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MS1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MS1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
An electrolyte is ____________. - ANSWER a substance when
dissolved in water can conduct electricity
Diffusion is _________. - ANSWER the process by which the substance
moves from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration
Normal BUN levels ______ mg/dL. - ANSWER 8 - 29
Normal Creatinine levels ________ mg/dL. - ANSWER 0.6-1.2
BUN levels 32; Creatinine 0.6. What could these results indicate
_______. - ANSWER dehydration
What foods are high in potassium - ANSWER avocados, bananas,
oranges, beans.
What foods should be avoided on a low sodium diet - ANSWER Tomato
soup, processed foods,
cardiac dysrhythmias and respiratory failure are major complications
related to _________. - ANSWER High potassium levels
Post thyroidectomy a nurse would _______. - ANSWER monitor serum
calcium levels and watch for evidence of tetany.
What would a nurse administer if a patient shows evidence of tetany
post thyroidectomy? - ANSWER administer calcium gluconate as
ordered
What interventions would be appropriate for fluid volume excess
_______. - ANSWER positioning, oxygen, diuretics, fluid restriction.
, congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema are major complications of
_______. - ANSWER Fluid volume excess
What position would a nurse advices for a patient with CHF and fluid
overload - ANSWER Semi-Fowlers to Fowlers
A patient asks a nurse why his blood glucose is constantly checked
while he is on TPN. The nurse states because TPN contains high
________ amounts - ANSWER Glucose
IV Fluids - ANSWER Isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic
Hypertonic Solutions ____________ - ANSWER replaces electrolytes
and expands plasma
If an IV pump is beeping what should the nurse watch for _____. -
ANSWER Air, site, kinking, infiltration, clamp, occlusion, position
14. IV is unable to drip, what should you watch for? - ANSWER Gravity
and reposition extremities
Hypertonic Solution - ANSWER 5% dextrose in 0.9%NS sodium chloride
or 5% dextrose in lactated ringers solution
Hypotonic Solution - ANSWER 0.45 NS sodium chloride (has fewer
solutes)
What are the signs and symtoms of Infilitration (Extravasation) -
ANSWER Coolness of skin at site
Taut skin
Dependent edema
Absent backflow of blood
Sluggish infusion rate
What Stage of hypertention is 120-139 systolic and 80-89 diastolic? -
ANSWER Pre-hypertension
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