ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Do not delegate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox
(varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
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,Airborne precautions protective equip - CORRECT ANSWER >>>private room, neg pressure with
6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal
pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis, influenza, diptheria, epiglottitis, rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus (Private room and
mask)
Contact precaution - CORRECT ANSWER >>>MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by
micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching the
outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
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, Air or Pulmonary Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER >>>S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>(late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Pt on Right side (promotes emptying
of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
LOC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Level of Consciousness
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - CORRECT ANSWER >>>pt is flat SUPINE
(prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER >>>flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>catheter is taped to the
thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows
drainage.
Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or
drain fluid.
After Cateract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER >>>pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield
for *1-4 weeks*
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QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Do not delegate - CORRECT ANSWER >>>What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia,
hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox
(varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
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,Airborne precautions protective equip - CORRECT ANSWER >>>private room, neg pressure with
6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER >>>spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal
pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis, influenza, diptheria, epiglottitis, rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus (Private room and
mask)
Contact precaution - CORRECT ANSWER >>>MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by
micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching the
outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
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, Air or Pulmonary Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER >>>S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>(late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Pt on Right side (promotes emptying
of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
LOC - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Level of Consciousness
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - CORRECT ANSWER >>>pt is flat SUPINE
(prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - CORRECT ANSWER >>>flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>catheter is taped to the
thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows
drainage.
Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>>surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or
drain fluid.
After Cateract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER >>>pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield
for *1-4 weeks*
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