NR 341 FINAL EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
high school student comes to ed with headache, fever, and neck
pain correct answers >> expect lumbar puncture bc
indicative of bacterial meningitis
Status epileptics medication correct answers >>
benzodiazepines (Lorazepam (ativan) is drug of choice)
When the first line drugs are not effective for status epileptics,
given to place pt in induced coma correct answers >>
phenobarbital
Delirium nursing interventions correct answers >> quiet
environment, reorient, speak slowly, dark room, maintain
consistent routine, identify threats to safety
what to monitor following electrical burns correct answers >>
telemetry for 24 hours
Priority for facial burns correct answers >> airway/intubate
Patients with burns on face/neck are at risk for what? correct
answers >> airway obstruction
Patient has VS showing infection on burn site - what to do?
correct answers >> get burn and wound culture
, process of getting blood cultures for burns correct answers >>
Do blood cultures before any antibiotics are given
Burns stress ulcers and prevention correct answers >>
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
sunburn (epidermis and maybe small portion of dermis)
Partial thickness burn (2nd °) correct answers >> epidermis
and most of dermis
Full thickness burn (3rd °) correct answers >> Same as
partial thickness but may extend into subcutaneous tissue; nerve
damage
- Thick, dry leathery appearance
Deep Full thickness burn (4th °) correct answers >>
Destruction of all layers plus muscles, tendons & bones
- Black with no edema
Escharectomy correct answers >> surgical removal of eschar
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
high school student comes to ed with headache, fever, and neck
pain correct answers >> expect lumbar puncture bc
indicative of bacterial meningitis
Status epileptics medication correct answers >>
benzodiazepines (Lorazepam (ativan) is drug of choice)
When the first line drugs are not effective for status epileptics,
given to place pt in induced coma correct answers >>
phenobarbital
Delirium nursing interventions correct answers >> quiet
environment, reorient, speak slowly, dark room, maintain
consistent routine, identify threats to safety
what to monitor following electrical burns correct answers >>
telemetry for 24 hours
Priority for facial burns correct answers >> airway/intubate
Patients with burns on face/neck are at risk for what? correct
answers >> airway obstruction
Patient has VS showing infection on burn site - what to do?
correct answers >> get burn and wound culture
, process of getting blood cultures for burns correct answers >>
Do blood cultures before any antibiotics are given
Burns stress ulcers and prevention correct answers >>
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
sunburn (epidermis and maybe small portion of dermis)
Partial thickness burn (2nd °) correct answers >> epidermis
and most of dermis
Full thickness burn (3rd °) correct answers >> Same as
partial thickness but may extend into subcutaneous tissue; nerve
damage
- Thick, dry leathery appearance
Deep Full thickness burn (4th °) correct answers >>
Destruction of all layers plus muscles, tendons & bones
- Black with no edema
Escharectomy correct answers >> surgical removal of eschar
