1. Xerostomia, what is it & how do you treat it?
Answer
feeling of oral dryness - treat with sugarless candy or gum
2. Labs to check for pernicious anemia
Answer
B12
3. Sign of mild anxiety
Answer
Extreme focus
4. What is remote memory loss?
Answer
Inability to remember things from YEARS ago
5. Heart failure dietary teaching
Answer
Low sodium & fluid restriction
6. Diverticulitis dietary teaching
,Answer
Low fiber
7. Diverticulosis dietary teaching
Answer
High fiber
8. IBS dietary teaching
Answer
High fiber
9. Parents nervous about how their 3-year-old will act when newborn arrives. What can they do
Answer
Provide gift from the infant to the sibling
10. Methylprednisolone sodium succinate lab to watch for?
Answer
Serum glucose (because glucocorticoids cause hyperglycemia)
11. At 14 weeks' gestation, what should the patient report to the MD
Answer
Swelling of the face (sign of preeclampsia)
,12. Change of shift report should include
Answer
The blood lost
13. Patient teaching for colostomy care
Answer
The patient doesn't need to change the bag every day (only needs to be changed every 4-7 days)
14. Scoliosis manifestation
Answer
Lateral curvature of the spin & asymmetrical hips/ribs
15. Lab values that are elevated for Cushing's disease
Answer
Cortisol, sodium & glucose
16. Administering medications through an NG tube
Answer
Administer meds separately DO NOT mix with enteral feedings
Dissolve crushed tablets in 15-30mL of water
Flush tubing before & after each medication with 10-30mL of water
17. Tobramycin adverse reaction
, Answer
Ototoxicity (hearing damage & loss of balance) Cloudy/bloody urine (nephrotoxicity
18. Amniocentesis patient teaching
Answer
Have them empty bladder before the proce- dure
19. Expected finding during cardiac catheterization
Answer
Patient will feel warmth and flushed when dye is inserted
20. What action should you instruct the patient to do prior to postural drainage
Answer
Administer a bronchodilator or nebulizer prior to treatment, postural drainage should be done 1
hour before meals or two hours after meals (perform twice daily)
21. IV phlebitis has occurred, what should the nurse do
Answer
Discontinue IV & apply a warm/moist compress
22. When a patient is receiving mannitol, what should the nurse monitor for
Answer
Hypovolemia
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