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NCLEX PN COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Assess Forming nursing diagnosis Planning and Goal Setting Implementation Evaluation What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - CORRECT ANSWER-Giving advice, judging, stereotyping, being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not being a good listener or excessive probing What is HELLP Syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER-This is preeclampsia wi...

Material Examen Solution FSN 420 Continuation Chapter: Cardiovascular System and Artheriosclorosis CVD Risk factors: lifestyle (tobacco use, stress, poor sleep and excessive EToH use CVD Risk factors - Sugar consumption: NHANES reviewed showed significant relationship between sugar consumption and increased CVD mortality. - Adjusted for socioeconomic status, sex, weight, smoking, blood pressure, physical activity, BMI - High sugar: increase TG, drop sugar consumption, do not enter : 1. Hype...

What class of medication is amitriptyline and why is this medication used as an adjuvant medication for pain? • Therapeutic class: Antidepressant • Pharmacological class: Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) • Used as an adjuvant med for pain because it treats chronic pain syndromes, such as neuropathic pain, by potentiating both serotonin and norepinephrine in the CNS. A nurse is caring for a client prescribed the inhaled glucocorticoid beclomethasone (QVAR) for the treatment of asthma. W...

NUR 2204C 2019 NCLEX RN Cram Sheet This NCLEX-RN cram sheet or cheat sheet can help you prepare as it contains condensed facts about the nurse licensure exam itself and key nursing information. When your time to take the NCLEX comes, you can write or transfer these vital information from your head to a blank sheet of paper provided by the testing center. Please download only at N as we continually update this cram sheet. 1. TEST INFORMATION • Six hours – the maximum time allotted for t...

REVIEW FOR EXAM 3 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis 1. Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis­know the specific steps and the changes that take place in the endothelium Pathogenesis: - Atherogenic stimuli (inflammation) or mechanical injury: cells express adhesion molecules and growth factors that lead to recruitment of leukocytes in inflammatory response to injury - Leukocytes adhere and migrate into vessel wall, localize sub­endothelially a...

What class of medication is amitriptyline and why is this medication used as an adjuvant medication for pain? • Therapeutic class: Antidepressant • Pharmacological class: Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) • Used as an adjuvant med for pain because it treats chronic pain syndromes, such as neuropathic pain, by potentiating both serotonin and norepinephrine in the CNS. A nurse is caring for a client prescribed the inhaled glucocorticoid beclomethasone (QVAR) for the treatment of asthma. W...

NCLEX-PN review What is the nursing process? - Assess Forming nursing diagnosis Planning and Goal Setting Implementation Evaluation What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - Giving advice, judging, stereotyping, being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not being a good listener or excessive probing What is HELLP Syndrome? - This is preeclampsia with Liver involvement: Hemolysis(breakdown of RBCs) Elevated Liver ...

Exam (elaborations) NUR 2204C 2019 NCLEX RN Cram Sheet • Six hours – the maximum time allotted for the NCLEX is 6 hours. • Take breaks – Take breaks if you need a time out or need to move around. First optional break is offered after 2 hours of testing, next is offered after 3.5 hours of testing. All breaks count to your allotted six hours. • 75/265 – the minimum number of question you can answer is 75 and a maximum of 265. Of the 75 questions, 60 will be scored que...

1 Medication administration-Eye  Mydriatics (apraclonidine/Iopidine) - Dilate the pupil  Reduces IOP 23-39% by stimulating alpha2 & beta2 receptors  Prevents ocular vasoconstriction-reduces ocular bp as well as aqueous humor formation  Used to inhibit perioperative IOP increases rather than treat glaucoma  Burning, eye pain, lacrimation, rare systemic effects: HTN, tachycardia, extrasystoles  Miotics (acetylcholine, pilocarpine)- Constrict the pupil  Cycloplegics (atropine, ...

Correct NCLEX-PN review test 2023 What is the nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Assess Forming nursing diagnosis Planning and Goal Setting Implementation Evaluation What are some therapeutic communication barriers? - CORRECT ANSWER-Giving advice, judging, stereotyping, being defensive, appearing distracted or uninterested, agreeing or disagreeing, appearing biased, not being a good listener or excessive probing What is HELLP Syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER-This is preeclampsia with Liver...