NR325 / NR-325 Exam 2 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025): Adult Health II
| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct
- Chamberlain
Question:
What is a complication of levodopa?
Answer:
dyskinesia
** patient now needs to be on levodopa with carbidopa (Sinemet
Question:
At what point in the spinal cord is a patient at risk for autonomic dysreflexia when they endure a spinal injury?
Answer:
T6 or above
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Question:
What is the first and second thing that a nurse should do when a patient who has a spinal cord injury blood pressure increases to 300 systolic?
Answer:
- sit patient up in bed (HOB UP)
- determine the cause and eliminate it
Question:
- inflammation of the liver that leads to impaired liver function
Manifestations:
Initial:
- fever
- anorexia, weight loss
- N/V
- malaise
- pruritus
- urticaria (rash)
As disease progresses:
- dark urine
- pale colored stools
- worsening GI s/s and malaise
- icteric (jaundice) 2 / 4
- RUQ pain
Teaching:
- rest
- adequate nutrition
- hydration
- avoid alcohol
- avoid drugs detoxified by the liver
- assess for bleeding
Answer:
hepatitis
Question:
- avoid diet soda
- avoid alcohol
- avoid processed foods and meats
- high in complex carbs
- low sodium
- low fat
- high calorie
- plant based protein
- need vitamin B12 and vitamin K
Answer: 3 / 4
hepatitis diet
Question:
Is there a treatment to reduce acute hepatitis symptoms?
Answer:
no
Question:
Risk factors:
- nursing homes
- prisions
- places where food and water are commonly decontaminated
- transmitted by fecal oral route
- vaccine available
- self limiting, acute illness
- curable
- post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) = immune globulin (IG) needs to be given
within 2 weeks of exposure, then vaccine
** most important thing is to hand wash
Answer:
hepatitis A
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