EXAM 2024/2025|GRADED A
1. Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely?
stridor
2. Why is stridor bad?
it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
3. What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume?
higher than usual like 110
4. What is normal unrine gravity?
1.000 - 1.030
5. What is positive pressure doing?
promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
6. Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with
heart failure?
yes
7. How often should exercise be in heart failure pt?
regular routine
8. Should you consume milk with iron supplements?
no can cause gastro disturbance.
9. Would you take iron with antacids?
no gastro disturb
10. Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency?
no because they would need increase
11. What is a common side effect with iron pills?
, constipation
12. What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills?
high fiber
13. When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome?
when passive moving occurs.
14. What does warmth under cast indicate?
infection
15. Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris?
no
16. What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease?
simple sugars
17. Is MRSA airborne or contact?
contact
18. What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)?
it decreases effectiveness
19. What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin?
magnesium containg antacids
20. Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro?
calcium can decrease obsorb of med
21. What is a common side effect of rifampin?
color of pee
22. Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze?
yes
,23. After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse?
to put trach tray by bedside (AIRWAY)
24. What meds increase osteoporosis?
fludrocortisone
25. With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do?
give dosage same time every day
26. Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism?
yes
27. What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism?
high BP
28. If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do?
listen to it again but on the left side (least invasive)
29. Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt?
if creatine levels are too high
30. What is normal creatine?
.6-1.2
31. What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage?
increase heart rate
32. What med would you give for a febrile reaction?
tyneol (reduces fever)
33. How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy?
1 to 3 week
34. What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy?
, less than 25
35. What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when put on O2?
if they have COPD
36. Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt?
It can worsen hypercarbia
37. What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased?
decreased
38. What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped?
back pain
39. What is max amount of flexing for total hip?
no more than 90
40. Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy?
so hips don't get dislodged
41. What is a holter monitor used for?
if you have an irregular heart rate it can detect it
42. What can a pacemake do to a pt heart?
regulate the heart rate
43. What is a echo used for?
detecting valve dysfunction
44. What do PPI do for gastric ulcers?
it suppresses gastric acid production
45. What is good about high fowlers postion?
increases lung expansion and improves ventilation