NUR 203 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Assessment findings with sepsis in neonates:
HYPOTHERMIA weak cry
Petechia
2. For a patient with chickenpox who is scratching, what's a
nursing interven-tion?: keep nails short to maintain skin integrity
3. What medication is used for delayed puberty for girls?:
Estradiol, can be given via injection, patches, pills
4. What would be a nursing diagnosis for parents, if their
daughters are taking estradiol?: knowledge deficit of medication
5. What gland is involved with diabetes insipidu?: posterior pituitary
gland
6. What are 3 things to assess for when assessing for
community-acquired MRSA?: 1. Ask about participation in contact sports
2. Assess for recent cuts (especially lower legs)
3. Assess for raised fluctuant lesions (pus filled)
7. What should you teach parents if their children are
diagnosed with naso-lacrimal duct obstruction?: How to massage duct to
work out the back up of tears - take finger alongside of nose and under eyes
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, 8. What the nurse should remember if IVIG needs reconstituted?:
do not shake; do a slow rotation or roll
9. Vital sign monitoring for IVIG: every 15 mins for the first hour; every 30 mins for
the rest of treatment
10. Rapid acting insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
"logs"): onset: 15 mins peak: 1 to 3 hours
Duration: 3 to 5 hours
11. Short acting insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
regulars): onset: 30 mins - 1 hour
peak: 2 -4 hours
duration: 5 to 8 hours
12. Intermediate insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
NPH): onset: 2 to 4 hours
peak: 4 - 12 hours
duration: 12 - 14 hours
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1. Assessment findings with sepsis in neonates:
HYPOTHERMIA weak cry
Petechia
2. For a patient with chickenpox who is scratching, what's a
nursing interven-tion?: keep nails short to maintain skin integrity
3. What medication is used for delayed puberty for girls?:
Estradiol, can be given via injection, patches, pills
4. What would be a nursing diagnosis for parents, if their
daughters are taking estradiol?: knowledge deficit of medication
5. What gland is involved with diabetes insipidu?: posterior pituitary
gland
6. What are 3 things to assess for when assessing for
community-acquired MRSA?: 1. Ask about participation in contact sports
2. Assess for recent cuts (especially lower legs)
3. Assess for raised fluctuant lesions (pus filled)
7. What should you teach parents if their children are
diagnosed with naso-lacrimal duct obstruction?: How to massage duct to
work out the back up of tears - take finger alongside of nose and under eyes
1/9
, 8. What the nurse should remember if IVIG needs reconstituted?:
do not shake; do a slow rotation or roll
9. Vital sign monitoring for IVIG: every 15 mins for the first hour; every 30 mins for
the rest of treatment
10. Rapid acting insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
"logs"): onset: 15 mins peak: 1 to 3 hours
Duration: 3 to 5 hours
11. Short acting insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
regulars): onset: 30 mins - 1 hour
peak: 2 -4 hours
duration: 5 to 8 hours
12. Intermediate insulin onset, peak, duration (these are your
NPH): onset: 2 to 4 hours
peak: 4 - 12 hours
duration: 12 - 14 hours
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