ADULT MED-SURG NURS EXAM QUESTION
WITH ANSWERS
With Cushing what are you monitoring daily? - . ANS daily weights
Is there hyper or hypovolemia in cushings? - . ANS hyper
What fluids for fluid resuscitation in burn victims? - . ANS 0.9 or LR
What is meningitis? - . ANS inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
What kind of room should a pt with meningitis be in? - . ANS isolation-
negative pressure
Does meningitis increase or decrease ICP? - . ANS increase
For a chest tube, what is the first chamber? - . ANS drainage collection
What is the second chamber for in the chest tube? - . ANS water seal
What is a third chamber for in the chest tube? - . ANS suction control
Is tidying with movement expected in the water chamber seal? - . ANS yes
What should cuff pressure be for the ET tube? - . ANS 20mm hg
,What mask for TB? -. ANS N95
What color tongue is in vitamin b12 deficiency? - . ANS bright red
What could increase while admin epoetin alfa? - . ANS increased blood
pressure (increasing blood count)
How often should you monitor HGB and HCT with epoetin alfa? - . ANS
twice weekly
What position for a liver biopsy? - . ANS supine
What color stools for cirrhosis? - . ANS clay-colored
What type of diuretic would you give for heart failure and pulmonary
edema? - . ANS loop diuretics
Would you give nitro for heart failure? - . ANS yes
What is the number one reason for vision loss in people? - . ANS age
This causes loss of peripheral vision. - . ANS open-angle glaucoma
What elevated IOP would cause open-angle glaucoma? - . ANS >21
,Is angle closure glaucoma rapid or slow increase IOP? - . ANS rapid
What is with the pupils for angle closure what isn't happening? - . ANS they
aren't reactive
Is open angle or angle closure severe pain? - . ANS angle closure
What would you notify a doctor of with a pt taking carbamazepine
(Tegretol)(3 things)? - . ANS sore throat fever and bleeding
If pt is taking vasopressin what would you notify the doctor for(2)? - .
ANS headache and confusion
What are the 5 P's for compartment syndrome? - . ANS Pain paralysis
paresthesia pallor pulselessness
What ABG reading would tell you what changes are with chronic kidney
disease? - . ANS metabolic acidosis
What heart sound would you hear with heart failure? - . ANS S3
What kind of bowel sounds for hypokalemia? - . ANS hypoactive bowel
sounds
What happens if too much magnesium is given what would you see
happen to the body? - . ANS respiratory paralysis
, What would skin look like for an anaphylactic reaction? - . ANS flushing
What aches with Lyme disease? - . ANS joints
What enzyme would indicate hepatitis C? -. ANS enzyme immunoassay
(EIA)
What would someone with a detached retina say that they are seeing? - .
ANS curtain closed over my eye
Should you take insulin even if you are unable to eat your regular diet? - .
ANS yes
What electrolytes would you want to decrease with Cushing's? - . ANS
decreased sodium
What is the adverse effect of amphotericin B for a fungal infection? - .
ANS increased BUN
What is normal urine-specific gravity? - . ANS 1.000 to 1.030
What if a pt has a high urine specific gravity what does it mean and
what color is urine? - . ANS means they are dehydrated and dark
colored urine
WITH ANSWERS
With Cushing what are you monitoring daily? - . ANS daily weights
Is there hyper or hypovolemia in cushings? - . ANS hyper
What fluids for fluid resuscitation in burn victims? - . ANS 0.9 or LR
What is meningitis? - . ANS inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
What kind of room should a pt with meningitis be in? - . ANS isolation-
negative pressure
Does meningitis increase or decrease ICP? - . ANS increase
For a chest tube, what is the first chamber? - . ANS drainage collection
What is the second chamber for in the chest tube? - . ANS water seal
What is a third chamber for in the chest tube? - . ANS suction control
Is tidying with movement expected in the water chamber seal? - . ANS yes
What should cuff pressure be for the ET tube? - . ANS 20mm hg
,What mask for TB? -. ANS N95
What color tongue is in vitamin b12 deficiency? - . ANS bright red
What could increase while admin epoetin alfa? - . ANS increased blood
pressure (increasing blood count)
How often should you monitor HGB and HCT with epoetin alfa? - . ANS
twice weekly
What position for a liver biopsy? - . ANS supine
What color stools for cirrhosis? - . ANS clay-colored
What type of diuretic would you give for heart failure and pulmonary
edema? - . ANS loop diuretics
Would you give nitro for heart failure? - . ANS yes
What is the number one reason for vision loss in people? - . ANS age
This causes loss of peripheral vision. - . ANS open-angle glaucoma
What elevated IOP would cause open-angle glaucoma? - . ANS >21
,Is angle closure glaucoma rapid or slow increase IOP? - . ANS rapid
What is with the pupils for angle closure what isn't happening? - . ANS they
aren't reactive
Is open angle or angle closure severe pain? - . ANS angle closure
What would you notify a doctor of with a pt taking carbamazepine
(Tegretol)(3 things)? - . ANS sore throat fever and bleeding
If pt is taking vasopressin what would you notify the doctor for(2)? - .
ANS headache and confusion
What are the 5 P's for compartment syndrome? - . ANS Pain paralysis
paresthesia pallor pulselessness
What ABG reading would tell you what changes are with chronic kidney
disease? - . ANS metabolic acidosis
What heart sound would you hear with heart failure? - . ANS S3
What kind of bowel sounds for hypokalemia? - . ANS hypoactive bowel
sounds
What happens if too much magnesium is given what would you see
happen to the body? - . ANS respiratory paralysis
, What would skin look like for an anaphylactic reaction? - . ANS flushing
What aches with Lyme disease? - . ANS joints
What enzyme would indicate hepatitis C? -. ANS enzyme immunoassay
(EIA)
What would someone with a detached retina say that they are seeing? - .
ANS curtain closed over my eye
Should you take insulin even if you are unable to eat your regular diet? - .
ANS yes
What electrolytes would you want to decrease with Cushing's? - . ANS
decreased sodium
What is the adverse effect of amphotericin B for a fungal infection? - .
ANS increased BUN
What is normal urine-specific gravity? - . ANS 1.000 to 1.030
What if a pt has a high urine specific gravity what does it mean and
what color is urine? - . ANS means they are dehydrated and dark
colored urine
