NURS 3234 Exam Questions with Correct Answers| Latest Update Guaranteed Success
what types of foods are high on the glycemic index? potatoes bread and pasta
--> non complex carbs
french fries are a 96 in glycemic index
vitamin table on text. what it does on the body
what vitamin is essential for wound healing?
a. vit a
b. vit b
c. riboflavin
d. vit c vitamin b?
what types of foods are high in vitamin k Dark green leafy vegetables, cabbage, broccoli,
mayonnaise and canola
vitamin k antidote warfarin interaction
hypoglyecemia symptoms tachycardia, cold and moist skin/clammy/wet, confusion,
diaphoresis, pale, HA, nausea, shaking, altered mental state
the brain needs glucose and oxygen
the tech reports a glucose of 56 for earl. rank in order the steps you would take 1. assess the
patient
2. provide 15g simple carb
- juices (apple, cranberry), straight sugar (glucose tabs), candy
,3. reassess the glucose level in 15 mins
4. analyze the cause
- when did they last eat, what/when last injection, activity/exercise level, n&v&diarrhea?,
lantus last night and regular in the morning (keep an eye to know onset, peak, and duration)
5. notify the provider
- call rrt when pt. is unresponsive
6. document
functions/purposes the kidneys do for us excretion
filter
manage bp
electrolytes balance
metabolize waste products
water retention
GFR
bone strength; calcium and phosphorus balance
reabsorption
renin secretion
produce hormones (erythropoietin - blood)
blood volume
recycling
A nurse is evaluating a client's bladder training program. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates the bladder training was successful?
a. "I am having accident daily."
b. "I am voiding a small amount when I visit the bathroom."
c. "I continue to visit the bathroom every hour."
, d. "I am experiencing less than one urinary accident per week." "I am experiencing less than
one urinary accident per week"
--> clients who have overactive bladders tend to visit the bathroom more frequently, despite
the need to void, to avoid accidents. in doing so, clients inadvertently train the bladder to send
messages to the brain that it is full when it is not. when clients bladder train, they reteach the
bladder when to send messages to the brain, thus avoiding accidents
successful bladder training programs focus on attempting to urinate at set times with or
without the urge and slowly increasing the time between these sessions
A nurse is educating a client about a new temporary ileostomy. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "My ileostomy has an internal reservoir that collects waste."
b. "My ileostomy is allowing my colon time to heal from the surgery."
c. "My ileostomy must be accessed with a catheter to drain the waste."
d. "My ileostomy is designed to be a permanent solution." my ileostomy is allowing my
colon time to heal from the surgery
--> ileostomies can be reversed once the colon has had time to heal
continent ileostomy system a bowel diversion system that is accessed with a catheter so the
contents in the pouch can be drained
ileostomy temporary or permanent fecal diversion.
if temporary, the stoma can be reversed by removing the ileum from the abdominal wall and
reattaching it to the colon
j-pouch an internal pouch formed with the ileum that collects waste
what types of foods are high on the glycemic index? potatoes bread and pasta
--> non complex carbs
french fries are a 96 in glycemic index
vitamin table on text. what it does on the body
what vitamin is essential for wound healing?
a. vit a
b. vit b
c. riboflavin
d. vit c vitamin b?
what types of foods are high in vitamin k Dark green leafy vegetables, cabbage, broccoli,
mayonnaise and canola
vitamin k antidote warfarin interaction
hypoglyecemia symptoms tachycardia, cold and moist skin/clammy/wet, confusion,
diaphoresis, pale, HA, nausea, shaking, altered mental state
the brain needs glucose and oxygen
the tech reports a glucose of 56 for earl. rank in order the steps you would take 1. assess the
patient
2. provide 15g simple carb
- juices (apple, cranberry), straight sugar (glucose tabs), candy
,3. reassess the glucose level in 15 mins
4. analyze the cause
- when did they last eat, what/when last injection, activity/exercise level, n&v&diarrhea?,
lantus last night and regular in the morning (keep an eye to know onset, peak, and duration)
5. notify the provider
- call rrt when pt. is unresponsive
6. document
functions/purposes the kidneys do for us excretion
filter
manage bp
electrolytes balance
metabolize waste products
water retention
GFR
bone strength; calcium and phosphorus balance
reabsorption
renin secretion
produce hormones (erythropoietin - blood)
blood volume
recycling
A nurse is evaluating a client's bladder training program. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates the bladder training was successful?
a. "I am having accident daily."
b. "I am voiding a small amount when I visit the bathroom."
c. "I continue to visit the bathroom every hour."
, d. "I am experiencing less than one urinary accident per week." "I am experiencing less than
one urinary accident per week"
--> clients who have overactive bladders tend to visit the bathroom more frequently, despite
the need to void, to avoid accidents. in doing so, clients inadvertently train the bladder to send
messages to the brain that it is full when it is not. when clients bladder train, they reteach the
bladder when to send messages to the brain, thus avoiding accidents
successful bladder training programs focus on attempting to urinate at set times with or
without the urge and slowly increasing the time between these sessions
A nurse is educating a client about a new temporary ileostomy. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "My ileostomy has an internal reservoir that collects waste."
b. "My ileostomy is allowing my colon time to heal from the surgery."
c. "My ileostomy must be accessed with a catheter to drain the waste."
d. "My ileostomy is designed to be a permanent solution." my ileostomy is allowing my
colon time to heal from the surgery
--> ileostomies can be reversed once the colon has had time to heal
continent ileostomy system a bowel diversion system that is accessed with a catheter so the
contents in the pouch can be drained
ileostomy temporary or permanent fecal diversion.
if temporary, the stoma can be reversed by removing the ileum from the abdominal wall and
reattaching it to the colon
j-pouch an internal pouch formed with the ileum that collects waste
