Inborn metabolism - Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Signs of hypokalemia - Abdominal cramps
Ilial conduit - Severe Crohn's disease
The practical nurse is obtaining blood from the blood bank - Deficiency of plasma protein
Depression - Dopamine deficiency
C. difficile Mode of transmission - Contact
Newborn reportable findings - Mottled skin and respiration 66
Priority for MI - Vital signs
Form 1 for mental health - Pt may leave the unit and come back after 20 mins
PN assigned to a paranoid schizophrenic - Distance from yourself and the patient
What to do for Coumadin side effect - Vitamin K
PN consolidation was on break and the preceptor was covering - Student has to do her own assessments
and document
,Signs of hypertension in a cirrhosis patient - ASCITES & portal hypertension
Priority of assessment for nephrectomy post op pt - Measure urine input/output and weigh patient
What is the first thing the practical nurse does when administering potassium product through the
enteral tube? - Check for placement
Translate 5 cm, 50% and plus one in a pregnant woman - 5 cm dilated, 50% effaced and 1 cm below the
ischial spine
What does the nurses note when measuring the frequency of labouring women's contraction - The time
between the beginning of one contraction and the beginning of the next
Form 1 privilege - Patient is allowed to leave the unit
A patient wants to nurse to be her substitute decision maker - Nurse should reject and contact a social
worker
New nurse that does not have confidence with her calculations, what should she do? - Ask another
nurse to recheck until comfortable [Not sure if this is right]
Adolescent who locks himself up after school, how should the mother address it? - Speak to son and ask
what's wrong
The nurse plans to teach a school age child with type one diabetes who is receiving both intermediate
acting insulin and regular insulin daily how to self administer insulin before discharge. What should the
nurse teach the child? - Practice on a non-medicated insulin pen first
, Pt with a PCA Pump who complains at night, how should the nurse address it? - Assess the patient first,
check pump, then call physician
A baby girl is leaking. Is it normal? - Yes, it is normal and usually goes away within two weeks. Happens
due to mothers hormones
Importance of practical nurse to prevent air from entering the tubing - Air in the tubing could cause
embolus
Priority for CHF - Weigh daily
Signs of pulmonale - Increase jugular venous pressure
Cause of concern for an 18 month old - Not being able to walk on her own and use his couch for support
when walking/standing. [Holding on the furniture]
PN's Shift ended and has not completed her charting - Finish the charting before leaving
Documentation that accompanies the blood product obtained from the blood bank - Group and RH
factor
What blood work is elevated two weeks after MI - Troponin
What do you do first for a patient who has just arrived from recovery? - Check level of consciousness
If a nurse goes back and enters a late entry denoting it as a "late entry" is this correct - Yes this is
correct. Chart a late entry by stating late entry with the time you were putting it in and then the time it
happens