NUR 172 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS

NUR 172 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.


1) What is thrombocytopenia? -- Answer ✔✔ low platelet count
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2) What type of dressing is used for bone marrow biopsy? -- Answer ✔✔ Pressure
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dressing

3) Post bone marrow biopsy how is the patient positioned? -- Answer ✔✔ On the
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4) What are granulocytes? -- Answer ✔✔ neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils ( Big take
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way is that they are WBC's)
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5) How long does ferrous sulfate take too kick in? When should the patient expect
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too feel better? -- Answer ✔✔ 1 month
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6) Pancytopenia definition -- Answer ✔✔ Anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia t t t t t t t




7) How do you care with a patient with Ebola? What is Ebola? -- Answer ✔✔ deadly
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virus human/animal. problem with blood clotting. If you got this patient how would
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you care for them. PRECAUTIONS - Droplet. Why? - Bleeding
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8) What is atelectasis? -- Answer ✔✔ collapse of the alveoli in the lung
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9) How do we prevent Atelectasis? -- Answer ✔✔ Deep breathing exercises and
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, 10) What does atelectasis look like? -- Answer ✔✔ Decreased breath sounds in the
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region of atelectasis and possibly dullness to percussion and decreased chest
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excursion are detectable if the area of atelectasis is large.
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11) Foods high in iron -- Answer ✔✔ foods high in iron! fish, meat, liver, green leafy
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vegetables.

12) What are bands and segs? -- Answer ✔✔ Bands are young neutrophils
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Segs are mature neutrophils
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13) ANC Below 500 neutropenic precautions -- Answer ✔✔
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14) Would you expect a cancer patient too have pancytopenia? -- Answer ✔✔ Yes
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15) What is leukopenia? -- Answer ✔✔ low WBC count
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16) Teaching for Iron supplements -- Answer ✔✔ -Take on an empty stomach
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17) Cancer - patient teaching regarding social interaction and precautions -- Answer
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✔✔ - Wash hands
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18) Difference between chemotherapy and radiation -- Answer ✔✔ - Chemotherapy
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spreads throughout the whole body and kills everything
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19) What stage is HIV declared AIDS? -- Answer ✔✔ Stage 3
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20) Normal vs AIDS CD4 Levels -- Answer ✔✔ When the CD4 count drops below
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200, a person is diagnosed with AIDS. A normal range for CD4 cells is about 700-
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1,000