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NUR 160-Hondros Exam 1 Latest Updated 2024 Questions With Detailed Answers Hyperglycemia - ANSWER hot and dry-sugar high Hypoglycemia - ANSWER cold and clammy-needs some candy Symptoms of Hyperglycemia - ANSWER extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, blurred vision, drows...

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Hyperglycemia - ANSWER hot and dry-sugar high

Hypoglycemia - ANSWER cold and clammy-needs some candy

Symptoms of Hyperglycemia - ANSWER extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger,
blurred vision, drowsiness, nausea

Symptoms of Hypoglycemia - ANSWER shaking, tachycardia, sweating, anxious, dizzy,
hunger, impaired vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, irritable

insulin - ANSWER NPH-longer lasting (cloudy)

Regular- faster acting (clear)

Order of Insulin Draw - ANSWER cloudy(air), clear(air),clear(insulin), cloudy(insulin)

70-110 - ANSWER Normal BS

Vision Intervention - ANSWER Annual Eye Exam

Vision Assessment - ANSWER PERRLA, peripheral testing, snellen chart, Hx (changes in
vision?, dark spots?, flashes?, issues in certain lighting?)
Vision pt education - ANSWER Certain drops can burn eyes, burning is better than being
blind (miotics)

Hearing interventions - ANSWER 1. Face to face

2. Speak clearly, slowly and directly

3. Eliminate background noise

Hearing Treatment - ANSWER audiology

Cataract Assessment - ANSWER 1. dimness

2. misty vision

3. blurriness (milky haze)

Glaucoma - ANSWERHigh IOP

Timolol - ANSWER Glaucoma Tx

,ARMD risks - ANSWER 1. depression

2. ignoring Sx

3. injuries, falls, accidents, mobility

ARMD sight - ANSWER Loss of central vision- can see on side(may place things to one side or
other)

Glaucoma Sight - ANSWER Loss of peripheral vision-side vision

Deafness Intervention - ANSWER hearing aid care

Hearing aid care - ANSWER Do not wash/submerge hearing aids. Turn off when not in use,
open battery door

Timolol side effects - ANSWER Beta Blocker-slows heart down, watch for SOB

Malignant Tumors - ANSWER Irregular, Immobile, hard upon palpation, ususally not painful

Important for Cancer patients - ANSWER report all new results, do not call pt and freak
them out, do not just bury results in chart somewhere



just culture - ANSWER workers are protected from disciplinary action when they report
injuries, errors, or near misses

close-ended question - ANSWER What is your name?

false reassurance - ANSWER Everything will be fine

Why Assess? - ANSWER To identify changes in pt condition, to help foresee areas of concern

RN - ANSWER who does the initial assessment?

Within 24 hours - ANSWER When should an initial assessment be done?

discharge planning - ANSWER What should we pay attention to when a pt is post op knee
replacement and they live on 2nd floor

Steps of an assessment - ANSWER 1. Introduce self

2. Explain procedure

3. wash hands

4. Identify pt

5. Provide privacy

,6. Inspect, auscultate, palpate

Correct, then continue - ANSWER If a concern arises during assessment (Ex: pt c/o SOB. Sit
up, apply O2 or check tubing, teach inhale through nose, exhale through mouth)

Order of assessmet - ANSWER Subjective then Objective (helps to identify ares of focus)

Inspect airway, auscultate lungs - ANSWER If pt c/o sore throat or recent cold

Serous Drainage - ANSWER Clear(Good or indifferent)

Sanginous Drainage - ANSWER Blood-red(a little is ok, alot is bad)

Serosanginous Drainage - ANSWER Pink-mix of blood and serous(This is ok)

, Purulent Drainage - ANSWER Puss (assess for infection and notify MD)

Absent Bowel Sounds - ANSWER Auscultate 5 mins per quadrant (Silence means NOTHING)
(20 minute total) assess for an obstruction and notify MD

Normal IM injection reaction - ANSWER Burning at site, itching at site, bruising

Abnormal IM injection Reaction - ANSWER vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, rash
(systemic)

TB testing - ANSWER 1. Must be read 48-72 hrs (assessed)

2. Document date, time of injection and reading, as well as result

3. Mild swelling is normal

TB result-negative - ANSWER 10mm- healthcare workers are a strict 10

TB result-positive - ANSWER red, raised (induration)

Positive TB result - ANSWER This means that the person has been exposed to TB

At risk for TB - ANSWER nursing homes, jails, homeless, certain meds, some other countries,
healthcare workers

Smoking HX - ANSWER Smokeless tobacco?

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