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Barkley Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 172 Q & A Review Question Bank 1. A 59-year-old is having a follow-up evaluation two years after the successful conclusion of radiation therapy for leukemia. He tells you that he has been feeling run-down and reports unexplained weight loss and night sweats. Upon examination, you determine that he also has a fever and pain below his ribs and the left side. You know that he is at risk for chronic lymphotic leukemia. Which of the fo...

ATI RN PRACTICE EXAMS WITH NGN 2023/2024 A nurse is caring for a client who has a fractured femur and has had a fiberglass leg cylinder cast for 24 hr. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a priority? - CORRECT ANSWER-The client's heel is reddened and tender A nurse is providing client education to a postpartum client who has decided to bottle feed the newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching to help prev...

NU 170 Exam 2 Review Maternal Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Congenital birth defect DX: based on signs/symptoms and confirmed by x-ray Polyhydramnios earliest sign before birth 3 “C”s – coughing, choking, cyanosis after birth (vomit and choke on first feeding) Drooling and abdominal distention NPO for surgery TX: Immediate surgery for survival, suctioning to keep airway clear, Elevate HOB, Monitor for signs of respiratory distress Pyloric Stenosis: Congenital, Obstruction of lo...

Digestive Disorders 1. What is anorexia? ● It is never a normal thing, it is pathological ● A lack of a desire to eat 2. What can cause anorexia? ● Medications (chemotherapy medications) ● Gastric reflux disease ● Stress ● Anemic (fatigue) ● Heart disease ● Psychological 3. What is vomiting? ● The forceful emptying of the stomach and intestinal contents through the mouth ● You are activating the trigger mechanism in your central nervous system ● In meningitis...

Nausea : feeling of discomfort in the epigastrium with a conscious desire to vomit. Vomiting : forceful ejection of partially digested food and secretions (emesis) from the upper GI tract. regurgitation : process in which partially digested food is slowly brought up from the stomach. Retching or vomiting seldom precedes it. projectile vomiting : very forceful expulsion of stomach contents without nausea and is a characteristic of CNS tumours or increased ICP. What controls vomiting...

NGN RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2024 A [UPDATED] ALL SOLUTION LATEST EDITION GRADE A+. A.) Ask the Caller for verification of their identity A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit receives a telephone call requesting the status of a client from an individual who identifies themself as the client's parent. Which of the following actins should the nurse take? A.)Ask the caller for verification of their identity B.) Give the caller limited information about the client C.) transfer ...

NGN RN ATI Capstone Proctored Comprehensive Assessment 2019 A / ATI Comprehensive Practice 2019 A / Latest Version / Questions & Answers.-A.) Ask the Caller for verification of their identity - A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit receives a telephone call requesting the status of a client from an individual who identifies themself as the client's parent. Which of the following actins should the nurse take? A.)Ask the caller for verification of their identity B.) Give the caller limit...

What supplement can be taken to decrease the risk of SpinaBifida? Correct Answer Folic Acid What is the best diagnostic tool for substance exposure and can show length of exposure? Correct Answer Meconium Describe the characteristics of a fetal alcohol syndrome baby Correct Answer flat face short nose brain abnormalities heart abnormalities mental retardation low birth weight When using tobacco products during pregnancy, it decreases oxygen to the fetus, replacing it with Carbon mo...

MED-SURG NUR1211 NCLEX Review _ UWORLD Pediatrics -Normal Vital Signs in Peds • 1 -12 months pulse: 100-160/min • 1-12 month resp : 30-60/min • Blood glucose for infant: 40-60 mg/dL within first 24 hours o Hypoglycemia in infant: ▪ Jitters ▪ Cyanosis ▪ Tremors ▪ Pallor ▪ Poor feeding ▪ Retractions ▪ Lethargic ▪ Low o2 sat ▪ seizures Appendicitis • Right lower quadrant pain • Nausea • Vomiting • High WBC • Requires emergency surgery to prev...

Nausea : feeling of discomfort in the epigastrium with a conscious desire to vomit. Vomiting : forceful ejection of partially digested food and secretions (emesis) from the upper GI tract. regurgitation : process in which partially digested food is slowly brought up from the stomach. Retching or vomiting seldom precedes it. projectile vomiting : very forceful expulsion of stomach contents without nausea and is a characteristic of CNS tumours or increased ICP. What controls vomiting...

NGN RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2024 A [UPDATED] ALL SOLUTION LATEST EDITION GRADE A+. A.) Ask the Caller for verification of their identity A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit receives a telephone call requesting the status of a client from an individual who identifies themself as the client's parent. Which of the following actins should the nurse take? A.)Ask the caller for verification of their identity B.) Give the caller limited information about the client C.) transfer ...