Skills Final Flashcards
4 contraindications of giving oral medications
NPO Gastric suctioning Vomiting Unconscious
Which of the following lymphocytes predominates in blood
T cells
Acute bacterial diarrheal disease with profuse watery stools occasional vomiting and rapid dehydration
Cholera
Immunity that results from the body’s response to an invading microorganism
Natural active acquired immunity
The disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome is caused by a type of
Coronavirus
Most common manifestation in AIDS patients
Meningitis
Most common cause of pharyngitis is
Viruses
Which route of drug administration has the slowest absorption rate
Subcutaneous
Which gram negative bacteria is least likely to be the cause of a nosocomial infection
Salmonella spp.
Inflammation of the large intestine
Colitis
What is a nosocomial infection
infection developed during hospitalization
Suprapubic catheter should be replaced within what if pulled out.
30min
What might the nurse do to reduce the patients discomfort before inserting a nasogastric Tube
Examine each naris for patency and skin breakdown
The adverse reactions that follow incompatible blood transfusions are an example of
Type II hypersensitivity reactions
Reverse isolation would be appropriate for a patient
With leukopenia
4 recommended sites for insulin injections
arms abdomen thigh buttocks
Ringworm infection the the groin area is known as
Tinea cruris
How many finger widths should the crutch be below the axilla
3
Most common infectious disease in the US
Chlamydial genital infections
Vein
Any one of the many vessels that convey blood from the capillaries as part of the pulmonary venous system
Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the US
Camplyobactor jejuni
Gas gangrene
Always caused by Clostridium spp.
Which types of pts only require contact isolation
MRSA
Ischemia
results from obstruction, loss or reduction of blood supply, leading to a lack of oxygen.
Eight rights of Med administration
Right med Right dose Right route Right time Right client Right client education Right documentation Right to refuse Right assessment Right evaluation
Which eukaryotic organisms are most toxic to the patient
Antifungal
Risk of infection increases by how much each day that a catheter remains in place
5%
Which adjective best describes a surgical procedure that is free of microbial contaminants
Aseptic
The immunity that a fetus acquires in utero, as a result of receiving protective antibodies from moms blood is called
Natural passive acquired immunity
Jejunum
Second portion of the small intestine
What causes insulin to not be clear
protein
what is typhoid fever caused by
Salmonella
Angle of elbow flexion when measuring a client for crutches
30
Most common systemic fungal infection in AIDS patients
Histoplasmosis
Chanchroid
Caused by Haemophilus decreyi
polydipsia
excessive thirst
Ringworm is caused by
Dermatophyte
Harmful effects of a drug on an organism or tissue
Drug toxicity
dyspepsia
difficult to digest
Inflammation of the mucosal lining of the small intestine
Enteritis
Fungal allergens generally stimulate what type of reaction
Type I hypersensitiviy
Which virulence factors enable bacteria to avoid phagocytosis by white blood cells
Capsule
Which terms best describes chlamydial genital infection in the US
Epidemic disease
The only DNA virus that causes hepatitis is
Type B
Irrigating the bladder is a sterile or nonsterile procedure
nonsterile
The first type of immunoglobulin to be formed in the primary response to an antigen
IgM
It is a result of drinking treated but unfiltered water
Giardiasis
Capillary
Microscopic blood vessels joining arterioles and venules
Which agents should only be used in patients whose host defense mechanisms are functioning properly
Bacteriostatic
Items used to perform wound irrigation
Clean and sterile gloves and 60mL syringe
Most common zoonotic disease in the US
Lyme Disease
Catheter that is inserted surgically through the abdominal wall above the symphysis pubis into the urinary bladder
Suprapubic
which insulin do you draw up first
Clear
What is found in almost all AlDS patients
Candidiasis
Cecum
Last segment of the small intestine
hemoptysis
blood in the sputum
4 types of medication orders
standing stat single PRN
Acute redness and swelling if conjunctiva and Purulent discharge. Corneal ulcers perforation and blindness may occur is the disease is untreated
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
What does leukocytosis frequently indicate
Bacterial infection
Proper method of mixing insulin
Roll between palms
The bacterial species most frequently associated with necrotizing fasciitis is
S. Pyogenes
Gangrene
Tissue necrosis resulting from local anemia
Vaginitis with a profuse thin foamy malodorous greenish yellowish dishcharge
Trichomoniasis
Subcutaneous infections tend to be acquired through
Trauma and remain localized
Which action would minimize the risk for cross contamination while cleansing an infected abdominal surgical wound
using a new gauze pad for each stroke while cleansing the wound
hematuria
blood in the urine
Why doesn’t penicillin destroy human cells
Cells have no cell walls
Antibodies function to
Mark invading organisms for destruction
Position of patient when suctioning their oropharynx
semi fowlers or sitting position
Is droplet precautions used for a pt with TB
No
Which device is used for wound irrigation
19 gauge needle attached to a 35 ml syringe
Pericardium
around the heart
Which organism is regularly transmitted sexually
Trichomonas
Diseases that are always present In a population are known as
Endemic
Alcohols used as disinfectants are not effective against
Fungal spores
Flu like symptoms with red rash on thigh
Borrelia burgodorferi
