NCLEX RN App

Question 1

Dissociative fugue

Reversible amnesia for one’s identity
Wandering or travel.

Sometimes establishment of a new identity / inability to recall personal information

What brings about this problem

Answer 1

Severe Trauma (child abuse or War)

Used to dissociate to protect self

Question 2

Excess fluid in a kidney due to a backup of urine.

Cause blockage in the ureter
Kidney stone, an infection, an enlarged prostate, a blood clot, or tumor.

Symptoms include difficulty urinating and pain in the side, abdomen, or groin.

Treatment ________

Name condition & Treatment

Answer 2

Hydronephrosis

Urinary catheter
Nephrostomy
Extracorperal Shockwave lithotripsy

Question 3

Pavlik harness is a soft brace that treats developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and broken thighbones in infants.

Keeps the hips and knees bent and the thighs spread apart (abducted)

Teachings….

Answer 3

Never adjust straps

Posistion: baby laying on their back with legs spread apart

Question 4

What is Tummy Time?

Answer 4

Placing new born on stomach:

five minutes of tummy time three to four times a day and slowly work up to 20 minutes three to four times a day.

Strengthen babies muscles

Question 5

Bullseye shapped rash is associated with these two issues.

Answer 5

Lyme disease (Tick bite)
Ring worm (Fungal infection)

Question 6

Which client is most likely to be violent.

Somatic disorder
Anti-social personality disorder
Autism spectrum
Bipolar with mixed episode

Answer 6

Anti-social personality disorder

Most likely to be aggressive:
Anti-social, Interment Explosive, Borderline.

Question 7

Nitroglycerin iv drip. Most likely SE.
INTERVENTION

Answer 7

Headache

Acetaminophen

Question 8

Risedronate vs Prednisone

In terms of bone health

Answer 8

Risedronate: Medication used to treat osteoporosis

Prednisone: Steroid - long term use may cause osteoporosis

Question 9

Linear, transverse, oblique, comminuted.

Bone split and/or crushed multiple fragments

Fracture is parallel to bones long axis

Fracture is 90° angle to long axis of bone

Fracture is at a diagonal to axis of bones length

Answer 9

comminuted

Bone split and/or crushed multiple fragments

Linear

Fracture is parallel to bones long axis

transverse

Fracture is 90° angle to long axis of bone

Fracture is at a diagonal to axis of bones length

Question 10

Treatment for blood clot vs fat embolism

Answer 10

Blood clot = Thrombolytic therapy ( blood thinners)

Fat embolism = Fluid & corticosteroids

Fat embolism also are unique SS petechiae & confusion