Hondros NUR172 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers

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Hondros NUR172 Final Exam Questions
and Correct Answers

Question: National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)
Answer: 1- identify patients correctly
2- improve staff communication
3- use medications safely
4- use alarms safely
5- prevent infection
6- identify patient risks
7- prevent mistakes in surgery


Question: What is a sentinel event?
Answer: Death, permanent harm, or temporary harm where intervention
is required to sustain life


Question: Four elements of malpractice
Answer: 1- duty
2- breach of duty
3- injury
4- causation


Question: Isotonic solutions
Answer: 0.9%NaCl, LR, D5W, D5W1/4NS, Albumin 5%


there is no fluid shift with isotonic solutions


Question: Hypotonic solutions
Answer: 1/4NS, 1/2NS, 1/3NS, D2.5W, 45%NaCl



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Hypotonic solutions move from the vasculature into the cells, causing cells
to swell. DO NOT GIVE TO BURN/TRAUMA/ICP patients!!!


Question: Hypertonic solutions
Answer: D5/NS, D5LR, D5 1/2NS, TPN, Albumin 25%


Fluid moves from the cell into the vasculature, raising blood pressure and
shrinking cells.


Question: Fluid Volume Deficit symptoms
Answer: tenting, tachycardia, hypotension, narrow pulse pressure, weight
loss, flat neck veins, dry mucous membranes, elevated BUN, elevated
hemoglobin and hematocrit, elevated urine specific gravity, urine output
less than 30mL/hr


Question: Fluid Volume Excess symptoms
Answer: tachycardia, hypertension, bounding pulses, cough, pink frothy
sputum, weight gain, JVD, crackles, dyspnea, tachypnea


Question: Electrolyte labs
Answer: Na 135-145
K+ 3.5-5.0
Ca 8.5-10
Mag 1.5-2.5


Question: Renal Labs
Answer: BUN 10-20
Creatinine 0.6-1.2
Urine spec. Gravity 1.003-1.030


Question: ABG values
Answer: pH: 7.35-7.45
PaO2: 35-45


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