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NSG-430 Community Nursing – Exam 1 Test Prep Series.

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2024/2025

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NSG-430 Community Nursing – Exam 1
Test Prep Series.
WHAT DO YOU TEACH A PT. ON CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY? - <<<ANSWERS >>>CALL
HCP IF EDEMA OCCURS, OR IF EPIGASTRIC PAIN DEVELOPS - COULD INDICATE IMPENDING
CRISIS
NORMAL TSH, T3, AND T4 LEVELS? - <<<ANSWERS >>>
TSH: 0.4-4.0
T3: 80-220
T4: 5.0-12.0
ACUTE THYROTOXICOSIS MANIFESTATIONS? - <<<ANSWERS >>>
-SEVERE TACHYCARDIA
-SHOCK
-HEART FAILURE
-HYPERTHERMIA
-AGITATION
-SEIZURES
TSH LEVELS FOR HYPERTHYROIDISM? - <<<ANSWERS >>><0.4
THYROTOXICOSIS TREATMENT? - <<<ANSWERS >>>
-ANTITHYROID DRUGS (METHIMAZOLE)
-IODINE
-BETA BLOCKERS
CONTRAINDICATION FOR PROPRANOLOL? - <<<ANSWERS >>>ASTHMA
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NSG-430 Community Nursing – Exam 1

Test Prep Series.

WHAT DO YOU TEACH A PT. ON CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY? - <<>>CALL

HCP IF EDEMA OCCURS, OR IF EPIGASTRIC PAIN DEVELOPS - COULD INDICATE IMPENDING

CRISIS

NORMAL TSH, T3, AND T4 LEVELS? - <<>>

 TSH: 0.4-4.

 T3: 80-

 T4: 5.0-12.

ACUTE THYROTOXICOSIS MANIFESTATIONS? - <<>>

-SEVERE TACHYCARDIA

-SHOCK

-HEART FAILURE

-HYPERTHERMIA

-AGITATION

-SEIZURES

TSH LEVELS FOR HYPERTHYROIDISM? - <<>><0.

THYROTOXICOSIS TREATMENT? - <<>>

-ANTITHYROID DRUGS (METHIMAZOLE)

-IODINE

-BETA BLOCKERS

CONTRAINDICATION FOR PROPRANOLOL? - <<>>ASTHMA

SIDE EFFECTS OF THYROID REMOVAL/REDUCTION? - <<>>

-CAN EFFECT PARATHYROID, WHICH IMPACTS CALCIUM

-CHECK FOR CHOVESTECKS AND TROUSSEAU'S SIGNS FOR HYPOCALCEMIA

HYPERTHYROIDISM INTERVENTIONS? - <<>>

-THYROID REDUCTION

-HIGH-CALORIE DIET (4000-5000 CAL)

THYROTOXICOSIS INTERVENTIONS? - <<>>

-COOL, QUIET ROOM

-LIGHT BED COVERINGS

-CHANGE LINENS OFTEN

WHAT IS MYXEDEMA COMA CHARACTERIZED BY? - <<>>

-IMPAIRED CONSCIOUSNESS OR COMA

-SUBNORMAL TEMP, HYPOTENSION, HYPOVENTILATION

-CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE

HOW TO TREAT MYXEDEMA COMA? - <<>>IV THYROID HORMONE

(LEVOTHYROXINE)

WHAT SHOULD YOU NOT GIVE FOR MYXEDEMA COMA? - <<>>NO

BENZOS OR SEDATIVES!!!

NORMAL PAO2 LEVELS? - <<>>>60 MM HG

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO FOR PATIENTS WHO JUST HAD CHEST TUBE PLACEMENT? -

<<>>SAME-DAY AMBULATION

WHAT ABG IS RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN? - <<>>NORMALLY RESPIRATORY

ACIDOSIS

WHAT IS ARDS? - <<>>SUDDEN, PROGRESSIVE FORM OF ACUTE

RESPIRATORY FAILURE

WHAT AMOUNT OF DRAINAGE FROM CHEST TUBE IS BAD? - <<>>>200 ML

WHAT TYPE OF BREATHING IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEST TRAUMA (FLAIL CHEST)? -

<<>>PARADOXICAL BREATHING

A PT. IS HYPOXIC AND NONCOMPLIANT WITH DEEP BREATHING AFTER CHEST TUBE OR

TRAUMA SURGERY. WHAT DO YOU DO? - <<>>GIVE PAIN MEDS! THEY

ARE LIKELY IN SEVERE PAIN THAT IS PREVENTING COMPLIANCE.

POSITIONING FOR PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY ISSUES THAT WILL PREVENT SHUNTING?

- <<>>PRONE POSITION - OPENS ALVEOLI AND STOPS SHUNTING

MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DKA AND HHS? - <<>>DKA HAS KETONES,

HHS HAS SUPER HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE

WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO A LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT, BECAUSE OF THE RISK

FOR MEDICATION REACTIONS? - <<>>GRAPEFRUIT JUICE

NORMAL PEEP? - <<>>PEEP: 5- 12

HOW OFTEN DO YOU ASSESS PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM? - <<<ANSWERS

>>>HOURLY - ASSESSING NEUROVASCULAR STATUS DISTAL TO THE SITE

WHEN DOES A PATIENT START SHOWING SIGNS OF CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST? -

<<>>6-8 HOURS PRIOR

A PATIENT'S FAMILY IS IN THE ROOM WHEN THE PT. CODES. WHAT DO YOU DO? -

<<>>ASK THE FAMILY IF THEY WANT TO BE PRESENT FOR THE CODE.

WHAT ARE THE KUBLER-ROSS STAGES OF GRIEF? - <<>>DENIAL, ANGER,

BARGAINING, DEPRESSION, ACCEPTANCE.

WHAT IS THE LAST SENSATION A DYING PERSON LOSES? - <<>>HEARING

WHAT IS DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA)? - <<>>

-PROFOUND DEFICIENCY OF INSULIN

-HYPERGLYCEMIA

-KETOSIS

-ACIDOSIS

-DEHYDRATION

WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO GET DKA? - <<>>TYPE 1 DIABETICS

DKA BREATHING PATTERN? - <<>>KUSSMAUL RESPIRATIONS - FAST, DEEP

BREATHS TO EXPEL CO2.

-FRUITY BREATH

DKA BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS - <<>>>

DKA PH LEVEL? - <<>>LESS THAN 7.

DKA SERUM BICARBONATE LEVEL? - <<>><

TREATMENT FOR DKA? - <<>>

-MAINTAIN AIRWAY

-FLUID RESUSCITATION

-SODIUM <

-URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY >1.

SIADH INTERVENTIONS? - <<>>

-MONITOR URINE OUTPUT AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY

-DAILY WEIGHTS, I&O, LABS

-MONITOR FOR SEIZURES

-PROVIDE FREQUENT ORAL CARE

-FLUID RESTRICTION

-LOOP DIURETICS

SIADH DRUG THERAPY? - <<>>VASOPRESSOR ANTAGONIST, DIURETICS,

AND ELECTROLYTE REPLACEMENTS

WHAT IS DIABETES INSIPIDUS (DI)? - <<>>

-DEFICIENCY OF ADH

-"DRY INSIDE"

DIABETES INSIPIDUS MANIFESTATIONS? - <<>>

-POLYDIPSIA

-POLYURIA

-URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY <1.

-URINE OSMOLALITY <

-SERUM OSMOLALITY >

-SERUM SODIUM >

DI DIAGNOSIS? - <<>>WATER DEPRIVATION TEST

DI TREATMENT? - <<>>

-HYPOTONIC SOLUTION

-MONITOR PULSE

-LOW SODIUM DIET

-VASOPRESSIN

IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER FOR PITUITARY SURGERY? - <<<ANSWERS

>>>CHECK DRESSING DRAINAGE REGULARLY FOR GLUCOSE! INDICATES A CSF LEAK.

WHAT IS CUSHING SYNDROME? - <<>>-CAUSED BY EXCESS

CORTICOSTEROIDS/GLUCOCORTICOIDS

CUSHING SYNDROME MANIFESTATIONS? - <<>>

-HYPERGLYCEMIA R/T GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE

-MUSCLE WASTING

-EASILY BRUISES

-MOON FACE

-BUFFALO HUMP

-WEIGHT GAIN IN TRUNK

-PURPLE STRIAE

-SUPRACLAVICULAR FAT PAD

-INCREASED BODY AND FACIAL HAIR, HAIR THINNING ON HEAD

CUSHING SYNDROME SCAN? - <<>>CT/MRI TO LOOK FOR PITUITARY

TUMOR

POST-OP ADRENAL CARE? - <<>>

-HIGH DOSES OF CORTICOSTEROIDS TO CAUSE A "SOFT LANDING", WEAN THEM OFF HIGH

HORMONES GENTLY

-VERY UNSTABLE

-BED REST UNTIL BP STABILIZED