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4 contraindications of giving oral medications

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NPO Gastric suctioning Vomiting Unconscious

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Which of the following lymphocytes predominates in blood

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T cells

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Acute bacterial diarrheal disease with profuse watery stools occasional vomiting and rapid dehydration

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Cholera

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Immunity that results from the body’s response to an invading microorganism

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Natural active acquired immunity

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The disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome is caused by a type of

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Coronavirus

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6
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Most common manifestation in AIDS patients

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Meningitis

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7
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Most common cause of pharyngitis is

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Viruses

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8
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Which route of drug administration has the slowest absorption rate

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Subcutaneous

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Which gram negative bacteria is least likely to be the cause of a nosocomial infection

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Salmonella spp.

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Inflammation of the large intestine

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Colitis

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11
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What is a nosocomial infection

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infection developed during hospitalization

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12
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Suprapubic catheter should be replaced within what if pulled out.

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30min

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13
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What might the nurse do to reduce the patients discomfort before inserting a nasogastric Tube

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Examine each naris for patency and skin breakdown

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14
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The adverse reactions that follow incompatible blood transfusions are an example of

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Type II hypersensitivity reactions

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15
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Reverse isolation would be appropriate for a patient

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With leukopenia

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16
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4 recommended sites for insulin injections

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arms abdomen thigh buttocks

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17
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Ringworm infection the the groin area is known as

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Tinea cruris

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18
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How many finger widths should the crutch be below the axilla

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3

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19
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Most common infectious disease in the US

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Chlamydial genital infections

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Vein

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Any one of the many vessels that convey blood from the capillaries as part of the pulmonary venous system

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Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the US

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Camplyobactor jejuni

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22
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Gas gangrene

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Always caused by Clostridium spp.

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23
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Which types of pts only require contact isolation

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MRSA

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24
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Ischemia

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results from obstruction, loss or reduction of blood supply, leading to a lack of oxygen.

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25
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Eight rights of Med administration

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Right med Right dose Right route Right time Right client Right client education Right documentation Right to refuse Right assessment Right evaluation

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26
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Which eukaryotic organisms are most toxic to the patient

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Antifungal

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27
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Risk of infection increases by how much each day that a catheter remains in place

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5%

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28
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Which adjective best describes a surgical procedure that is free of microbial contaminants

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Aseptic

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29
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The immunity that a fetus acquires in utero, as a result of receiving protective antibodies from moms blood is called

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Natural passive acquired immunity

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30
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Jejunum

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Second portion of the small intestine

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31
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What causes insulin to not be clear

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protein

32
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what is typhoid fever caused by

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Salmonella

33
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Angle of elbow flexion when measuring a client for crutches

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30

34
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Most common systemic fungal infection in AIDS patients

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Histoplasmosis

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Chanchroid

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Caused by Haemophilus decreyi

36
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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

37
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Ringworm is caused by

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Dermatophyte

38
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Harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue

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Drug toxicity

39
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dyspepsia

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difficult to digest

40
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Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the small intestine

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Enteritis

41
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Fungal allergens generally stimulate what type of reaction

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Type I hypersensitiviy

42
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Which virulence factors enable bacteria to avoid phagocytosis by white blood cells

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Capsule

43
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Which terms best describes chlamydial genital infection in the US

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Epidemic disease

44
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The only DNA virus that causes hepatitis is

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Type B

45
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Irrigating the bladder is a sterile or nonsterile procedure

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nonsterile

46
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The first type of immunoglobulin to be formed in the primary response to an antigen

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IgM

47
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It is a result of drinking treated but unfiltered water

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Giardiasis

48
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Capillary

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Microscopic blood vessels joining arterioles and venules

49
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Which agents should only be used in patients whose host defense mechanisms are functioning properly

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Bacteriostatic

50
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Items used to perform wound irrigation

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Clean and sterile gloves and 60mL syringe

51
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Most common zoonotic disease in the US

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Lyme Disease

52
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Catheter that is inserted surgically through the abdominal wall above the symphysis pubis into the urinary bladder

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Suprapubic

53
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which insulin do you draw up first

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Clear

54
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What is found in almost all AlDS patients

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Candidiasis

55
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Cecum

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Last segment of the small intestine

56
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hemoptysis

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blood in the sputum

57
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4 types of medication orders

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standing stat single PRN

58
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Acute redness and swelling if conjunctiva and Purulent discharge. Corneal ulcers perforation and blindness may occur is the disease is untreated

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Gonococcal conjunctivitis

59
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What does leukocytosis frequently indicate

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Bacterial infection

60
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Proper method of mixing insulin

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Roll between palms

61
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The bacterial species most frequently associated with necrotizing fasciitis is

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S. Pyogenes

62
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Gangrene

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Tissue necrosis resulting from local anemia

63
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Vaginitis with a profuse thin foamy malodorous greenish yellowish dishcharge

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Trichomoniasis

64
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Subcutaneous infections tend to be acquired through

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Trauma and remain localized

65
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Which action would minimize the risk for cross contamination while cleansing an infected abdominal surgical wound

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using a new gauze pad for each stroke while cleansing the wound

66
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hematuria

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blood in the urine

67
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Why doesn’t penicillin destroy human cells

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Cells have no cell walls

68
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Antibodies function to

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Mark invading organisms for destruction

69
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Position of patient when suctioning their oropharynx

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semi fowlers or sitting position

70
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Is droplet precautions used for a pt with TB

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No

71
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Which device is used for wound irrigation

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19 gauge needle attached to a 35 ml syringe

72
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Pericardium

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around the heart

73
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Which organism is regularly transmitted sexually

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Trichomonas

74
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Diseases that are always present In a population are known as

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Endemic

75
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Alcohols used as disinfectants are not effective against

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Fungal spores

76
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Flu like symptoms with red rash on thigh

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Borrelia burgodorferi

Nursing Skills (8 decks)

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