FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR NCLEX PN

FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR NCLEX PN Lab Value: chloride - CORRECT ANSWER-95-105 Lab Value: phosphorus - CORRECT ANSWER-2.5-4.5 Therapeutic Level: Digoxin - CORRECT ANSWER-0.8-2.0 ng/mL Therapeutic Level: Lithium - CORRECT ANSWER-0.6-1.2 Lab Values: Potassium - CORRECT ANSWER-3.5-5.0 Lab Value: Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER-1.5-2.5 Lab Value: Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER-8.5-10.9 Lab Value: RBC - CORRECT ANSWER-Men: 4.5-6.0 Women: 4.0-5.5 What does a low RBC indicate? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER-anemia cancer hemorrhage What does a high RBC indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Polycythemia vera Polycythemia - CORRECT ANSWER-a bone marrow disease that causes too many red blood cells to be made. Lab Value: WBC - CORRECT ANSWER-5,000-10,000 What does an elevated WBC indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-infection or inflammation What does a low WBC indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-viral infection Antidote for Warfarin (Coumadin) - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin K antidote for heparin - CORRECT ANSWER-protamine sulfate Aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) - CORRECT ANSWER-Treatment of GERD and kidney stones. Monitor constipation. Amiordarone (Cordarone) - CORRECT ANSWER-treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias Adverse effects of Amiodarone (3) - CORRECT ANSWER-diaphoresis dyspnea lethargy Dopamine (3 uses) - CORRECT ANSWER-treatment of hypotension shock low cardiac output Erik Erikson's 8 stages of development - CORRECT ANSWER-trust vs mistrust autonomy vs shame initiative vs guilt industry vs inferiority identity vs diffusion intimacy vs isolation generativity vs self-absorption integrity vs despair Vaccinations with a live virus (4) - CORRECT ANSWER-varicella MMR yellow fever influenza Hematemesis - CORRECT ANSWER-blood in vomit Hemarthrosis - CORRECT ANSWER-blood in a joint Epistaxis - CORRECT ANSWER-nosebleed Melena - CORRECT ANSWER-Black tarry stool Phototherapy can be harmful to ___________ and ____________ in infants - CORRECT ANSWER-eyes, genitals Antidote for benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER-Flumazenil (Romazicon) Lanugo - CORRECT ANSWER-fine, soft hairs present on shoulders, back and forehead of newborns Milia - CORRECT ANSWER-tiny white bumps commonly appear on newborns forehead vernix - CORRECT ANSWER-cheeselike substance that coats the skin of newborns after birth steatorrhea - CORRECT ANSWER-fatty, oily stools hematochezia - CORRECT ANSWER-passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum hematochezia indicates - CORRECT ANSWER-lower GI bleed Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development: Old Ass People Love Grapes - CORRECT ANSWER-Oral Anal Phallic Latent Genital Anorexia patients will develop ________________ to help insulate themselves - CORRECT ANSWER-lanugo omphalocele - CORRECT ANSWER-herniation at the umbilicus (a part of the intestine protrudes through the abdominal wall at birth) McBurney's Point - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain in RLQ with appendicitis Calcium Channel Blockers (Very Nice Drugs) - CORRECT ANSWER-Verapamil Nifedipine Diltiazem LMWH - CORRECT ANSWER-low molecular weight heparin, anticoagulant durg that doesn't cross the placenta Increased risk of _________ with long term LMWH therapy - CORRECT ANSWERfractures menarche - CORRECT ANSWER-the first menstrual period thelarche - CORRECT ANSWER-beginning of breast development impetigo - CORRECT ANSWER-common bacterial skin infection between age of 2-5