Exam (elaborations)
NUR 2571 / NUR2571: Professional Nursing II / PN2 Final Exam Review (Latest 2020) Rasmussen College
NUR 2571 Professional Nursing II

Final Exam Review


1.	What should you always document after giving a medication?
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2.	What should you do if a patient getting an IV infusion is restless and has congestion?
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3.	Risks of patient with long nails and itching?
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4.	Treatment of furuncle
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5.	Psoriasis teaching
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6.	What is the priority for patients with pulmonary issues?
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7.	What should you do for a patient with asthma who is wheezing?
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8.	How can you help a patient who is sad, lonely, or isolated?
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9.	What is the best way to prevent getting the flu?
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10.	What is the first action you should take for a patient with pneumonia and shallow, diminished breathing?
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11.	What is an ideal O2 range?
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12.	Why do you give pneumonia patients fluids?
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13.	What does a positive TB skin test require?
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14.	What is the term for reduced ejection fractions in the heart?
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15.	S/S of left-sided heart failure
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16.	S/S of right-sided heart failure
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17.	What should you assess for in a patient receiving Lasix, Furosemide, or Nitro?
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18.	What is the biggest dietary restriction for patients with high blood pressure?
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19.	What does high blood pressure do to the body?
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20.	S/S of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
-	Leg pain

-	loss of leg hair

-	thinning of skin on legs

21.	S/S of Deep Vein Thrombosis
-	Pain in calf

-	foot, or leg

-	swelling in extremities

22.	S/S of diabetic foot ulcers
-	Swelling and discoloration around wound

-	foul smelling discharge

-	callous around wound

23.	S/S of Buerger's Disease
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24.	What should you watch for in patients on blood thinners?
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25.	What does a smooth beefy red tongue indicate?
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26.	Glossitis diet
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27.	What is the first thing you should determine if a patient is anemic?
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28.	What should you do if a patient starts having a reaction to a transfusion?
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29.	What type of medication is given for status epilepticus?
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30.	What should you always document with Alzheimer's patients?
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31.	How can you prevent lower back pain?
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32.	What is the priority concern for a patient with a cervical spinal cord injury?
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33.	S/S of Myasthenia Gravis
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34.	Are cataracts permanent?
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35.	S/S of cataracts
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36.	What most likely happened if a child with an earache suddenly stops feeling pain?
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37.	What does disappearing pain usually indicate?
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38.	What kind of hearing issues does a ruptured ear drum cause?
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39.	What should you check for in a patient with ulcerative colitis and severe diarrhea?
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40.	How can a patient with diverticulitis prevent constipation?
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41.	What should you always watch for patients receiving TPN?
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42.	What foods should patients with hyperthyroidism avoid?
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43.	What does increased energy in patients with hypothyroidism mean?
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44.	Thyroidectomy teaching
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45.	Treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia
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46.	Gastrostomy feeding tube complications
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47.	Nutrition for patients with COPD
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48.	What kinds of medications are contraindicated for glaucoma patients?
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49.	What can unlicensed assistive personnel do for patients post-op?
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50.	What is required for the digestion of fats and lipids?
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51.	Ways to maintain a healthy diet
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52.	What are the elderly at risk for? Why?
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53.	Where should the majority of your calories come from?
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54.	What BMI range is considered obese?
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55.	Nutritional teaching for Graves' Disease
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56.	What does Levothyroxine treat?
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57.	What does methimazole treat?
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58.	What does propylthiouracil treat?
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59.	What does radioactive iodine treat?
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60.	What is a patient who does not drink after 5 pm at risk for?
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61.	Who is most at risk for dehydration?
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62.	What is an indicator of dehydration?
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63.	S/S of dehydration
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64.	What should you do if a patient on diuretics is experiencing fluid overload?
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65.	Causes of hypokalemia
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66.	What do potassium levels have to do with metabolic alkalosis?
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67.	S/S of rheumatoid arthritis
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68.	Nutritional teaching for rheumatoid arthritis
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69.	What is the best kind of protection?
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70.	What precautions should an AIDS patient with TB symptoms and a NEGATIVE TB test be placed on?
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71.	What does HAART stand for?
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72.	What should you do after a patient receives an allergy test?
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