Nur 160 Final Exam Study Guide Questions with
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The physician ordered Keflex 250mg by mouth every six hours following a thyroidectomy. You
have 125mg/5mL oral suspension on hand. How many milliliters will be administered per
day? -
✔✔-40ml
patient with type I diabetes receives Metformin Glucophage 1,000mg by mouth twice a day.
You
have 500mg on hand. How many tablets will be administered per day? - ✔✔-4 tabs
The physician orders Lovenox 40mg to be given subq. You have on hand 40mg/mL
How many milliliters will you administer? - ✔✔1 ml
physician ordered Metoprolol 100mg by mouth twice a day. You have 50mg on hand. How
many
tablets will you give with each dose? - ✔✔2 tablets
Which assessment finding will the nurse expect to observe if the patient's notes indicated
sanguineous drainage? - ✔✔-Bright red which indicates an active bleed.
,patient arrives at the emergency room with a change in mental status, poor skin turgor, dry
mucous membranes, and flat neck veins. These are signs and symptoms of what? - ✔✔Fluid
Volume Deficit
Flomax is used to treat BPH not osteoporosis. - ✔✔.....
The LPN is caring for a patient with a casted tibial fracture, the patient had Percocet 30
minutes
ago but is now complaining of increased pain, numbness, edema, and inability to move her
toes.
Which condition will the LPN suspect and report to the physician? - ✔✔Compartment
Syndrome
When assessing a patient with osteoarthritis, the following assessment findings do not
correlate
with that diagnosis: increased uric acid lab values - ✔✔Increased uric acid lab values would
indicate gout
patient recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and asked the LPN about the goal of
, treatment. The patient needs further teaching if the patient makes the following statement: -
✔✔will use pillows under my knees when I'm in bed."
When reinforcing teaching to a patient who had a total hip replacement about potential
postoperative complications, the following statements indicate the patient understands the
teaching: - ✔✔"I will call the doctor if I experience increased warmth or redness in my leg"
2) "I will use my hip abduction splint to keep my hip in alignment."
When caring for a patient with a recent hip replacement, it is important for the nurse to
remember when transferring - ✔✔patient that they allow the patient to dangle their feet off
the
side of the bed for several minutes prior to standing.
When caring for a patient who has a cast placed on the left upper extremity, what is the
priority
assessment? - ✔✔Assess the capillary refill of the affected extremity.
When obtaining a health history of a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the patient
states "when I'm in pain I take 200 mg of Motrin (ibuprofen)." The following response is
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The physician ordered Keflex 250mg by mouth every six hours following a thyroidectomy. You
have 125mg/5mL oral suspension on hand. How many milliliters will be administered per
day? -
✔✔-40ml
patient with type I diabetes receives Metformin Glucophage 1,000mg by mouth twice a day.
You
have 500mg on hand. How many tablets will be administered per day? - ✔✔-4 tabs
The physician orders Lovenox 40mg to be given subq. You have on hand 40mg/mL
How many milliliters will you administer? - ✔✔1 ml
physician ordered Metoprolol 100mg by mouth twice a day. You have 50mg on hand. How
many
tablets will you give with each dose? - ✔✔2 tablets
Which assessment finding will the nurse expect to observe if the patient's notes indicated
sanguineous drainage? - ✔✔-Bright red which indicates an active bleed.
,patient arrives at the emergency room with a change in mental status, poor skin turgor, dry
mucous membranes, and flat neck veins. These are signs and symptoms of what? - ✔✔Fluid
Volume Deficit
Flomax is used to treat BPH not osteoporosis. - ✔✔.....
The LPN is caring for a patient with a casted tibial fracture, the patient had Percocet 30
minutes
ago but is now complaining of increased pain, numbness, edema, and inability to move her
toes.
Which condition will the LPN suspect and report to the physician? - ✔✔Compartment
Syndrome
When assessing a patient with osteoarthritis, the following assessment findings do not
correlate
with that diagnosis: increased uric acid lab values - ✔✔Increased uric acid lab values would
indicate gout
patient recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and asked the LPN about the goal of
, treatment. The patient needs further teaching if the patient makes the following statement: -
✔✔will use pillows under my knees when I'm in bed."
When reinforcing teaching to a patient who had a total hip replacement about potential
postoperative complications, the following statements indicate the patient understands the
teaching: - ✔✔"I will call the doctor if I experience increased warmth or redness in my leg"
2) "I will use my hip abduction splint to keep my hip in alignment."
When caring for a patient with a recent hip replacement, it is important for the nurse to
remember when transferring - ✔✔patient that they allow the patient to dangle their feet off
the
side of the bed for several minutes prior to standing.
When caring for a patient who has a cast placed on the left upper extremity, what is the
priority
assessment? - ✔✔Assess the capillary refill of the affected extremity.
When obtaining a health history of a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the patient
states "when I'm in pain I take 200 mg of Motrin (ibuprofen)." The following response is
