____ _____ is a major determinant of neonatal death Correct
Answers birth weight
-ectomy Correct Answers surgical removal
ex. appendectomy
-lysis Correct Answers destruction of
ex: electrolysis
-oorhaphy Correct Answers repair or suture of
ex: herniorrhaphy
-oscopy Correct Answers looking into
ex: colonscopy or endoscopy
-ostomy Correct Answers creation of opening into
ex: colonostomy
-otomy Correct Answers cutting into or incision of
ex: tracheotomy
-plasty Correct Answers repair or reconstruction of
ex: mammoplasty
,"I need to get a bandaid for my paper cut. My friend was talking
about AIDS. Friends talk about french fries and how you trust
the french? They wont let you take pictures of the menu at
mcdonalds Correct Answers loose associations /flight of ideas
"on the track... have a big mac" "click, clack, clutch, close"
Correct Answers clang associations
"The ability to transport oxygen rich hgb to cells and return co2
hgb to alveoli Correct Answers perfusion
"the minimization of risk factors and errors that could cause
harm to clients, self or others through individual, unit, or system
performance" Correct Answers safety
3 phases of general anesthesia Correct Answers induction
-putting pt to sleep; assist w/ monitor application and airway
mgmt
maintenance
-keeping asleep; adjust position when necessary, monitor safety
emergence
-pulling out of anesthesia; assist in placement of dressing,
protect pt from return of reflexes, prepare to post to PACU
3 types of spina bifida Correct Answers occulta-
vertebrae formed wrong; lower back tuft of hair or swollen
area/birth mark
,meningocele-
fluid in meninges; part has herniated through the vertebrae and
out their back
myelomeningocele-
most common type
surgery is vital within 24-72H after birth
fluid but the spinal cord and nerves can be included in the
herniated part
80% with this will also have hydrocephalus
6 P's Correct Answers Pain
Pulse
Pallor
Paresthesia
Paralysis
Pressure
95-100% prevalence of ____ __________ infection in pts with
duodenal ulcers Correct Answers H. pylori
A 2 month old infant is not gaining weight as a result of frequent
vomiting after feeding. What interventions might you suggest?
Correct Answers Smaller and more frequent feedings
A 30-year-old unemployed male has been accused of killing
three senior citizens after robbing them. He is surprisingly
charming in the interview. However, when cops asked him how
he felt after killing his victims, he barely suppresses an urge to
laugh out loud and then denies any responsibility: "those old
, folks knew they were going to die soon so what is the big deal I
was helping them out." In his adolescence, he was arrested
several times for stealing cars and assaulting other kids. Correct
Answers antisocial personality disorder
A 35-year-old man, named Mario, dresses in a space suit every
Tuesday and Thursday. He has computers set up in his basement
to "detect the precise time of alien invasion." The "negative
forces" in the other rooms of his house he finds to be unsettling
to his "psychic soul-spot." He has no evidence of auditory or
visual hallucinations. Correct Answers schizotypal personality
disorder
A 36-week gestation infant had tachypnea (RR 68), nasal
flaring, and intercostal retractions that increased over the first 6
hours of life. The baby was treated with IV fluids and oxygen.
Which of the following assessments suggests that the baby is
improving
A. the baby has a see-saw respirations with coarse breath sounds
B. The babys RR is 50 and pulse is 136, no nasal flaring
C. The baby has a ph of 6.97 and p02 of 61 on 40% oxygen
D. The baby has gained 500 grams in the 12 hours since birth ``
Correct Answers B
A 40-year-old secretary has been recently fired because of her
inability to prepare some work projects in time. According to
her, they were not in the right format and she had to revise them