1465 Possible Test Questions Stuff Part 1

Front 1

What med may be given prophylactically to reduce the severity and duration of symptoms for pts undergoing hip surgery?

Back 1

Haldol

Front 2

A pt who has lived in the same small town for many years run's a red light on a street that he normally travels on and gets pulled over by police. He tells police that that must be a new light b/c it was never there before. What is this a sign of ?

Back 2

Amnesia- he doesn't remeber the light ever being there, he forgot.

Front 3

When looking for cause or contributing factors of depression we should look for a lifelong history of ?,?,? and declining ? and medical ?

Back 3

losses,
loneliness,
crises,
health,
conditions

Front 4

You discover 2 alzheimer's pts having an argument in the hall, what is the best intervention?

Back 4

split them up and redirect them

Front 5

If a pt is having a seizure, what is an intervention that will prevent them from aspirating?

Back 5

turn their head to the side

Front 6

If a pt presents in the ER that is taking dilantin for seizures can you DC the med?

Back 6

NO, this will lower the pts threshold for seizures

Front 7

Pysch symptoms of TBI get worse over time due to the non-ability to ?

Back 7

adapt

Front 8

Common S/E of Depakote include ?, ? gain, and ?

Back 8

tremor,
weight,
sedation

Front 9

The pt is having an acute exacerbation of psychosis and has already been given an antipsychotic that isn't releaving the symptoms yet, what med can be given to enhance the effectiveness of the antipsychotic?

Back 9

Depakote

Front 10

The nurse feels unable to intervene therapeutically with a pt who presents a management problem and has problems that impede care, who can the nurse reach out to help deal with this situation?

Back 10

The psychiatric liasion nurse

Front 11

Who should have suicidal ideation assessed on them?

Back 11

everyone

Front 12

You have a TBI patient that is presenting with no energy and has been experiencing trouble concentrating. What medication should you expect to be ordered?

Back 12

Ritalin

Front 13

A pt tells the nurse that she is taking a herbal medication that has been proven to be effective as anti-depressent medication that has been prescribed by her Dr. What herbal medicine do you suspect she is talking about?

Back 13

St. John's Wart

Front 14

The most recent studies show that the herbal therapy medicine ? has similiar efficacy to standard antidepressants and causes fewer ?'s

Back 14

St. John's Wart,
Side-Effects

Front 15

A pt shows up in the ER and tells you that she is taking and SSRI antidepressant and wants to add St. John's Wart to her meds to help further help with her depression. What should you warn her about this combination?

Back 15

That St. John's wart is mildly seratonergic and may cause serotonin syndrome.

Front 16

A pt presents in the ED that is exibiting delirium, restlessness, tachycardia, Fever, and elevated BP and she is known to be taking SSRI's for her depression. What complication do you suspect?

Back 16

Serotonin syndrome,

Front 17

A pt is taking a herbal medication to help with his memory and he tells you that he has noticed bruising quite freguently since he started taking this herbal med. What herbal med do you suspect he is taking?

Back 17

Ginkgo biloba

Front 18

Kava Kava and valerian are both taken to help with? Which one of these meds has also been used as and analgesic and anesthetic?

Back 18

anxiety,
Kava Kava

Front 19

A pt tells you that she has been taking a herbal medicine for a long time to help with her anxiety. She is presenting with abnormal muscle movements and yellow scaly skin. What herbal medicine do you think she is taking?

Back 19

Kava Kava

Front 20

Valerian is used as an antianxiety agent and has also been reported to have ? and ? properties.

Back 20

antidepressant,
sedative

Front 21

A pt tells you that she is brewing a herbal remedy tea to help her with her sleep, which herb do you think she is using?

Back 21

Valerian

Front 22

If the herbal remedy Valerian is taken when by a person that is already drinking alcohol and has presented with decreased HR, decreased BP and decreased RR, what do you believe the cause of these decreases to be ?

Back 22

potentiation, when Valerian is taken with other CNS depressants it has the potential to potentiate the effects.

Front 23

A pt presents to the ER with a loss of consciousness for approximately 15 minutes after a MVA what classification of TBI severity is he classified under?

Back 23

Mild

Front 24

A pt with a TBI that has a LOC of 0-30 minutes is classified in the ? range.

Back 24

mild

Front 25

A pt that presents to the ER with and altered mental status from 0-24hrs after hitting his head after falling off of a bike is classified in the ? range

Back 25

mild

Front 26

A pt cannot remember anything that has happened for the last day after being hit in the head with a baseball, what level of severity would he be put under on the TBI scale?

Back 26

mild

Front 27

You have just finished rating a pt using the Glasgow Coma Scale that has suffered a head injury. The score from the scale is 14, what classification does this put the pt under on the TBI severity table?

Back 27

mild

Front 28

If a pt has Post-traumatic amesia less than 1 day it would be rated as ? on the TBI scale.

Back 28

mild