Galen Med surg 170 exam 1\\Galen Med Surg 170
Exam 1 Review PDF – High-Yield Exam Prep 2026
The nurse is caring for a client with several broken ribs. The client is most likely to experience what
type of acid-base imbalance?
Respiratory acidosis due to inadequate ventilation
What are the S/S of Phlebitis? and what would you do to treat it?
Red inflamed hard painful vein
to treat it, you would remove the IV, avoid bending the arm, and use a warm compress
What are the S/S of infiltration? and what would you do to treat it?
This is where the IV fluid goes out the vein, the S/S will be edema, taunt skin, burning, cool to touch. To
treat it, you would stop and remove IV, elevate arm and use or hot or cold compress.
What are the S/S of Extravasation? and what would you do to treat it?
Sloughing, blistering. To treat, stop the infusion, and disconnect, aspirate drug
What maneuver should be used when removing a picc line?
valsava
what is the VALSAVA MANEUVER?
closing your mouth and nose and blowing out
platelet counts
150-400
sodium level
135-145
Creatine
0.6-1.2 and 0.5-1.1
Calcium
9-10.5
magnesium
1.5-2.5
Ph level
7.35-7.45
Exam 1 Review PDF – High-Yield Exam Prep 2026
The nurse is caring for a client with several broken ribs. The client is most likely to experience what
type of acid-base imbalance?
Respiratory acidosis due to inadequate ventilation
What are the S/S of Phlebitis? and what would you do to treat it?
Red inflamed hard painful vein
to treat it, you would remove the IV, avoid bending the arm, and use a warm compress
What are the S/S of infiltration? and what would you do to treat it?
This is where the IV fluid goes out the vein, the S/S will be edema, taunt skin, burning, cool to touch. To
treat it, you would stop and remove IV, elevate arm and use or hot or cold compress.
What are the S/S of Extravasation? and what would you do to treat it?
Sloughing, blistering. To treat, stop the infusion, and disconnect, aspirate drug
What maneuver should be used when removing a picc line?
valsava
what is the VALSAVA MANEUVER?
closing your mouth and nose and blowing out
platelet counts
150-400
sodium level
135-145
Creatine
0.6-1.2 and 0.5-1.1
Calcium
9-10.5
magnesium
1.5-2.5
Ph level
7.35-7.45
