The practical nurse is obtaining blood from the blood bank Correct
Answer-Deficiency of plasma protein
Depression Correct Answer-Dopamine deficiency
C. difficile Mode of transmission Correct Answer-Contact
Newborn reportable findings Correct Answer-Mottled skin and
respiration 66
Priority for MI Correct Answer-Vital signs
Form 1 for mental health Correct Answer-Pt may leave the unit and
come back after 20 mins
,PN assigned to a paranoid schizophrenic Correct Answer-Distance from
yourself and the patient
What to do for Coumadin side effect Correct Answer-Vitamin K
PN consolidation was on break and the preceptor was covering Correct
Answer-Student has to do her own assessments and document
Signs of hypertension in a cirrhosis patient Correct Answer-ASCITES &
portal hypertension
Priority of assessment for nephrectomy post op pt Correct Answer-
Measure urine input/output and weigh patient
What is the first thing the practical nurse does when administering
potassium product through the enteral tube? Correct Answer-Check for
placement
Translate 5 cm, 50% and plus one in a pregnant woman Correct Answer-
5 cm dilated, 50% effaced and 1 cm below the ischial spine
What does the nurses note when measuring the frequency of labouring
women's contraction Correct Answer-The time between the beginning of
one contraction and the beginning of the next
Form 1 privilege Correct Answer-Patient is allowed to leave the unit
,A patient wants to nurse to be her substitute decision maker Correct
Answer-Nurse should reject and contact a social worker
New nurse that does not have confidence with her calculations, what
should she do? Correct Answer-Ask another nurse to recheck until
comfortable [Not sure if this is right]
Adolescent who locks himself up after school, how should the mother
address it? Correct Answer-Speak to son and ask what's wrong
The nurse plans to teach a school age child with type one diabetes who
is receiving both intermediate acting insulin and regular insulin daily
how to self administer insulin before discharge. What should the nurse
teach the child? Correct Answer-Practice on a non-medicated insulin pen
first
Pt with a PCA Pump who complains at night, how should the nurse
address it? Correct Answer-Assess the patient first, check pump, then
call physician
A baby girl is leaking. Is it normal? Correct Answer-Yes, it is normal
and usually goes away within two weeks. Happens due to mothers
hormones
Importance of practical nurse to prevent air from entering the tubing
Correct Answer-Air in the tubing could cause embolus
, Priority for CHF Correct Answer-Weigh daily
Signs of pulmonale Correct Answer-Increase jugular venous pressure
Cause of concern for an 18 month old Correct Answer-Not being able to
walk on her own and use his couch for support when walking/standing.
[Holding on the furniture]
PN's Shift ended and has not completed her charting Correct Answer-
Finish the charting before leaving
Documentation that accompanies the blood product obtained from the
blood bank Correct Answer-Group and RH factor
What blood work is elevated two weeks after MI Correct Answer-
Troponin
What do you do first for a patient who has just arrived from recovery?
Correct Answer-Check level of consciousness
If a nurse goes back and enters a late entry denoting it as a "late entry" is
this correct Correct Answer-Yes this is correct. Chart a late entry by
stating late entry with the time you were putting it in and then the time it
happens
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