NURS 6550 Midterm Review TEST WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
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NURS 6550
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NURS 6550
URS 6550 Midterm Review TEST WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of
pleural fluid analysis
2. What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected
ascending aortic aneurysm?
3. Name risk factors for long-term care placement for
the elderly population.
4...
NURS 6550 Midterm Review TEST WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of Transudate pleur-
pleural fluid analysis al fluid
2. What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected CT Scan with con-
ascending aortic aneurysm? trast
3. Name risk factors for long-term care placement for Male gender
the elderly population. 80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder in-
continence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional cop-
ing
Intellectual impair-
ment
4. A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with Successful treat-
direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected ment will be in-
findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow dicated by dark
their nose? residual blood or
clots being dis-
charged from the
nose.
If bleeding has
not stopped you
will see a bright
red steady trick-
le of blood requir-
ing more invasive
measures.
5. What is the most common organism in treating otitis Streptococcus
media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND pneumoniae
community-acquired pneumonia?
6. What is the greatest risk factor for vascular demen- Vascular diseases
tia? that result in tar-
get organ damage
, NURS 6550 Midterm Review TEST WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
7. Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Hypertensive
urgency: BP
>200/120 w/o sx;
Tx with PO
furosemide, cloni-
dine or captopril
- Hypertensive
emergency: BP
>200/120 WITH sx
or evidence of end
organ damage; Tx
with IV nitroprus-
side, labetalol or
nicardipine
*Both req immedi-
ate treatment
8. What annual lab testing should be done for patients Lipid Panel
taking atypical antipsychotics?
9. Name some atypical antipsychotics OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for
OLd CLOSets to
QUIETly RISPER
from A to Z"
10. If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye
injury what test would you avoid?
, NURS 6550 Midterm Review TEST WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
MRI
possible metal in
eye
11. What is the least invasive approach to rule out a D-dimer
pulmonary embolus?
12. When treating a patient with an unfractionated he- Heparin-induced
parin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid Thrombocytope-
a fatal complication) ? nia (HIT). aka
monitor for low
platelets.
d/c heparin and in-
tiate thrombin in-
hibitors!
13. What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syn- When the prima-
cope and ataxia? ry symptom iden-
tified is a sense
of spinning this
means vertigo and
is usually an inner
ear problem.
Ataxia is neurolog-
ical
near-syncope may
be cardiac, neuro
or both.
14. When a patient is concerned about a family member advanced direc-
not supporting wishes in end-of-life care, what legal tive
document should be used?
15. What is contraindicative of rTPA therapy? ST segment de-
pression
16. Transtheoretical Model of Change 1. Precontempla-
tion
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
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