NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II

NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II

NURS 6560 Final Exam Review

General Pre and Post Op Care

Hemoglobin in relation to surgery

Predictors of increased morbidity and mortality post-operatively

Risks factors for poor wound healing

Medications the patient should take on the morning of surgery

Positioning in the PACU

 

Head, Neck, Esophagus, and Diaphragm

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) diagnosis and treatment

Otitis Externa – secondary treatment

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma- treatment related complications

Achalasia risk factors

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia repair

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Cardiology

EKG interpretation of different types of MI according to the leads presenting with signs of ischemia

Society of Thoracic Surgeon’s statistics and synopsis regarding patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting and mortality

INR management

Mitral stenosis with catheter-based balloon mitral valvotomy and reduction of the transvalvular pressure gradient

Types of aortic aneurysms and immediate surgery

 

Pulmonary and Shock

Fatty Lipoma

Thymoma and autoimmune disorders

Positive TB skin test and when treatment is needed

Cardiac pressures related to shock and PE

Treatment for neurogenic shock, distributive-septic shock, and cardiogenic shock

NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II

 

Acute Abdomen, Stomach/Duodenum, Appendix Disorders

Abdominal pain and epigastric pain workup and presentation

Symptoms of colicky pain

Gas stoppage sign

Pancreatitis labs

ureteral colic s/s

Perforated bowel s/s

Rebound tenderness

Diverticulitis s/s

When is a pelvic exam indicated and when can it be deferred?

Gastric resection and how vitamins absorption is affected

Post-op care of abdominal surgery

Gastroparesis

perforated ulcer s/s and resection and hospital complications

vagotomy

gastrinoma s/s

peptic ulcer disease s/s and management

gastrectomy and bezoar formation

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Pyloric obstruction s/s

 

Liver/Biliary Track, Pancreas, Spleen

Resection of the liver and regeneration- follow up monitoring

pregnant women and spontaneous hepatic rupture s/s

hepatic hemangiomas

hepatic adenomas s/s

portal hypertension with alcoholic liver disease s/s

acutely bleeding varices treatment

Budd-Chiari syndrome s/s

Von Willebrand’s disease

Paracentesis and subsequent analysis of the fluid

ascites s/s and treatment

chemical mediators of hepatic encephalopathy, protein intake

Extrahepatic obstruction s/s

Cholelithiasis s/s and treatment

Biliary colic s/s

acute pancreatitis s/s and causes

Grey Turner Sign

Ranson Criteria of Severity for pancreatitis

Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura s/s

myelodysplastic syndrome s/s and treatment

 

Intestines, Hernias, Abdominal Wall Lesions

Jejunum resection and effects on nutrition

Crohn’s disease complications

Small bowel obstruction s/s and treatment

anemias and abdominal discomfort diagnosis

Campylobacter jejuni s/ s and treatment

Pneumatosis s/s and treatment

Colectomy discharge education

transit time in constipation

bacterial growth in small and large intestine benefits vs. complications of over growth

Complete bowel obstruction s/s

Frame pattern of colon distention on x-ray

Inflammatory polyps

Radiographic work up for lower abdominal complaints

Diverticulitis assessment, s/s, diagnosis, and treatment

colovesical fistula treatment

sigmoid volvulus- s/s and treatment

colitis – s/s and treatment

McBurney’s sign

NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II

 

Adrenals and Urogynecology

Unique features of adrenal surgery complications

Primary hyperaldosteronism- s/s, diagnosis and treatment

Aldosteronoma- s/s and treatment

Catecholamine-secreting tumor s/s

Pheochromocytoma treatment and complications

Cushing’s syndrome and adrenal tumor- s/s, lab values and results of removal of tumor

Bilateral total adrenalectomy post op treatment

Adrenal tumors with gender symptoms

Vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis

Hypospadias and circumcision

Administration of the American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Scale-When is it needed?

microscopic hematuria- s/s and treatment

acute pyelonephritis s/s

Bladder distention treatment

Tuberculosis and UTI s/s

Posterior compartment syndrome- s/s and treatment

Menorrhagia diagnosis

Ectopic pregnancy- s/s and treatment

NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II

Neurology, Orthopedics, Plastic/Reconstructive

Use of plain film x-rays with head injuries

Hypotension and head injury – risk of mortality

Cushing’s triad s/s

Closed head injury s/s and treatment

Acute subdural hematoma on CT scan

Concussion definition s/s and treatment

Brain Trauma Foundation recommendations for intracranial pressure monitoring

Crush injuries – s/s and treatment

Fasciotomy

open fractures – treatment

transverse process fractures – treatment

Flexion-distraction injuries – causes

Pelvic fracture – s/s

Scapular fracture – treatment

Proximal humerus fracture

full thickness grafts – when to use

Treatment of hypertrophic scar

Seborrheic keratosis – treatment

Verrucae lesions – s/s and treatment

Actinic keratosis – s/s and treatment

Time frame for suturing injuries

 

Oncology, Organ Transplant, Medical/Ethical

tumor nomenclature

various methods of tumor biopsy

Proctocolectomy – when is it needed

Partial response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Monoclonal antibodies uses and advantages

Acute post-radiation effects with throat cancer

Organ donation – when is a patient not a candidate for organ donation?

Use of Corticosteroids in post-transplant patients

Donation guidelines

Treatment strategies for bradyarrhythmias in post-heart transplant patients

Bone marrow transplant – treatment for prevention of rejection

Kidney transplant – treatment

First line treatment of acute rejection of liver

Ethical principles beneficence, nonmaleficence, veracity

Counseling rape victims

Informed Consent and cognitively impaired patients

End of life considerations

NURS 6560 Final Exam Questions and Answers- Advanced Practice Care of Adults in Acute Care Settings II