NR 341 final exam questions with
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answers
high school student comes to ed with headache, fever, and neck
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pain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔expect lumbar puncture bc
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indicative of bacterial meningitis |\ |\ |\
Status epileptics medication - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔benzodiazepines (Lorazepam (ativan) is drug of choice) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When the first line drugs are not effective for status epileptics,
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given to place pt in induced coma - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔phenobarbital
Delirium nursing interventions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔quiet
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environment, reorient, speak slowly, dark room, maintain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consistent routine, identify threats to safety|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what to monitor following electrical burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔telemetry for 24 hours |\ |\ |\
Priority for facial burns - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔airway/intubate
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Patients with burns on face/neck are at risk for what? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔airway obstruction |\ |\
, Patient has VS showing infection on burn site - what to do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔get burn and wound culture
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process of getting blood cultures for burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Do blood cultures before any antibiotics are given
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Burns stress ulcers and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Curling's ulcer; NG tube is the prevention |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
priority for carbon monoxide burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔oxygen with non rebreather mask |\ |\ |\ |\
other priority for burns - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fluids
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superficial burn (1st degree) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔like a
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sunburn (epidermis and maybe small portion of dermis)
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Partial thickness burn (2nd °) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔epidermis
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and most of dermis
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Full thickness burn (3rd °) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Same as
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partial thickness but may extend into subcutaneous tissue; nerve
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damage
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- Thick, dry leathery appearance
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Deep Full thickness burn (4th °) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Destruction of all layers plus muscles, tendons & bones |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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answers
high school student comes to ed with headache, fever, and neck
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pain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔expect lumbar puncture bc
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indicative of bacterial meningitis |\ |\ |\
Status epileptics medication - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔benzodiazepines (Lorazepam (ativan) is drug of choice) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When the first line drugs are not effective for status epileptics,
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given to place pt in induced coma - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔phenobarbital
Delirium nursing interventions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔quiet
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environment, reorient, speak slowly, dark room, maintain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consistent routine, identify threats to safety|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what to monitor following electrical burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔telemetry for 24 hours |\ |\ |\
Priority for facial burns - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔airway/intubate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Patients with burns on face/neck are at risk for what? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔airway obstruction |\ |\
, Patient has VS showing infection on burn site - what to do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔get burn and wound culture
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process of getting blood cultures for burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Do blood cultures before any antibiotics are given
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Burns stress ulcers and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Curling's ulcer; NG tube is the prevention |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
priority for carbon monoxide burns - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔oxygen with non rebreather mask |\ |\ |\ |\
other priority for burns - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fluids
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
superficial burn (1st degree) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔like a
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sunburn (epidermis and maybe small portion of dermis)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Partial thickness burn (2nd °) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔epidermis
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and most of dermis
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Full thickness burn (3rd °) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Same as
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partial thickness but may extend into subcutaneous tissue; nerve
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damage
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- Thick, dry leathery appearance
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Deep Full thickness burn (4th °) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Destruction of all layers plus muscles, tendons & bones |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
