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NCLEX-PN exam test questions and
answers
above knee amputation - ------correct answers---------elevate for first 24 hours on pillow, position prone
daily to provide for hip extension
Addisons - ------correct answers---------down, down, down, up, down
Addisons - ------correct answers---------hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia,
hypoglycemia
administration of enema - ------correct answers---------position patient in left side lying (sim's) with knew
flexed
after cataract surgery - ------correct answers---------patient will sleep on unaffected side with night shield
for 1-4 weeks
after infatentorial surgery (incision at nape of neck) - ------correct answers---------position pt flat and
lateral on eithe rside
After Lumbar Puncture - ------correct answers---------and also oil myelogram . . .patient lies flat supine (to
prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
after myringotomy - ------correct answers---------position on side of affected ear after surgery (allow for
drainage of secretions)
after supratentorial surgery (incision behind hairline) - ------correct answers---------elevate HOB 30-45
degrees
after thyroidectomy - ------correct answers---------low or semi fowlers, support head, neck and shoulders
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,after total hip replacement - ------correct answers---------don't sleep on operated side, don't flex hip
more than 45-60 degrees, don't elevate HOB more than 45 degrees. maintain hip abduction by
seperating thighs with pillows
afterload affects - ------correct answers---------is the resistance the blood has to overcome when leaving
the heart.
Air/Pulmonary Embolism - ------correct answers---------S&S;chest pain, difficulty breathing, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of the bed
AIRBORNE - ------correct answers---------MY-Measles
Chicken-Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez=Herpez Zoster/Shingles
TB
or remember . . .
MTV=Airborne
Measles
TB
Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles
*Private Room-negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask, N95 for TB
alcohol withdrawl - ------correct answers---------librium
ammonia - ------correct answers---------lactulose
amphojel - ------correct answers---------tx of GERD and kidney stones . . . watch out for constipation
amynoglycosides (like vancomycin) - ------correct answers---------cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
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angina - ------correct answers---------low oxygen to heart tissues=no dead heart tissues
APGAR - ------correct answers---------A=appearance (color all pinks, pink and blue, blue (pale)
P= pulse (>100, <100, absent)
G=grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
A=activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
R=respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
apresoline (hydralazine) - ------correct answers---------tx of HTN or CHF, report flu like symptoms, rise
slowly from sittin/lying position; take with meals
artane - ------correct answers---------tx of parkinson . . . sedative effect also
aspirin can cause which syndrome in kids? - ------correct answers---------Reye's Syndrome
Atropine overdose - ------correct answers---------Hot as a Hare(Temp), Mad as a Hatter (LOC, Red as a
Beet (flushed face), Dry as a Bone (Thirsty)
autonomic dysreflexia; potentially life threatening emergency - ------correct answers---------elevate head
of bed to 90 degrees
loosen constrictive clothing
assess for bladder distention and bowel impaction (triger)
adminster antihypertensive meds (may cause stroke, MI, seizure)
autonomic dysrelexia/hyperreflexia - ------correct answers---------S&S; pounding headache, profuse
sweating, nasal congestion, goose flesh, bradycardia, hypertension . . . place pt. in sitting position
(elevate HOB first before any other implentation)
babinski sign - ------correct answers---------toes curl=good
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NCLEX-PN exam test questions and
answers
above knee amputation - ------correct answers---------elevate for first 24 hours on pillow, position prone
daily to provide for hip extension
Addisons - ------correct answers---------down, down, down, up, down
Addisons - ------correct answers---------hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia,
hypoglycemia
administration of enema - ------correct answers---------position patient in left side lying (sim's) with knew
flexed
after cataract surgery - ------correct answers---------patient will sleep on unaffected side with night shield
for 1-4 weeks
after infatentorial surgery (incision at nape of neck) - ------correct answers---------position pt flat and
lateral on eithe rside
After Lumbar Puncture - ------correct answers---------and also oil myelogram . . .patient lies flat supine (to
prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
after myringotomy - ------correct answers---------position on side of affected ear after surgery (allow for
drainage of secretions)
after supratentorial surgery (incision behind hairline) - ------correct answers---------elevate HOB 30-45
degrees
after thyroidectomy - ------correct answers---------low or semi fowlers, support head, neck and shoulders
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,after total hip replacement - ------correct answers---------don't sleep on operated side, don't flex hip
more than 45-60 degrees, don't elevate HOB more than 45 degrees. maintain hip abduction by
seperating thighs with pillows
afterload affects - ------correct answers---------is the resistance the blood has to overcome when leaving
the heart.
Air/Pulmonary Embolism - ------correct answers---------S&S;chest pain, difficulty breathing, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of the bed
AIRBORNE - ------correct answers---------MY-Measles
Chicken-Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez=Herpez Zoster/Shingles
TB
or remember . . .
MTV=Airborne
Measles
TB
Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles
*Private Room-negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask, N95 for TB
alcohol withdrawl - ------correct answers---------librium
ammonia - ------correct answers---------lactulose
amphojel - ------correct answers---------tx of GERD and kidney stones . . . watch out for constipation
amynoglycosides (like vancomycin) - ------correct answers---------cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
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angina - ------correct answers---------low oxygen to heart tissues=no dead heart tissues
APGAR - ------correct answers---------A=appearance (color all pinks, pink and blue, blue (pale)
P= pulse (>100, <100, absent)
G=grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
A=activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
R=respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
apresoline (hydralazine) - ------correct answers---------tx of HTN or CHF, report flu like symptoms, rise
slowly from sittin/lying position; take with meals
artane - ------correct answers---------tx of parkinson . . . sedative effect also
aspirin can cause which syndrome in kids? - ------correct answers---------Reye's Syndrome
Atropine overdose - ------correct answers---------Hot as a Hare(Temp), Mad as a Hatter (LOC, Red as a
Beet (flushed face), Dry as a Bone (Thirsty)
autonomic dysreflexia; potentially life threatening emergency - ------correct answers---------elevate head
of bed to 90 degrees
loosen constrictive clothing
assess for bladder distention and bowel impaction (triger)
adminster antihypertensive meds (may cause stroke, MI, seizure)
autonomic dysrelexia/hyperreflexia - ------correct answers---------S&S; pounding headache, profuse
sweating, nasal congestion, goose flesh, bradycardia, hypertension . . . place pt. in sitting position
(elevate HOB first before any other implentation)
babinski sign - ------correct answers---------toes curl=good
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