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NR 509 midterm Questions for Success
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- NR509
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- Chamberlain College Nursing
NR 509 midterm Questions for Success
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NR 509 midterm Questions for SuccessCause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - ANS Cauda equina syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment - ANS If sudden visual loss is unilateral and
painless,
Obtunded - ANS patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and
is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze - ANS CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses - ANS Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis,
asthma, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); hospitalizations; number and
gender of sexual partners; and risk-taking sexual practices
■ Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of operations
■ Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history, menstrual history, methods of
contraception, and sexual function
■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments
Present Illness - ANS chronologic description of the problems prompting the
patient's visit, including the onset of the problem, the setting in which it
developed, its manifestations, and any treatments to date.Each problem/symptom
needs: (1) location; (2) quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing, including onset,
, duration, and frequency; (5) the setting in which it occurs; (6) factors that have
aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and drug use
Absence of red reflex - ANS an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possibly, the
vitreous (or even an artificial eye). Less commonly, a detached retina or, in
children, a retinoblastoma may obscure this reflex.
S/S of seasonal allergies - ANS Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion,
postnasal drainage
Presentation of optic neuritis - ANS Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of
color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain
pityriasis rosea - ANS Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous plaques on
abdomen and back
Acromion - ANS tip of shoulder
What to do for + finding on physical exam, but - workup - ANS continue using test,
but less lab and diagnostics
Cause of falsely high BP - ANS -too small of a BP cuff
- if the brachial artery is below heart level
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