2025/l 2026l Update)l Fundamentall
Conceptsl ofl Practicall Nursingl IIl Guide|l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Hondros
Q:l Trousseaul Signl (hypocalcemia)
Answer:
Carpall spasml uponl inflationl ofl BPl cuffl (handl twitching)
Q:l Chvostekl sign
Answer:
Cheekl twitching
Q:l Heparin
Answer:
Anticoagulantl (PTT)
Q:l Coumadin
Answer:
Warfarinl (PT/INR)
Q:l Potassium
Answer:
3.5l -l 5l (foundl inl intracellularl fluidl andl isl veryl importantl tol thel heart)
,**Excretel vial Fecesl (Kayexalate)l &l Urinel (Lasix)
Q:l Calcium
Answer:
8.5l -l 10l (99%l foundl inl thel bonesl andl teeth)
Q:l Magnesium
Answer:
1.5l -l 2.5l (60%l foundl inl bone)
Q:l PHl (acidosis,alkalosis)
Answer:
7.35-7.45
Q:l PO2
Answer:
80-100
Q:l PCO2l (Carbonl Dioxide)
Answer:
35-45
Q:l SaO2l (Oxygenl Saturation)
Answer:
95-100%l (80-100)
Q:l HCO3l (Bicarb)
,Answer:
22-26
Q:l ROME
Answer:
Respiratoryl
Oppositel
Metabolicl
Equal
Q:l Howl tol readl anl ABG
Answer:
1.l Determinel ifl valuesl arel high,l low,l orl normal
2.l Drawl thel appropriatel arrowsl nextl tol eachl value
3.l Decidel ifl twol valuesl arel thel same,l orl ifl twol valuesl arel appositel (same=metabolic,l
opposite=respiratory)
4.l Lookl atl onlyl Ph,l ifl lowl acidosis,l ifl highl alkalosis
Q:l UTIl signsl andl symptoms
Answer:
Burning,l frequency,l urgency,l foull smell,l sediment,l abdominall pain,l chills,l fever,l
darkness,l confusion
Q:l Hypovolemicl Shockl signsl andl symptoms
Answer:
decreasedl BP,l Increasedl HR,l restlessness,l decreasedl urinel output
Q:l normall urinel output
Answer:
15mL/kidney/hr,l 30mL/hour,l
, 200mLl perl 8l hrs.l
ifl 40mLl <l calll MD
Q:l Nursingl Interventionsl forl hypovolemicl shock
Answer:
monitorl vitals,l behavior,l output,l assessl pt,l notifyl MD,l raisel legs,l pushl fluids,l givel medsl
asl prescribed,l ptl mayl needl O2l andl theyl mayl needl tol bel tippedl onl head
Q:l Evisceration
Answer:
Thel displacementl ofl organsl outsidel ofl thel body.
coverl andl keepl moistl withl 4x4l salinel soakedl gauze,l placel ptl minl semi-fowlersl withl
kneesl bentl notifyl physician
Q:l Dehiscense
Answer:
separationl orl burstingl openl ofl al surgicall wound
Q:l Whatl tol dol forl dehiscense
Answer:
putl pillowl onl abdomenl whenl coughing,l semi-highl fowler's,l coverl withl sterile,l moistl
dressingl andl notifyl MD
Q:l Painl meds
Answer:
startl low,l gol slow
Q:l Physiologicall signsl ofl pain