NFDN 2003 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

NFDN 2003 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) What are the types of healing - ANS Primary Secondary Tertiary What are the types of drainage - ANS Serous Sanguineous Serosanguineous Purulent What are complications of wound healing - ANS Inflammation Infection Hemorrage Fistula Dehiscence Undermining Post-op injury What is dehiscence - ANS Partial or total separation of the wound edges it takes 4 days to heal What is evisceration - ANS When the internal organ(s) come out of a wound. APPLY a moist sterile dressing. NEVER push back in What are sutures - ANS A thread or metal that holds tissue together What are the types of sutures - ANS Intermittent Continuous Blanket continuous Retention Do we re-dress sutures after their removal or staples - ANS Staples How do you take a culture - ANS Saline cleanse Then take from deepest, infected area in a zig-zag technique What is another name for anaplastic carcinoma - ANS Oat cell What is the most common cancer cell in the lungs - ANS Squamous cell carcinoma Signs and symptoms of poor oxygenation - ANS Dsypnea Accessory muscle use Change in blood pressure Tachycardia Bradycardia Diaphoresis Cyanosis Obstructions to ventilation - ANS Decrease airway size Increased resistance to expand Paralysis, muscle weakness Fatigue Increase in mucous What are 3 respiratory disorders - ANS Pneumothorax Hemothorax Tension pneumothorax Oxygen health history assessment questions - ANS Pain Fatigue Smoking Medications Herbals Dyspnea Cough Allergies Oxygenation physical assessment actions - ANS Orientation Behavior V/S Inspect (mucous membranes and skin, clubbing of nails) Breathing patterns Auscultation GI ass. What are the characteristics of abnormal breath sounds - ANS Diminished or absent Fine/coarse crackles Wheezes Pleural friction rub Rhonchi (whale sound) What LOC changes would you see with hypoxia - ANS Restless, confused, agitated What are the types of sputum abnormalities - ANS Purulent Thin, mucoid Increase in sputum Pink tinged mucoid Profuse frothy pink What are the visual indicators that means your client needs suctioning - ANS Rapid shallow resps., and laboured How many L/min does a simple 02 mask give - ANS 6-8 L/min How many L/min does a nasal canal give - ANS 1-6 L/min How many L/min does a non-rebreather give - ANS