NURSING 120 FINAL EXAM REVIEW | 199
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | UPDATED 2025
Care after cataract removal - ANSWER - DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN
-Take drops as ordered
-Eye patch for 24 hours post op
-Limit activity
-Do not strain
-Do not sleep on that side of the body
-Mild analgesics
macular degeneration - ANSWER -Age related
-Disease that gradually destroys sharp, central vision
-Retain Peripheral vision
-No cure
What drugs cause ototoxicity? - ANSWER vancomycin and gentamicin
Osteoblasts - ANSWER Bone building cells
Osteocytes - ANSWER mature bone cells
osteoclasts - ANSWER Bone-destroying cells
,Sustained PTH raises blood calcium levels three ways: - ANSWER -from bone
-from kidneys
-from intestines
Calcitonin - ANSWER inhibits the release of calcium form the bone
Tendons - ANSWER Connect muscle to bone
Ligaments - ANSWER Connect bone to bone
synovial membrane - ANSWER membrane lining the capsule of a joint
DEXA Scan - ANSWER -Hip or spine
-Checking for bone density
, plaster cast - ANSWER -gives off heat
-applied wet, dries in 24-72 hours
-handle with palms of hand, not fingers
Cast Care - ANSWER -Don't allow cast to lean on hard surface or sharp edge
while damp
-Support cast with pillow to elevate
-Apply ice to each side of cast intermittently if prescribed
-Exercise joint that is not immobilized through ROM
-Check neurovascular status of distal extremity frequently (blue tinge suggests
decrease in venous return. Pale/white/cold suggest arterial obstruction).
-Assess the 5 P's
Compartment Syndrome - ANSWER -increased pressure within one or more
compartments causing massive compromise.
-caused from external or internal sources.
-occurs in arm or leg
-early diagnosis mostly easily remembered by 5 P's.
-pain: especially progressive pain, not relieved by immobilization or treatment.
-paralysis: inability to voluntarily move distal extremity.
-paresthesia: numbness and tingling
-pulselessness: least important, pulse may remain intact.
-pallor: to dusky skin color
buck's traction - ANSWER -simple form of skin traction
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