NUR 176 Final Exam Study Guide 2025: Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice Questions & Review

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NUR176 / NUR 176 FINAL EXAM (LATEST 2025):

CONCEPTS OF ADULT HEALTH NURSING FOR THE

PRACTICAL NURSE I | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED

ANSWERS | GRADE A - HONDROS

70-100 .....ANSWER.....Normal blood glucose level

Polyuria

Polyphagia

Polydipsia

Skin warm and dry (Sugar high) .....ANSWER.....S/S

Hyperglycemia

Cool and Clammy (I need candy)

Tachycardia

Shaky .....ANSWER.....S/S Hypoglycemia

High BS

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Fruity Breath Ketones in urine

Kussmaul's Breathing

Polyuria

Weak

Rapid Pulse

Nausea .....ANSWER.....S/S DKA

Long Acting

24 hr duration

Given same time daily

DO NOT MIX WITH OTHERS .....ANSWER.....Lantus

SubQ .....ANSWER.....How is insulin given?

Intermediate Acting .....ANSWER.....Cloudy

Short acting .....ANSWER.....Clear

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Add air to cloudy first, air to clear, withdraw clear, withdraw

cloudy .....ANSWER.....How to mix regular(short acting) and NPH

insulin

GI disturbances .....ANSWER.....Side effect of Metformin

Hyperthermia

Dilated and fixed pupils .....ANSWER.....Late Signs of IICP

Progressive, Happens over time .....ANSWER.....Dementia

Dysphagia .....ANSWER.....What can a pt w/ a stroke suffer

from?

Check mouth on affected side for food accumulation (Pocketing)

.....ANSWER.....What should you check for in a pt who has had a

stroke?

Padded side rails

Do not leave pt alone

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Suction equipment and oral airway @ bedside

.....ANSWER.....Nursing intervention for seizures

Urinary Retention

Dysuria

Frequency

Urgency .....ANSWER.....Signs of BPH

Pt w/ BPH .....ANSWER.....Who is at risk for a UTI?

Showers instead of baths

Drinking 8-10 glasses of water daily .....ANSWER.....UTI

Prevention

RBC will improve .....ANSWER.....In a pt w/ renal failure who is

receiving Epogen during HD, how will you know its working?

10-20 .....ANSWER.....Normal BUN

0.6-1.2 .....ANSWER.....Normal Creatinine