtheoretical Model of Change - Answer>> 1.
Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
psychotic disorder vs neurotic disorder - Answer>> psychotic:
distinct alteration in perception of reality
Neurotic: remain aware and interactive with reality
Cholinergics (Miotics) - Answer>> Pilocarpine
