Ultimate Study Guides for Utah Notary and ATI Adult Medical
Surgical Exams
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - Answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - Answer higher than usual
like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - Answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - Answer promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
Answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answer no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answer no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answer no because
they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answer constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answer high fiber
,When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answer when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answer infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answer contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - Answer it
decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answer magnesium containg
antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answer calcium can
decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - Answer yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - Answer to put trach tray by
bedside (AIRWAY)
,What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answer fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - Answer give dosage
same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answer high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answer listen to it again
but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answer if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - Answer .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - Answer increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - Answer tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - Answer 1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - Answer less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when put on O2? - Answer if they
have COPD
, Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - Answer It can worsen hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - Answer
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - Answer back pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - Answer no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - Answer so hips don't
get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - Answer if you have an irregular heart rate it can detect
it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? - Answer regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - Answer detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - Answer it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - Answer increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - Answer prednisone
Surgical Exams
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - Answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - Answer higher than usual
like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - Answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - Answer promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
Answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answer no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answer no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answer no because
they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answer constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answer high fiber
,When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answer when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answer infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answer contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - Answer it
decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answer magnesium containg
antacids
Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answer calcium can
decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - Answer yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - Answer to put trach tray by
bedside (AIRWAY)
,What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answer fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - Answer give dosage
same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answer high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answer listen to it again
but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answer if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - Answer .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - Answer increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - Answer tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - Answer 1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - Answer less than 25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when put on O2? - Answer if they
have COPD
, Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - Answer It can worsen hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - Answer
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - Answer back pain
What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - Answer no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - Answer so hips don't
get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - Answer if you have an irregular heart rate it can detect
it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? - Answer regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - Answer detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - Answer it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - Answer increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - Answer prednisone
