ATI RN EXIT questions & answers 2023 update |

ATI RN EXIT questions & answers 2023 update | ATI RN QUIZLET EXAM 2023 1. 1 cup= how many oz?: 1 cup= 8 oz 2. 1 g = how many mg?: 1 gram = 1000 mg 3. 1 gr= how many mg?: 1 gr (grain)= 60 mg 4. 1 kg= how many pounds?: 2.2 5. 1 lb = how many ozs?: one pound equals 16 0z 6. 1 pint = how many cups?: 1 pint= 2 cups 7. 1 quart = how many pints?: 1 quart = 2 pints 8. 1 tablespoon = how many ml?: 1 T(tablespoon)= 3 t = 15 ml 9. 1 tsp= how many ml ?: 1 t (teaspoon)= 5 ml 10. 4 options for cancer?: chemo, radiation, surgery, allow to die with dignity. 11. 4 year olds?: 4 year old kids cannot interpret TIME. Need to explain time in relationship to a known COMMON EVENT (eg: "Mom will be back after supper"). 12. A child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt will have a small upper-abdominal incision. This is where the shunt is guided into the abdominal cavity, and tunneled under the skin up to the ventricles. You should watch for abdominal distention, since fluid from the ventricles will be redirected to the peritoneum. You should also watch for signs of increasing intracranial pressure, such as irritability, bulging fontanels, and high-pitched cry in an infant. In a toddler watch lack of appetite and headache. Careful on a bed position question! Bed-position after shunt placement is flat, so fluid doesn't reduce too rapidly. If you see s/s of increasing icp, then raise the hob to 15-30 degrees. 13. A patient with vertical c- section will likely have?: another c section with any more kids 14. A preggo in a minus station?: If your laboring mom's water breaks and she is any minus station you better know there is a risk of prolapsed cord. 15. ABG drawin?: When drawing an ABG, you need to put the blood in a heparinized tube, make sure there are no bubbles, put on ice immediately after drawing, with a lable indicating if the pt was on room air or how many liters of O2. Remember to preform the Allen's Test prior to doing an ABG to check for sufficient blood flow 16. Above the knee amputation?: elevate for first 24 hours on pillow, position prone daily to provide for hip extension. 17. ACID ash diet?: Acid Ash diet - cheese, corn, cranberries, plums, prunes, meat, poultry, pastry, bread 18. Acid/ ASH diet?: The acid ash diet has nothing to do with weight loss. It is a diet intended for health and may be prescribed by your physician to control illness or disease. Once your liver has metabolized the food you ingest, it leaves a mineral deposit, known as ash, which can be acidic or alkaline depending on its effect on the pH of your urine. Eating foods that create an acid ash may help to balance your system or create a hostile environment to inhibit bacterial growth. .... Acid/ ash diet is used to BALANCE the acid/alkaline ash in the body... Ash wiill affect the urinary system and even the nervous system. Imbalance will be diet modified 19. Addisonian Crisis?: n/v, confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia, dehydration, decreased BP 20. Addisons?: hypoNa, hyperK, hypoglycemia, dark pigmentation, decreased resistance to stress, fractures, alopecia, weight loss, GI distress 21. After appendectomy?: position on the RIGHT side with legs flexed 22. After Cataract surgery?: pt will sleep on unaffected side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks. 23. After Endoscopy?: after endoscopy check gag reflex. 24. After Gtube placement?: After g-tube placement the stomach contents are drained by gravity for 24 hours before it can be used for feedings. 25. After Infratentorial Surgery?: (incision at nape of neck)-- position