Nursing 232 Final Questions With Complete Solutions
3 signs of increased intracranial pressure Correct Answers
decreased LOC, low pulse/high blood pressure, vomiting, pupils
fixed and dilated, widened pulse pressure
3 signs of phlebitis Correct Answers inflamed vein- pain,
tenderness, redness, hardness, warmth
A patient has a diagnosis of paralytic ileus. At assessment, what
will be absent? Correct Answers bowel sounds (surgery,
narcotics, obstruction- at risk)
A patient has a hernia. The hernia has lost blood supply to it and
you would describe this hernia as.... Correct Answers
strangulated hernia
Below normal is Correct Answers acidosis
Cast cares- 4 things to monitor for Correct Answers pain,
pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia (tingling), paralysis, drainage
Chest tubes- why do we use them? Placement of them? What
should we see? Correct Answers put into the chest cavity (not
lung) for reasons such as a pneumothorax, injury to lung, lung
has burst opening, air released into the thoracic cavity, pleural
effusion. Anterior if air in the cavity (air rises). Fluid in the
cavity (posterior). Should be some intermittent bubbling in the
collection chamber. Excessive bubbling- air leak. Chamber is
hooked to wall-suction.
, Describe a flail chest Correct Answers Chest movement is
paradoxical- wavy, uneven. Floating kind of motion.
Describe conditions in which you might see leukocytosis
Correct Answers Leukemia (highly elevated white blood
count), surgery, infection
Describe difference in ileostomy and colostomy Correct
Answers ileostomy - watery, loose; colostomy - more formed
Describe internal fixation Correct Answers rods, screws, plates
Describe intrinsic factor Correct Answers made in the stomach
to help with absorption of vitamin B12 to prevent pernicious
anemia (B12 needed for growth and production of RBC).
Gastric bypass most greatly effected
Describe packed cells vs whole blood Correct Answers fluid
volume- any pt that cannot tolerate excess fluid
Describe scabies Correct Answers Itch mite burrows under the
skin and makes tracts- highly contagious
Describe the difference between a comminuted and green-stick
fracture Correct Answers Comminuted (splinters- hitting bone
on hard surface), greenstick (bending, peeling a tree-bark)-
greenstick is common in peds
Describe the major functions of these electrolytes or substance
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
3 signs of increased intracranial pressure Correct Answers
decreased LOC, low pulse/high blood pressure, vomiting, pupils
fixed and dilated, widened pulse pressure
3 signs of phlebitis Correct Answers inflamed vein- pain,
tenderness, redness, hardness, warmth
A patient has a diagnosis of paralytic ileus. At assessment, what
will be absent? Correct Answers bowel sounds (surgery,
narcotics, obstruction- at risk)
A patient has a hernia. The hernia has lost blood supply to it and
you would describe this hernia as.... Correct Answers
strangulated hernia
Below normal is Correct Answers acidosis
Cast cares- 4 things to monitor for Correct Answers pain,
pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia (tingling), paralysis, drainage
Chest tubes- why do we use them? Placement of them? What
should we see? Correct Answers put into the chest cavity (not
lung) for reasons such as a pneumothorax, injury to lung, lung
has burst opening, air released into the thoracic cavity, pleural
effusion. Anterior if air in the cavity (air rises). Fluid in the
cavity (posterior). Should be some intermittent bubbling in the
collection chamber. Excessive bubbling- air leak. Chamber is
hooked to wall-suction.
, Describe a flail chest Correct Answers Chest movement is
paradoxical- wavy, uneven. Floating kind of motion.
Describe conditions in which you might see leukocytosis
Correct Answers Leukemia (highly elevated white blood
count), surgery, infection
Describe difference in ileostomy and colostomy Correct
Answers ileostomy - watery, loose; colostomy - more formed
Describe internal fixation Correct Answers rods, screws, plates
Describe intrinsic factor Correct Answers made in the stomach
to help with absorption of vitamin B12 to prevent pernicious
anemia (B12 needed for growth and production of RBC).
Gastric bypass most greatly effected
Describe packed cells vs whole blood Correct Answers fluid
volume- any pt that cannot tolerate excess fluid
Describe scabies Correct Answers Itch mite burrows under the
skin and makes tracts- highly contagious
Describe the difference between a comminuted and green-stick
fracture Correct Answers Comminuted (splinters- hitting bone
on hard surface), greenstick (bending, peeling a tree-bark)-
greenstick is common in peds
Describe the major functions of these electrolytes or substance
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
