1. 4 to 7 days if healing is considered adequate
2. 7 to 10 days if healing is considered adequate
3. 10 to 14 days if healing is considered adequate
4. 14 to 20 days if healing is considered adequate

If the wound is healing sufficiently, then sutures and staples can be removed within 7 to 10 days. This tends to reduce the amount of dressing supplies needed after removal. However, you may still need a light dressing.

1. Cold water
2. Milk
3. Warm water
4. Saline

An avulsed tooth is when the patient experiences a traumatic loss of a tooth. Placing the tooth in milk will help when trying for reimplantation. Also, the tooth should be handled only at the crown and not at the root.

1. Candidiasis
2. Leukoplakia
3. Herpes simplex
4. Alphthous ulcers

If you have oral candidiasis, you should not attempt to remove the spots. Herpes simplex consists of tingling and burning of the lips and mouth areas, as well as blisters and a sore throat. Alphthous ulcers are better known as canker sores and leukoplakia gives you thickened, white patches that form on the cheeks, tongue, lower lip or floor of the mouth.

1. FLACC pain scale
2. CRIES pain scale
3. Faces pain scale
4. PEPPS pain scale

The CRIES pain scale has five behavioral measurements, which include increased vital signs, the need for increased oxygen, the infant's crying, sleepiness and expression. The other pain scales are used to measure other things as the baby gets older.

1. The use of negative-pressure to "air out" the wound
2. The skin around the wound dries out and hardens.
3. The skin around the wound softens and is damaged.
4. Using the type of wound to select a dressing

A periwound maceration is also classified as moisture-associated skin damage. This occurs when the skin softens and it damages the connective fibers.

1. Prolactin
2. Colostrum
3. Estrogen
4. Testosterone

Prolactin is a hormone that is best known for helping females produce breast milk. The hormone has other functions though, as it helps regulate the immune system.

1. You are new and don't want to ruffle any feathers, so you just ignore it.
2. You aren't certain it is abuse, so you monitor the situation a little more before possibly reporting it.
3. Report your suspicions to the charge nurse.
4. Call the police or security department.

Nurses are mandated by law to report all suspected neglect and abuse. Even if you are uncertain about it, report it and let the authorities investigate the allegations and come up with a conclusion.

1. Antihistamine/decongestant drops
2. Cold compresses
3. Steroid eye drops
4. Antihistamine/mast cell stabilizer drops

Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious. It usually is caused by adenovirus. Patients are told to sanitize and/or wash their hands thoroughly after touching their eyes. The cold compress will provide symptomatic relief.

1. Using personal protective equipment
2. Washing their hands
3. Adhering to the principles of asepsis
4. Applying standard precautions

Any healthcare professional can help prevent the spread of infection simply by washing their hands. All of the options given help prevent the spread of infection, but washing your hands is the most important way to do it.

1. A contaminated thermometer
2. An infectious fly
3. A contaminated ball
4. An infected person

A vector is a living being that can transmit infections to humans, which includes flies, mice and mosquitoes. Fomites are inanimate items that can spread infection by contact, which includes a contaminated thermometer or ball. An infected human being is considered a host.

1. Spironolactone (Aldactone)
2. Triamterene (Dyrenium)
3. Furosemide (Lasix)
4. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)

Hydrochlorothiazide is a pill that is known to treat not only high blood pressure, but fluid retention also. This fluid retention can be caused by heart failure or liver disease.

1. Drug tolerance
2. Drug addiction
3. Drug interactions
4. Drug side effects

Since these patients have been dealing with the chronic pain for a while now, they have developed a tolerance to the medication. That means they need higher dosages to keep the pain at a minimum.

1. Taking an over-the-counter laxative
2. Lay flat on your back while sleeping.
3. Eating more fruits and vegetables
4. Reduce your iron intake by half or even more.

With the right amount of dietary fiber, fluids and exercise, you may feel relief from constipation. While pregnant, you should avoid all over-the-counter medication. You do not want to lower iron intake during pregnancy, and laying on your back while sleeping could cause vena cava syndrome.

1. Scabies
2. Acne vulgaris
3. Dermatitis
4. Lice infestation

Lice infestation seems to mimic and closely resemble dandruff. You may also see the patient itching, as well as small, red bumps on the scalp, shoulders and neck. Dermatitis has an itchy rash and swollen, reddened skin. Scabies seems to have mite burrow tracks, which show up as tiny blisters or bumps on the skin. Acne vulgaris shows up as blackheads and/or whiteheads.

1. Cancer
2. Cardiac failure
3. Hypothyroidism
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

When a person has hypothyroidism, it causes a decrease in the metabolic demand. This means fewer calories are required. The other three options all cause an increase in metabolic demand, which means more calories are needed.

1. Extinguish the fire.
2. Pull the fire alarm.
3. Rescue the patients in danger.
4. Contain the fire.

if a fire occurs, the first step is to make sure the patients in danger of the fire are pulled to safety. Next you would pull the fire alarm and then contain the fire by closing doors. Finally, extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, if possible.

1. First-degree burn
2. Second-degree burn
3. Third-degree burn
4. Fourth-degree burn

First-degree burns do cause pain, but the pain level is much higher with a second-degree burn. As far as the third- and fourth-degree burns, the pain is not there because the burns have destroyed pain sensory nerves.

1. A 50-year-old male patient who is Asian.
2. A 50-year-old female patient who is Asian.
3. A 70-year-old male patient who has liver disease.
4. A 70-year-old female patient who has liver disease.

Known risk factors for cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis are the female gender, liver disease and advancing age. That would mean the 70-year-old woman with liver disease would be the patient at highest risk.

1. Assessment Phase
2. Evaluation Phase
3. Implementation Phase
4. Planning Phase

All of this data is collected by the nurse during the assessment phase. The actual care of the patient is the implementation phase. The evaluation phase includes the comparison of current data to expected outcomes to determine if the patient has achieved the pre-established goals. Priority setting and care planning are done in the planning phase.

1. 4 to 6
2. 6 to 8
3. 8 to 10
4. 10 to 12

For a newborn, their stomach empties out about every 1.5 hours. With those numbers, you would need to be feeding your baby every two hours. In 24 hours, that would be about 10 to 12 times a day.

1. Between 10 to 11
2. 12
3. Between 15 to 16
4. 20

For those unaware, a minim is 1⁄480 of a fluid ounce. This also equals out to be .0020833333333333 oz. For 1 milliliter, it equals .033814 ounces.

1. An adolescent with a closed head injury
2. A male patient with hyperthyroidism
3. A male patient with hypothyroidism
4. An elderly patient with cataracts and macular degeneration

Closed head injuries lead to an increase in intracranial pressure. This leads to papilledema, including in adolescents.

1. 3rd week
2. 4th week
3. 5th week
4. 6th week

During week 3, the heart starts pumping blood on its own. This blood type is different than the mother's. We see the development of legs, eyes and hands during week 5. You start detecting brain waves during week 6.

1. 1,600 calories
2. 2,000 calories
3. 2,400 calories
4. 2,800 calories

There is a 2,000-calorie goal for sedentary older men, active adult women and children. For sedentary adolescents, they require 2,400 calories. For sedentary women and children, they require 1,600 calories and active adolescents need the most at 2,800 calories daily.

1. Breast cancer
2. Prostate cancer
3. Pancreatic cancer
4. Gallbladder cancer

Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate. This is because pancreatic cancer is not symptomatic, so it is often found after the point where surgery could remove it. Once diagnosed, it moves rapidly through the body.

1. Tilting the head back when swallowing
2. Take a drink of water after each bite.
3. Tucking in the chin when swallowing
4. Eat only a liquid diet.

The patient is going to want to tuck the chin instead of tilting the head back, which is dangerous. You should thicken the thin fluids and liquids prior to drinking them to prevent choking.

1. 3 to 5 milliequivalents
2. 3 to 5 microequivalents
3. 135 to 145 milliequivalents
4. 135 to 145 microequivalents

The sodium level in a body is determined by the kidneys and normally shows the amount of water in the blood. If you have a high amount of water in the blood, then your sodium level will be lower. If you have a low amount of water in your blood, then your sodium level is going to be higher.

1. The incubation, prodromal, illness and convalescence stages
2. The inflammation, infection and immunity stages
3. The prodromal, incubation, illness and convalescence stages
4. The prodromal, primary, secondary and tertiary stages

The correct stages of infection are the incubation, prodromal, illness and convalescence stages. Some commonly used terms in infection control are inflammation, infection and immunity, but they are not stages of infection. For primary, secondary and tertiary, they are levels of prevention, but not stages of infection.

1. Hematuria
2. Decreased bowel sounds
3. A deviated trachea
4. Gross deformity of a lower extremity

Of all these conditions, the deviated trachea is a life-threatening condition. This is a symptom of tension pneumothorax and should have the greatest priority for this patient.

1. Sodium
2. Calcium
3. Magnesium
4. Potassium

When it comes to enzyme and neurochemical activities, magnesium is essential. Magnesium also helps with cardiac and skeletal muscle excitability.

1. Environmental
2. Psychosocial
3. Biophysical
4. Social demographic

Risk factors for psychosocial include life style choices a person makes. This would include the use or abuse of alcohol, caffeine and illicit drugs.

1. Fine rales
2. Wheezes
3. Vesicular breath sounds
4. Rhonchi

When it comes to normal breath sounds, those are called vesicular breath sounds. The other options (rales, rhonchi and wheezes) are all considered to be abnormal, adventitious breath sounds.

1. Venous vasoconstriction
2. Increased vital capacity
3. A positive nitrogen balance
4. Loss of bone calcium

Since the patient is not having any movement of their body, this causes them to lose calcium in their bones. This immobility can also cause muscular atrophy, decreased respiratory movement and even urinary tract infections.

1. It often occurs among patients who are getting radiation therapy.
2. It is a type of irritable bowel syndrome.
3. It is a disorder of the adrenal gland.
4. It often occurs among patients who are going through chemotherapy.

Cushing's syndrome is the result of chronic hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex. Crohn's disease is a type of irritable bowel syndrome, not Cushing's syndrome. Also, there is no relationship between radiation and chemotherapy with Cushing's syndrome.

1. It is an esophageal tear.
2. It is a kind of diverticulitis.
3. It is a lacrimal gland disorder.
4. It is a tear that results from a peptic ulcer.

This is a linear tear of the esophageal mucosa. The most common risk factors of this tear are alcohol use and abuse.