NUR 160 EXAM 2 HONDROS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
A+ GRADE
How to read an ABG Correct Answer 1. Determine if
values are high, low, or normal
2. Draw the appropriate arrows next to each value
3. Decide if two values are the same, or if two values are
apposite (same=metabolic, opposite=respiratory)
4. Look at only Ph, if low acidosis, if high alkalosis
UTI signs and symptoms Correct Answer Burning,
frequency, urgency, foul smell, sediment, abdominal pain,
chills, fever, darkness, confusion
Hypovolemic Shock sign sand symptoms Correct Answer
decreased BP, Increased HR, restlessness, decreased
urine output
normal urine output Correct Answer 15mL/kidney/hr, so
30mL/hour, 200mL per 8 hrs. if 40mL < call MD
Nursing Interventions for hypovolemic shock Correct
Answer monitor vitals, behavior, output, assess pt, notify
MD, raise legs, push fluids, give meds as prescribed, pt
may need O2 and they may need to be tipped on head
evisceration Correct Answer when an organ is sticking up
out of a wound that has opened
, Dehiscense Correct Answer When a wound has opened
up, most often d/t force (cough)
What to do for dehiscense Correct Answer put pillow on
abdomen when coughing, semi-high fowler's, cover with
sterile, moist dressing and notify MD
Pain meds Correct Answer start low, go slow
Physiological signs of pain Correct Answer Red,
sweating,crying, irritated, fetal position
How to help with pt pain Correct Answer try non-
pharmacological interventions first, when nothing works-
ask someone else, go through chain of command
at risk for urinary retention Correct Answer post-surgical,
men with large prostates, TBI, stroke, paralyzed
Nursing interventions for urinary retention Correct Answer
i&o, push fluids, run water, stick hands in warm water,
bladder scan-see how much is in there (if at or more than
200, call someone), pt will need straight cath at that point,
when straight cathed, if you get to 1000, clamp it off and
go back later.
DVT signs and symptoms Correct Answer unilateral
swelling, redness, hot, painful, pulseless, cannot move
toes or very little, pale below where clot is
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
A+ GRADE
How to read an ABG Correct Answer 1. Determine if
values are high, low, or normal
2. Draw the appropriate arrows next to each value
3. Decide if two values are the same, or if two values are
apposite (same=metabolic, opposite=respiratory)
4. Look at only Ph, if low acidosis, if high alkalosis
UTI signs and symptoms Correct Answer Burning,
frequency, urgency, foul smell, sediment, abdominal pain,
chills, fever, darkness, confusion
Hypovolemic Shock sign sand symptoms Correct Answer
decreased BP, Increased HR, restlessness, decreased
urine output
normal urine output Correct Answer 15mL/kidney/hr, so
30mL/hour, 200mL per 8 hrs. if 40mL < call MD
Nursing Interventions for hypovolemic shock Correct
Answer monitor vitals, behavior, output, assess pt, notify
MD, raise legs, push fluids, give meds as prescribed, pt
may need O2 and they may need to be tipped on head
evisceration Correct Answer when an organ is sticking up
out of a wound that has opened
, Dehiscense Correct Answer When a wound has opened
up, most often d/t force (cough)
What to do for dehiscense Correct Answer put pillow on
abdomen when coughing, semi-high fowler's, cover with
sterile, moist dressing and notify MD
Pain meds Correct Answer start low, go slow
Physiological signs of pain Correct Answer Red,
sweating,crying, irritated, fetal position
How to help with pt pain Correct Answer try non-
pharmacological interventions first, when nothing works-
ask someone else, go through chain of command
at risk for urinary retention Correct Answer post-surgical,
men with large prostates, TBI, stroke, paralyzed
Nursing interventions for urinary retention Correct Answer
i&o, push fluids, run water, stick hands in warm water,
bladder scan-see how much is in there (if at or more than
200, call someone), pt will need straight cath at that point,
when straight cathed, if you get to 1000, clamp it off and
go back later.
DVT signs and symptoms Correct Answer unilateral
swelling, redness, hot, painful, pulseless, cannot move
toes or very little, pale below where clot is
