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PN 3006 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PN 3006 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSIf a respiratory mask gets ruined, what do we needs to do as nurses - Answers- check
the seal to see if its affected
What does the nurse need to do in order to prevent further spread for a patient on
droplet precautions - Answers- Take off
Gloves
Gown
Mask -in patients doorway
How does a nurse wash her hands - Answers- Soap, water, friction
When do you use surgical asepsis - Answers- changing a wound dressing
If you find the patient with purulent drainage and a high WBC (white blood cell) count,
what do you do? - Answers- Call physician
If a patient has mild chest pain, how do you gain their co-operation? - Answers- Explain
the procedure
How do you know the patient is fallowing the assessment? - Answers- Alert, oriented
and responding to questions
What does subjective data mean ? - Answers- In the patients own words, opinions and
feelings
Subjective data about the patient that does not want to go home, the patient is ...... -
Answers- Apprehensive about discharge
What can we do for a patient with a hearing deficit in an interview - Answers- quit room
door closed etc.
If you have a patient in an interview what is the next step after analyzing the data to
figure out problems? - Answers- Next step is Planning
Which step in the nursing process is inclusive to patient state and values improving ? -
Answers- Evaluation
After administering tylenal to a patient what do you do? - Answers- Check after 30 min
to see if patients condition has improved
What is the side effect to opioid toxicity? - Answers- Respiratory Depression
If a patient has blurred vision after administering eye drops what can you do ? -
Answers- Ask them what blurred means
, Once you have administer insulin what do we need to remember - Answers- Make sure
to eat to avoid Hypoglycaemia
What do we need to remember when opening a glass ampule - Answers- To use a filter
needle
How do we do the Z track method correctly ? - Answers- Spread skin laterally, then
insert
What does an incision look like four days post operation - Answers- Warm, without
discharge, and inflammation
When you remove a wound dressing what do you do ? - Answers- Hand Hygiene, new
gloves, remove dressing, then apply sterile gloves
What do you watch out for a patient with a Fast IV - Answers- Respiratory Distress
When priming blood what solution do you use for the other side - Answers- Saline
When taking IV fluids we must take special precautions if we are hearing what in the
lungs - Answers- Pulmonary edema or crackles
What is phlebitis? - Answers- Inflammation of a vein, largest indicator is the red/bruised
line up the arm
Where do you listen to the Apical Pulse ? - Answers- 5th intercostal space left of
midclavicular line
It a patient has PVD (peripheral vascular disease) where do we need to check the
pulses? - Answers- Pulses in both legs
If a patient is feeling lumps on their testicals what is this a sign of ? - Answers-
Testicular cancer
If you patient weighs 250 lbs then a day later is 10 pounds heavier, what may this be a
sign of? - Answers- Water retention
If a patient has arthritis in both hips, what is the best position for a rectal exam ? -
Answers- Sims Position
What do you do where there is blood coming from an IV that is discontinued ? -
Answers- Apply pressure with gauze
Patients who smoke cigarettes are at an increase of infection ? - Answers- True
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