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NR324 NCLEX Review Questions 1. A patient is prescribed furosemide. The nurse teaches the patient to eat foods rich in: A. Magnesium B. Potassium C. Calcium D. Sodium 2. A patient presents with confusion, restlessness and dry mucous membranes. Which electrolyte imbalance illustrates these findings? A. Hyponatremia B. Hypernatremia C. Hypokalemia D. Hyperkalemia 3. Clinical manifestations of hypovolemia include: (Select all that apply). A. Tachycardia B. Weight gain C. Hypotensio...

NR 324 Exam 1 Study Guide (Chapters 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, and ABG interpretation) Latest Update.

NR324 Exam 3 Study Guide HIV – 7 questions - You cannot get HIV through kissing. - Not a disease you can get casually. - Retroviral disease – it replicates backward – that’s why it is difficult to cure. o Many are living longer with HIV. It is more a chronic disease today. Just like diabetes. - HIV is not AIDS o AIDS is the end stage of HIV. Takes about 8-10 years from HIV to AIDS. o Some do develop AIDS very quickly. - HIV is a virus suppresses/destroys the immune sys...

NR324 Exam 3 Study Guide HIV – 7 questions - You cannot get HIV through kissing. - Not a disease you can get casually. - Retroviral disease – it replicates backward – that’s why it is difficult to cure. o Many are living longer with HIV. It is more a chronic disease today. Just like diabetes. - HIV is not AIDS o AIDS is the end stage of HIV. Takes about 8-10 years from HIV to AIDS. o Some do develop AIDS very quickly. - HIV is a virus suppresses/destroys the immune sys...

NR324 Exam 2 Running Review Week 3 Ch. 31: Assessment of Cardiovascular System • Labs o Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB): 2-6 ng/mL  Release 4-6 hrs after MI  Myocardial muscle  So myocardial muscle death it will release CK-MB, elevated means cell death so a cardiac problem o Troponin: < 0.3 ng/mL  If pt has chest pain, first thing is do ECG and check troponin  Found in cardiac muscle  Enters blood stream before creatine kinase  Go to gold standard for ca...

NR324 Exam 2 Running Review Week 3 Ch. 31: Assessment of Cardiovascular System • Labs o Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB): 2-6 ng/mL  Release 4-6 hrs after MI  Myocardial muscle  So myocardial muscle death it will release CK-MB, elevated means cell death so a cardiac problem o Troponin: < 0.3 ng/mL  If pt has chest pain, first thing is do ECG and check troponin  Found in cardiac muscle  Enters blood stream before creatine kinase  Go to gold standard for ca...

NR324 Exam 2 Running Review Week 3 Ch. 31: Assessment of Cardiovascular System • Labs o Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB): 2-6 ng/mL  Release 4-6 hrs after MI  Myocardial muscle  So myocardial muscle death it will release CK-MB, elevated means cell death so a cardiac problem o Troponin: < 0.3 ng/mL  If pt has chest pain, first thing is do ECG and check troponin  Found in cardiac muscle  Enters blood stream before creatine kinase  Go to gold standard for ca...

NR-324 Adult Health I NR 324: Exam 1 Practice Quiz A client is experiencing 8/10 incisional pain, resulting in a poor cough effort, and has course scattered rhonchi after a thoracotomy. Which action should the nurse take first? a. Medicate the patient with prescribed pain medication. b. Splint the patient’s chest during coughing. c. Observe the patient use the incentive spirometer. d. Assess the patient’s oxygenation using a pulse oximetry. RATIONALE: The nurse is worrie...

HIV – 7 questions - You cannot get HIV through kissing. - Not a disease you can get casually. - Retroviral disease – it replicates backward – that’s why it is difficult to cure. o Many are living longer with HIV. It is more a chronic disease today. Just like diabetes. - HIV is not AIDS o AIDS is the end stage of HIV. Takes about 8-10 years from HIV to AIDS. o Some do develop AIDS very quickly. - HIV is a virus suppresses/destroys the immune system. - Many will die from ...

• Labs o Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB): 2-6 ng/mL  Release 4-6 hrs after MI  Myocardial muscle  So myocardial muscle death it will release CK-MB, elevated means cell death so a cardiac problem o Troponin: < 0.3 ng/mL  If pt has chest pain, first thing is do ECG and check troponin  Found in cardiac muscle  Enters blood stream before creatine kinase  Go to gold standard for cardiac cell death, rises 3 hours after injury, MI  Elevated levels point to cell dea...