Final for LVN fundamentals review
Nightingale made what improvements ? - answerHygiene,record keeping,decerased
mortaility rate,nutrition,
What war was nightingale involved with ? - answerThe Crimean war
What's the wound irrigation sequence ? - answerCleanse around the skin with antiseptic
swabs ,to eridicate microbes around the wound
Wound irrigation you ? - answerHave irrigation syringe 1 inch away and clean from
cleanest to dirtiest
You are a nurse in medsurg unit and received a pt with surgery 15 hrs ago what are the
subjective signs and symptoms of pain? - answerSubjective Is what the pt tells you a
quality of pain 0-10 and how the pain feels
What are the different parts of the brain ? - answerBrain stem back of the brain ,medulla
oblongata basic vital functions of life
What are the different types of hormones secreted by the kidneys ? - answerADH-water
retaining hormone ,adesterone -regulating electrolytes ,sodium -potassium
Thymus gland is located a the ? - answerSternum
What system creates epinephrine and non-epinephrine? - answerNervous system
What does epinephrine do ? - answerFlight or flight system increases HR,
BP,RR ,glucose ,metabolism and pupil dilation
nonepinephrine? - answerRest and digest -decreased ,HR ,BP,RR ,
Blood flow sequence ? - answerSuperior vena cava, right atrium ,tricuspid valve ,right
ventricle ,pulmonary veins,left atrium, bicuspid valve ,left ventricle ,aortic valve and the
aorta
SA node of the heart is located where ? - answerAtrium
What's ROM? - answerRange of motion only do it to the point of resistance
Active ROM? - answerPt does it
Passive ROM? - answerPt is assisted
, Body mechanics sequencing when moving pts ? - answerSpread your legs,squat ,grab
the object close to your body and use your leg strength and not your back
What's the most flexible part of your body that does the lifting during body mechanics ? -
answerThe knee -
What do you do for restraints? - answeryou document every 15 minutes per extremities
one at a time ,tie a half-slip knot ,check skin integrity (circulation and check overall
wellness of pt ,you must have an order for restraints
Client is very private you are giving a bed bath to the pt and start undressing the pt what
is the first thing you do? - answerProvide privacy by closing the curtain (or
door) ,uncover the body part that you are only working on
What does the pancreas do ? - answerHelp with digestion ,produces glucagon and
insulin for the body for blood regulation
3 enzymes produced ? - answerAmylase (Amylosine),lipase (steapsin) and trypsin
(protease )
Main function of the large intestine ? - answerWater reabsorption
What are the small finger like structures in the small intestine move contents in the
intestine ? - answerVilli
GI tract has 3 accessory organs ? - answerLiver ,gallbladder ,pancreas
Another name for kidney? - answerNephron
PCO2 and pO2? - answerPCO2 amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood and
pPH goes down
Gas exchange happens happens in the ? - answerAlveoli
When the thoracic volume goes up what's occurring ? - answerUp inhalation inspiration
Exhalation ? - answerExpiration and exhalation
Lower extremities muscles ? - answerQuadriceps femora's ,4 headed
muscles ,gastrocnemius -hamstring
Criteria for understanding muscle names ? - answerMuscle location,shape,size,muscle
fibers ,location of attachment and muscle action
As we grow our muscles and skeletal system grow by what factors? - answerGrow
hormone,weight bearing , excersizing
Nightingale made what improvements ? - answerHygiene,record keeping,decerased
mortaility rate,nutrition,
What war was nightingale involved with ? - answerThe Crimean war
What's the wound irrigation sequence ? - answerCleanse around the skin with antiseptic
swabs ,to eridicate microbes around the wound
Wound irrigation you ? - answerHave irrigation syringe 1 inch away and clean from
cleanest to dirtiest
You are a nurse in medsurg unit and received a pt with surgery 15 hrs ago what are the
subjective signs and symptoms of pain? - answerSubjective Is what the pt tells you a
quality of pain 0-10 and how the pain feels
What are the different parts of the brain ? - answerBrain stem back of the brain ,medulla
oblongata basic vital functions of life
What are the different types of hormones secreted by the kidneys ? - answerADH-water
retaining hormone ,adesterone -regulating electrolytes ,sodium -potassium
Thymus gland is located a the ? - answerSternum
What system creates epinephrine and non-epinephrine? - answerNervous system
What does epinephrine do ? - answerFlight or flight system increases HR,
BP,RR ,glucose ,metabolism and pupil dilation
nonepinephrine? - answerRest and digest -decreased ,HR ,BP,RR ,
Blood flow sequence ? - answerSuperior vena cava, right atrium ,tricuspid valve ,right
ventricle ,pulmonary veins,left atrium, bicuspid valve ,left ventricle ,aortic valve and the
aorta
SA node of the heart is located where ? - answerAtrium
What's ROM? - answerRange of motion only do it to the point of resistance
Active ROM? - answerPt does it
Passive ROM? - answerPt is assisted
, Body mechanics sequencing when moving pts ? - answerSpread your legs,squat ,grab
the object close to your body and use your leg strength and not your back
What's the most flexible part of your body that does the lifting during body mechanics ? -
answerThe knee -
What do you do for restraints? - answeryou document every 15 minutes per extremities
one at a time ,tie a half-slip knot ,check skin integrity (circulation and check overall
wellness of pt ,you must have an order for restraints
Client is very private you are giving a bed bath to the pt and start undressing the pt what
is the first thing you do? - answerProvide privacy by closing the curtain (or
door) ,uncover the body part that you are only working on
What does the pancreas do ? - answerHelp with digestion ,produces glucagon and
insulin for the body for blood regulation
3 enzymes produced ? - answerAmylase (Amylosine),lipase (steapsin) and trypsin
(protease )
Main function of the large intestine ? - answerWater reabsorption
What are the small finger like structures in the small intestine move contents in the
intestine ? - answerVilli
GI tract has 3 accessory organs ? - answerLiver ,gallbladder ,pancreas
Another name for kidney? - answerNephron
PCO2 and pO2? - answerPCO2 amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood and
pPH goes down
Gas exchange happens happens in the ? - answerAlveoli
When the thoracic volume goes up what's occurring ? - answerUp inhalation inspiration
Exhalation ? - answerExpiration and exhalation
Lower extremities muscles ? - answerQuadriceps femora's ,4 headed
muscles ,gastrocnemius -hamstring
Criteria for understanding muscle names ? - answerMuscle location,shape,size,muscle
fibers ,location of attachment and muscle action
As we grow our muscles and skeletal system grow by what factors? - answerGrow
hormone,weight bearing , excersizing
