How long after surgery are sutures and staples normally removed?
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.
You should put avulsed teeth in what?
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.
If you have yellow or white spots on the oral mucosa that are impossible to scrape off without bleeding, which oral disorder do you have?
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.
Used exclusively for infants and neonates from 32 weeks of gestation to six months of age, this is the pain assessment scale used:
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.
When does periwound maceration occur?
A periwound maceration is also classified as moisture-associated skin damage. This occurs when the skin softens and it damages the connective fibers.
This is the hormone that produces a mother's milk.
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.
You are working your shift. You suspect another LPN is verbally and physically abusing a patient. What do you do?
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.
The treatment of viral conjunctivitis includes the use of what?
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.
What is the most important thing a nurse can do to prevent the spread of infection?
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.
Of the following, which is a vector of infection?
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.
Which drug is thought to be associated with an increase in lipoprotein levels?
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.
A long term care patient has chronic pain. They now need increasing dosages to control the pain. What is this patient affected with?
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.
During pregnancy, what is the best way to relieve constipation?
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.
You think your patient just has dandruff, but which skin disorder most closely resembles dandruff?
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.
The metabolic rate is decreased as a result of which 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.
A fire emergency is happening in your hospital. What is the first step in the fire emergency intervention?
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.
What burn type would lead to the greatest degree of pain?
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.
Which of these patients has the greatest risk of getting cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis?
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.
The nursing process has many phases. During which phase does data get collected and validated with the patient and/or family members by the nurse?
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.
What is the normal amount of daily feedings for a newborn?
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.
One milliliter contains how many minims?
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.
When it comes to papilledema, which patient is at greater risk of getting it?
Closed head injuries lead to an increase in intracranial pressure. This leads to papilledema, including in adolescents.
The fetal heart starts pumping its own blood during which 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.
For sedentary older men, active adult women and children, the recommended daily caloric intake should be what?
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.
Which type of cancer has the lowest survival rate?
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.
What would you recommend to a patient who has difficulty swallowing and chokes frequently?
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.
What is the normal sodium level in the body?
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.
Which of these answers is the correct sequential order for the stages of infection?
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.
A patient comes into the emergency room with multiple traumas. Which of these conditions and injuries would be the most serious?
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.
This electrolyte is essential for enzyme and neurochemical activities.
When it comes to enzyme and neurochemical activities, magnesium is essential. Magnesium also helps with cardiac and skeletal muscle excitability.
Risk factors are placed into broad classifications. Alcohol, caffeine and drugs are high risk factors for what classification?
Risk factors for psychosocial include life style choices a person makes. This would include the use or abuse of alcohol, caffeine and illicit drugs.
Which of these breath sounds would be considered normal and not adventitious?
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.
Of the following, which is a hazard of immobility?
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.
A patient is diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome. They ask you what causes it and you tell them this:
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.
After having imaging done, the doctor tells a patient they have a Mallory-Weiss tear. They ask you what this is and you tell them what?
This is a linear tear of the esophageal mucosa. The most common risk factors of this tear are alcohol use and abuse.
