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Question:
You have a patient that comes to the ER blood sugar 602, breathing deeply, ketos in their urine. What would you think the next test be?
Answer:
Blood Gases you want to see if they have DKA
Question:
Your giving insulin. Can you mix Novolin R and Novolin N?
Answer:
No, they have to go into separate syringes, one is long and one is short
Question:
When your drawling up insulin what do you have to do first?
Answer:
Put air in the cloudy first
Question:
You're working in a long term care facility. Report from the night shift nurse that a patient is really thirsty, peeing every hour and really restless. What would you do first?
Answer:
Check their blood sugar
Question:
You have a patient come into the clinic who is 24 years old. She getting ready to go on a cruise, she's a diabetic. She's coming in for a check up and states that she does not have hair growing on her legs anymore. Should you be concerned?
Answer:
Yes, means poor circulation
Question:
Creatinine normal range
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BUN normal range
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Question:
Your patient has a subdural hematoma receiving mannitol. How to know is mannitol is working?
Patient has diabetes type 2 and they are complaining of shaking, blurred vision, racing heart. What are you doing to do?
Answer:
Check blood sugar
Question:
12 year old no history of diabetes. But has a family history of diabetes, you find that their blood sugar is 390, has frequent urination, hot/flushed. What orders would you expect the doctor to give you?
Answer:
- GAD test
- Sliding Scale of Insulin
Question:
1 1/2 year old that was admitted, newly diagnose with diabetes. What symptoms would you expect to see?
Answer:
- Frequent urinations
- Weight lost - body is burning protein instead of fat
- Thirst
Question:
Type 1 diabetic that has signs of negative reaction to insulin. What does that mean?
Answer:
The body is not absorbing the insulin
Question:
What are the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia?
Answer:
- Weakness
- Irritability
- Trimers
- Hunger
- Impaired Vision
Question:
Patient had a stroke what kind of things would you educate this person on to decrease their risk factors for another stroke?
Answer:
- Monitor B/P
- Diet and Exercise
- Reduce Stress
- No Smoking
Question:
Patient has metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome?
Answer:
Cluster of diseases, that put at risk for diabetes like hypertension, heart failure
Blood thinner, given subcutaneously (subq)
Question:
Side effects monitoring for when on Lovenox?
Answer:
- Bleeding
- Bruising
- Bleeding of the gums
- Blood in the stool and urine
Question:
Interventions for Lovenox
Answer:
- Soft tooth brush
- Use electric razor
- Let them know they are spectacle for easy bruising
Question:
Patient diabetic type 2 their hemoglobin A1C is 10.2. What are you doing to teach this patient to help them be complaint?
Answer:
- Diet and exercise
- Taking their blood sugars at home regularly
- Take their medication as prescribed
- Decrease in crabs and sugars
- Eat at same time everyday
- Check blood sugar before exercise
- Stress, Surgery and Steroids will increase sugars
Question:
Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure
Answer:
- Headache
- Blurry Vision / Diplopa
- Change in LOC
Question:
How to position a patient with increased intracranial pressure?
Answer:
- Head of bed at a 30 degree angle
- Neck is in the neutral position
- Give oxygen if needed
Question:
What should a patient with increased intracranial pressure avoid?
Answer:
- Lifting heavy things
- Bending over
Question:
Lantus was given at 9 how long until it starts working?
Answer:
1 hour
Question:
Patient concerned about getting diabetes has a family history of diabetes, what interventions should be put in place?
Answer:
- Maintaining a healthy diet
Question:
Patient has DKA and is ordered for insulin drip. What insulin would you think that would be?
Answer:
Question:
Patient diagnosed with right subarachnoid hemorrhage, what is that?
Answer:
Bleed right part of brain
Question:
What position would you put a patient in that has a right subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Answer:
30 - 40 degrees semi fowlers
Question:
Nursing intervention for tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer:
Air way
Question:
Patient has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis what kind of assessment would you expect to do?
Answer:
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Monitor symptoms of IICP
- Checking LOC
- Monitor labs
- Vital signs
Question:
Patient has delirium is it revisable?
Answer:
Yes
Question:
Patient has increased intracranial pressure, what would you expect their blood pressure, temperature, pulse, LOC to be?
Answer:
High b/p, high temperature, low pulse, LOC decreased
Question:
Patient that has meningitis what kind of isolation would you put them in?
Answer:
Droplet
Question:
Patient diagnosed with a stroke and they have dysphasia, what would you put in place to prevent aspiration?
Answer:
- No straws
- Thicken liquids
- Sat up right
- Speech therapy
Question:
Patient that has aphasia what does that mean?
Answer:
Question:
Patient has Alzheimer's what medication do we give?
Answer:
Aricept (Donepezil), Exelon
Question:
Patient diabetes type 1 what should you teach them?
Answer:
- Carry a snack with them (Crabs and Protein)
- Reducing junk food
Question:
What medication do we give for seizures?
Answer:
- Dilantin
- Tegretol
- Diazepam
