Fundi's Theory Final

Question 1

K-Potassium Lab Values

Answer 1

3.5-5.0 mm/dL

Question 2

What is the best way to figure out hydration for a patient?

Answer 2

Weight

Question 3

What is the best way to know if a patient is over hydrated?

Answer 3

Blood Pressure

Question 4

Sodium Lab Values

Answer 4

135-145 mm/dL

Question 5

WBC

Answer 5

5,000-10,000

Question 6

A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis has a running IV and high CBG count, what would you not count as intake?

Answer 6

answer that is not IV Fluids, liquids, soup, apple juice….

Question 7

What are kidney stones?

Answer 7

Calcium build up

Question 8

More patient teaching is needed what a patient who is at risk for dehydration states:

Answer 8

I only need to drink when I am thirsty.

Question 9

Insulin IV

Answer 9

Regular Insulin can go through an IV

Question 10

What is the reason for pressure ulcers?

Answer 10

Tissue Ischemia

Question 11

A nurse with a postoperative patient looks at labs and sees?

Answer 11

Increase WBC

Question 12

Decrease infection

Answer 12

Washing hands

Question 13

QRS Interval represents:

Answer 13

electrical impulses passing through VENTRICLES

Question 14

If a patient has heroin overdose you will see:

Answer 14

Decreased LOC

Question 15

A patient on a pulmonary unit is showing signs of being very restless:

Answer 15

Hypoxia

Question 16

What would you do with a patient who has emphysema?

Answer 16

Put on oxygen

Question 17

Working in a pulmonary unit and a patient has a nasal canula, what would you assess?

Answer 17

Assess skin breakdown of nares

Question 18

what will you see in a person with right sided heart failure?

Answer 18

Peripheral edema

Question 19

Magnesium Lab Levels

Answer 19

1.5-2.5

Question 20

Where does the heartbeat originate?

Answer 20

SA Node

Question 21

82 year old patient is confused with pneumonia, assess for:

Answer 21

Assess for O2

Question 22

Educational handout, explain to patient in order to minimize risk for infection:

Answer 22

Avoid large crowded places.

Question 23

A patient with Tachycardia may exert:

Answer 23

Having a fever

Question 24

A patient requires follow up teaching when he states:

Answer 24

“I will take all meds at once.”

Question 25

Best way to deal with urinary incontinence:

Answer 25

Kegals

Question 26

Nurse who cuts an indwelling catheter needs help since:

Answer 26

She cut it

Question 27

Symptoms of enlarged prostate

Answer 27

Urinary retention

Question 28

A patient with Sodium at 120, which systems will be affected?

Answer 28

Neuro

Question 29

What patient is at risk for fluid volume deficit?

Answer 29

Burn Victim

Question 30

A patient is being discharged and on a diuretic. What patient teaching about side effects will the nurse talk about:

Answer 30

Nocturia

Question 31

What will a nurse teach a patient with Type 2 diabetes?

Answer 31

Exercise, low carb diet, and foot care

Question 32

Appropriate questions to ask a patient with Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 32

“Have you lost any weight?”

Question 33

Treatment for Diabetes:

Answer 33

Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Question 34

Calcium Levels

Answer 34

8.5-10.5

Question 35

When taking care of a patient on Novolog (Fast Acting) insulin, he is scheduled to take it at 0800, when will you look for sugar levels?

Answer 35

20-30 minutes before meal

Question 36

Glyburide

Answer 36

Stimulate pancreas to release insulin

Question 37

A patient who is hyperglycemic and has HHNC and unresponsive, what will you do?

Answer 37

large IV or IV catheter

Question 38

Foot care on a diabetic patient. DM:

Answer 38

Neuropathy

Question 39

What do you do when introducing a feeding tube?

Answer 39

Check placement

Question 40

Normal sinus rhythm

Answer 40

originates in the S/A Node and causes chambers of the heart to contract

Question 41

if you have an order for a diabetic ketoacidosis patient, what will you implement first?

Answer 41

IV fluids, bolus drop diluting it

Question 42

patient with diaphoretic (sweating) and diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer 42

Check Sugar

Question 43

Lab values of a diabetic patient

Answer 43

Hypoglycemia

Question 44

A patient with pnuemothorax would exert

Answer 44

dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

Question 45

Client with acne must

Answer 45

wash their face

Question 46

An order that states, “wet soaks on both legs.” This lacks:

Answer 46

Frequency

Question 47

How often does once check their eyes?

Answer 47

1-2 years

Question 48

What do you tell a patient with wound healing who is a smoker?

Answer 48

Smoking reduces Hemoglobin

Question 49

Ethnicity differs from race in that ethnicity is:

Answer 49

ethnicity is biological

Question 50

Process of culturation, client will be:

Answer 50

Adopting and Adapting