VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Blood-red(a little is ok, a lot is bad) - CORRECT ANSWER Anginous Drainage
Pink-mix of blood and serous(This is ok) - CORRECT ANSWER Serosanguinous
Drainage
clear, watery fluid - CORRECT ANSWER Serous Drainage
Puss (assess for infection and notify MD) - CORRECT ANSWER Purulent Drainage
non blanch able - CORRECT ANSWER Stage 1 pressure ulcer
partial thickness skin loss - CORRECT ANSWER stage 2 pressure ulcer
full thickness skin loss - CORRECT ANSWER stage 3 pressure ulcer
Full thickness skin loss with exposed bone, muscle, or tendon - CORRECT ANSWER
stage 4 pressure ulcer
caused by underlying soft tissue damage from pressure/shear area maybe:
painful, firm, mushy, boggy, warm, cool compared to surrounding tissue; wound is
covered with thin eschar - CORRECT ANSWER deep tissue injury
,Full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the ulcer is covered by slough
(yellow, tan, gray, green or brown) and/or eschar (tan, brown or black) in the
wound bed - CORRECT ANSWER unstageable pressure ulcer
systolic <100, elevated WBC (5000-10,000), high HR, high temp, decreased urine
output, altered mental status(AMS, confusion) - CORRECT ANSWER Signs and
symptoms of infection/sepsis
infants, elderly, immunocompromised(HIV, ran, aids, chemotherapy) - CORRECT
ANSWER More prone to infections:
total mL times drop factor divided by minutes - CORRECT ANSWER got/min
formula
total mL divided by time in hours - CORRECT ANSWER mL/hr. formula
concept of safety, increased fall risk, Perla, Snellen chart - CORRECT ANSWER
Vision
anticonvulsants, tinnitus, diuretics, exposed to loud noises over period of time -
CORRECT ANSWER Hearing
smoking, sinus infection, allergies, chemo, sniff test, nasal flaring - CORRECT
ANSWER smell(olfactory)
,malnutrition risks, antihistamines, sinus infection, allergies, drugs, chemo -
CORRECT ANSWER Taste(gustatory)
Romberg test, monofilament test - CORRECT ANSWER touch
farsightedness, loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye - CORRECT ANSWER
presbyopia
increased intraocular pressure, damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of
vision - CORRECT ANSWER Glaucoma
10-21 mmHg - CORRECT ANSWER Normal IOP
most common type of glaucoma, trabecular meshwork gradually becomes
blocked, buildup of pressure, subtle, silent type - CORRECT ANSWER open angle
glaucoma
Rapid onset of elevated IOP, emergency, rare type of glaucoma - CORRECT
ANSWER angle closure glaucoma
eye drops, oral meds, surgery - CORRECT ANSWER Treatment of Glaucoma
cloudy lens, central vision loss, glare and light problems, darkening of vision -
CORRECT ANSWER Cataracts
, surgery - CORRECT ANSWER Treatment of cataracts
a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of
support tissue - CORRECT ANSWER retinal detachment
ABC (airway breathing) difficulty - CORRECT ANSWER prioritized patient
-monitoring RN findings
reinforcing education
-routine procedures (catheterization)
-most med administrations(non-iv)
-ostomy care, wound care
-tube potency and enteral feeding
-specific assessments (like lung, bowel, neurovascular checks)
-sterile procedures - CORRECT ANSWER LPN scope of practice
non-cancerous - CORRECT ANSWER benign
cancerous, abnormal cell growth - CORRECT ANSWER malignant
spread of cancer cells beyond their original site, primary to secondary - CORRECT
ANSWER metastasis