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Exam 4: NUR104/ NUR 104 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Foundations of Nursing Review | Q&A, Exams of Nursing

QUESTION True or False If you're giving an elderly patient 2 units of blood, they CAN get fluid overload Answer: True QUESTION Steps when inserting peripheral IV Answer: insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle QUESTION · Steps in starting a peripheral IV Answer: -Wash hands -Regular Gloves -Clean the site -Apply tourniquet and feel for vein -insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle (steps on the test) QUESTION What regulates thirst?

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Exam 4: NUR104/ NUR 104 (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Foundations of Nursing Review |
Questions and Verified Answers| 100%
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QUESTION
True or False
If you're giving an elderly patient 2 units of blood, they CAN get fluid overload
Answer:
True
QUESTION
Steps when inserting peripheral IV
Answer:
insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle
QUESTION
· Steps in starting a peripheral IV
Answer:
-Wash hands
-Regular Gloves
-Clean the site
-Apply tourniquet and feel for vein
-insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle (steps on the test)
QUESTION
What regulates thirst?
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QUESTION

True or False If you're giving an elderly patient 2 units of blood, they CAN get fluid overload Answer: True

QUESTION

Steps when inserting peripheral IV Answer: insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle

QUESTION

· Steps in starting a peripheral IV Answer:

  • Wash hands
  • Regular Gloves
  • Clean the site
  • Apply tourniquet and feel for vein
  • insert IV, look for flashback in hub, and then advance the hub over the needle (steps on the test)

QUESTION

What regulates thirst?

Answer:

  • Hypothalamus

QUESTION

What can a provider order to check if there is damage to the pituitary gland? Answer:

  • a 24 hour urine collection

QUESTION

If your patients hematocrit is 20% is it high or low? Answer:

  • Low

QUESTION

If your patient says "I don't want to do chemo anymore" what do you as the nurse do? Answer: "Can you tell me more about it?" or report to provider

QUESTION

Stages of Death and Dying Answer:

  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance

Can a patient receive hospice care in a hospital setting? Answer: Yes, if they make a statement saying they cannot you as the nurse must provider further education

QUESTION

hospice care Answer: treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes, or in special hospital units or other facilities, with the goal of helping them to die comfortably, without pain

QUESTION

pallative care Answer: Taking care of the whole person- mind, body and spirit/heart/soul. Views death as natural and personal experience

QUESTION

If you have a Jehovah's Witness patient who has an order to hang blood what will you do? Answer:

  • Confirm the order/infusion with the patient prior to administering

QUESTION

ESR normal range Answer: Men - 0 - 17mm/hr Over 50 yrs, 1-20 mm/hr

Women - 1 - 25mm/hr over 50 yrs, 1-30 mm/hr

QUESTION

Prealbumin normal range Answer: 12 - 50g/dl

QUESTION

Albumin normal range Answer: 3.1-4.3 g/dl

QUESTION

Total protein normal range Answer: 6.0-8.0 g/dL

QUESTION

pH normal range Answer: 7.35-7.

QUESTION

Creatine

QUESTION

Normal HCO Answer: 22 - 26 21,20,19,18,17... (Acid) 27,28,29,30,31.. (Alkalotic)

QUESTION

Normal calcium levels Answer: 8.5-10.5 mg/dL

QUESTION

Normal Magnesium Answer: 1.5-2.0 mEq/L

QUESTION

Normal sodium levels Answer: 135 - 145mEq/L

QUESTION

normal potassium levels

Answer: 3.5- 5

QUESTION

Normal platelet count Answer: 150,000-300,

QUESTION

Isotonic Fluids Answer: 0.9 Normal Saline Lactated RIngers **5% Dextrose in water 5% Dextrose in 0.225 saline

QUESTION

Why would a patient have Isotonic fluid ordered? Answer: to increase extracellular fluid, due to surgery, diarrhea, blood loss, dehydration, vomitting

QUESTION

hypotonic solution Answer: .45 of saline .22% saline .333% saline

QUESTION

What are signs that your IV has infiltrated? Answer:

  • Swelling, redness, edema, warm to touch

QUESTION

How long can you have blood out of the blood bank before administering? Answer: 4 hours

QUESTION

If you check the blood to administer to a patient and both nurses do not agree on the blood type, what do you do? Answer:

  • Return blood back to blood bank within 30 minutes

QUESTION

What do you need to do prior to infusing blood? Answer:

  • obtain baseline vital signs

QUESTION

What do you do as a nurse when you infuse blood? Answer:

  • Baseline vital signs BEFORE starting the blood
  • UAP can do the vital signs for you
  • verify blood
  • stay with the patient for the first 15 minutes after the infusion starts to look for any adverse reactions

QUESTION

If during a blood infusion, the patient complains of pain at the site during infusion, what will you do? Answer: STOP THE INFUSION!!! then you can open saline and assess based on facility policies

QUESTION

What type of fluid would a patient with severe hyponatremia most likely be started on? Answer: Hypertonic Fluids

QUESTION

A patient with cerebral edema would most likely be order what type of solution? Answer: 3% Saline

QUESTION

A patient is being admitted with dehydration due to nausea and vomiting. Which fluid would you expect the patient to be started on? Answer: 0.9% Normal Saline

Answer: 22 - 26

QUESTION

What lab values would you expect in a patient with ESRD? Answer:

  • Expect lab values high before dialysis and more normal after

QUESTION

What regulates the Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Answer:

  • Pituitary gland

QUESTION

Do you think someone with ESRD would have a high or low BUN? Answer:

  • High Bun

QUESTION

If the patient has experienced damage to their pituitary gland what would you expect it to affect? Answer:

  • The amount of ADH is secretes (antidiuretic tells the body to hold onto fluid)

QUESTION

Which patient would more likely have metabolic alkalosis? (pulling out acids) Answer: the answer is NOT

  • the patient with nausea for a few days (until you throw up or vomit no acids have left yet)

QUESTION

What would you expect to see in a patient experiencing third spacing/intravascular space to transcellular compartment? Answer:

  • These patient's skin is weeping, they may have a chuck or towel under skin where their cells are leaking

QUESTION

Diuretics can result in changes to which electrolytes? Answer:

  • Expect to see potassium low