NURS_6550_Midterm_Review_Study_Guide
_2025_2026
1. The least worrisome type of �uid seen as a result of Transudate pleural �uid
pleural �uid analysis
2. What test should be ordered to con rm a suspected CT Scan with contrast
ascending aortic aneurysm?
3. Name risk factors for long-term care placement for Male gender
the elderly population. 80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder inconti-
nence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
4. A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with Successful treatment will
direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected be indicated by dark
ndings when the patient is instructed to gently blow residual blood or clots be-
their nose? ing discharged from the
nose.
If bleeding has not
stopped you will see a
bright red steady trickle of
blood requiring more in-
vasive measures.
5. What is the most common organism in treating otitis Streptococcus pneumoni-
media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND ae
community-acquired pneumonia?
6. What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? Vascular diseases that re-
sult in target organ dam-
age such as:
, hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
7. Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Hypertensive urgency:
BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx
with PO furosemide, cloni-
dine or captopril
- Hypertensive emer-
gency: BP >200/120 WITH
sx or evidence of end or-
gan damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or
nicardipine
*Both req immediate
treatment
8. What annual lab testing should be done for patients Lipid Panel
taking atypical antipsychotics?
9. Name some atypical antipsychotics OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd
CLOSets to QUIETly
RISPER from A to Z"
10.
, If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye MRI
injury what test would you avoid? possible metal in eye
11. What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pul- D-dimer
monary embolus?
12. When treating a patient with an unfractionated he- Heparin-induced Throm-
parin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid bocytopenia (HIT). aka
a fatal complication) ? monitor for low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate
thrombin inhibitors!
13. What symptom di erentiates vertigo from near-syn- When the primary symp-
cope and ataxia? tom identi ed is a sense of
spinning this means verti-
go and is usually an inner
ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
near-syncope may be car-
diac, neuro or both.
14. When a patient is concerned about a family member advanced directive
not supporting wishes in end-of-life care, what legal
document should be used?
15. What is contraindicative of rTPA therapy? ST segment depression
16. Transtheoretical Model of Change 1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
_2025_2026
1. The least worrisome type of �uid seen as a result of Transudate pleural �uid
pleural �uid analysis
2. What test should be ordered to con rm a suspected CT Scan with contrast
ascending aortic aneurysm?
3. Name risk factors for long-term care placement for Male gender
the elderly population. 80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder inconti-
nence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
4. A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with Successful treatment will
direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected be indicated by dark
ndings when the patient is instructed to gently blow residual blood or clots be-
their nose? ing discharged from the
nose.
If bleeding has not
stopped you will see a
bright red steady trickle of
blood requiring more in-
vasive measures.
5. What is the most common organism in treating otitis Streptococcus pneumoni-
media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND ae
community-acquired pneumonia?
6. What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? Vascular diseases that re-
sult in target organ dam-
age such as:
, hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
7. Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Hypertensive urgency:
BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx
with PO furosemide, cloni-
dine or captopril
- Hypertensive emer-
gency: BP >200/120 WITH
sx or evidence of end or-
gan damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or
nicardipine
*Both req immediate
treatment
8. What annual lab testing should be done for patients Lipid Panel
taking atypical antipsychotics?
9. Name some atypical antipsychotics OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd
CLOSets to QUIETly
RISPER from A to Z"
10.
, If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye MRI
injury what test would you avoid? possible metal in eye
11. What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pul- D-dimer
monary embolus?
12. When treating a patient with an unfractionated he- Heparin-induced Throm-
parin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid bocytopenia (HIT). aka
a fatal complication) ? monitor for low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate
thrombin inhibitors!
13. What symptom di erentiates vertigo from near-syn- When the primary symp-
cope and ataxia? tom identi ed is a sense of
spinning this means verti-
go and is usually an inner
ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
near-syncope may be car-
diac, neuro or both.
14. When a patient is concerned about a family member advanced directive
not supporting wishes in end-of-life care, what legal
document should be used?
15. What is contraindicative of rTPA therapy? ST segment depression
16. Transtheoretical Model of Change 1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
