Nursing 201 Final Exam study guide questions with correct answers

Alcohol and diabetes CORRECT ANSWER drink alcohol with meals or close to when drinking w/o food PT @ risk for hypoglycemia Assessment for nephrotic syndrome CORRECT ANSWER o Daily weights o Abdominal girth o Watch for edema, lung sounds, tissue integrity o Dark frothy urine and decreased urine output @ risk for clotting Care of a Nephrostomy Tube CORRECT ANSWER o NPO o Conscious sedation o Lay on stomach, needle into renal pelvis to drain urine o Can be temporary or permanent o Changed daily, monitor for infection o Blood in urine first 24 hrs normal o Can be flushed/irrigated with 5mL saline o Monitor for dehydration **DO NOT clamp** comfort measures with cystitis CORRECT ANSWER o Sitz bath o Peri care, Provide intermittent heat to abdomen, Change brief frequently o Antibiotics (for chronic UTI), Macrobid, peridium, azo (change urine orange) o Increase fluid to 3L day