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47 Cards in this Set
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What type of exercise is recommended for patients who have osteoarthritis?
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Non weight-bearing exercise
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Why should patients who are taking a regimen of corticosteroids for RA avoid crowds?
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Corticosteroids decrease immunity
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True or false: patients with Lupus should avoid exposure to the sun
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True
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Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) affects only which part of the body?
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Skin
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What is a precaution for a patient who is receiving radiation treatments from an UNSEALED source?
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Do not share a toilet with others for 3 days
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What type of cancer causes the most deaths among men?
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Lung cancer
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If an IV becomes infiltrated, what is the nurse's best 1st action?
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Discontinue the IV
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What are the most prevalent cancers among African-Americans?
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Lung & prostate cancers
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Breast cancer cells often metastasize to which body areas?
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Bone
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What is significant about an autosomal recessive trait?
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The genotype is the same as the phenotype
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What is the greatest risk factor for cancer?
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Advanced age
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What is Neumega for?
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Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia
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A nocturnal cough can be a symptom of what?
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Early heart failure
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What are the major symptoms of hypoxia?
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Restlessness/confusion
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If a patient presents with a new heart murmur, what should the nurse ask?
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Whether the patient has had any dental work in the past month
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What is a major symptom of digoxin toxicity?
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Anorexia
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What is a major symptom of hypokalemia?
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Muscle weakness
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What drug is usually administered as a precaution to decrease complications of thrombolytic therapy?
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Heparin
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What is the purpose of administering Retavase quickly when a patient is having a MI?
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Retavase restores perfusion, and decreases the size of the MI
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If troponin levels are elevated, what does this indicate?
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A recent MI
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If a patient's ECG tracing demonstrates deep Q-waves, what does this usually indicate?
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A MI in the past
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What is the major complication of a rolling hernia?
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Obstruction
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When are antacids administered?
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2 hours after meals
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What are the major complications of Crohn's disease?
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*Fistulas
*Hemorrhage *Obstruction |
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What should the nurse assess to be sure a patient's high doses of morphine are not having adverse effects on the endocrine system?
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Monitor I & O closely
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Which insulin should never be mixed?
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Insulin glargine
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What is a major manifestation of ulcerative collitis?
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10-20 liquid bloody stools per day
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How is gestational diabetes usually managed?
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Diet/exercise
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What should the nurse assess on a patient who is experiencing regurgitation?
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Auscultate for fine crackles in the lungs
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What causes esophageal reflux?
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decreased tone of the lower esophageal sphincter
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What is the priority assessment for patients who have Crohn's disease?
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Cardiovascular assessment (disrhythmias, etc.)
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What is the classic symptom of peritonitis?
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Rigid abdomen
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What is a major risk factor of hyperparathyroidism?
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hypocalcemia
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What should you do if your patient's stoma is dry and dark red?
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notify the surgeon
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What is the priority nursing action before a laboring mother receives an epidural?
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Adequate hydration
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What is the best action to promote latching on for breastfeeding mothers/babies?
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Breast feed within the first 30 minutes of life of the newborn
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What is the acronym to remember when assessing an episiotomy?
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REEDA
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What is the significance of the nitrazine test?
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This test will determine whether a pregnant woman's membranes have ruptured
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What indicates the 2nd stage of labor?
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10 cm dilation
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What is important for the nurse to provide to a woman post-labor (taking-in phase)
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Nurturing care
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Why is Methergine IM administered to OB patients?
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To minimize bleeding after giving birth
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Which patients should always be on venous return precautions post surgery?
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Women with ovarian cancer
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How can you educate a patient in identifying the onset of dehydration?
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Teach them to accurately take and chart their weight daily
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What foods are important to avoid in a patient who is taking an MAOI?
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Avoid foods containing tyramine
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What is the goal of crisis intervention?
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Re-establish equilibrium
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What is the priority nursing intervention for patients who are going through alcohol detoxification?
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Assess for signs/symptoms of withdrawal
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The faces pain scale can usually be used in what age children?
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As young as 3 years
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