BS-Nursing General Flashcards
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Which stage of Erikson's psychosocial development corresponds to the conflict of 'Intimacy vs. Isolation'?
Answer: Early adulthood (18–40 years)
Erikson placed Intimacy vs. Isolation in early adulthood, where the developmental task is forming close, committed relationships.
A patient is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury (AKI). Which laboratory finding is expected?
Answer: Serum potassium 6.2 mEq/L
AKI impairs potassium excretion, causing hyperkalemia; levels above 6.0 mEq/L pose serious cardiac risk.
The nurse is assessing a newborn at 1 minute of life. Heart rate is 90 bpm, respirations are slow and irregular, muscle tone is limp, grimace is a frown, and color is blue centrally. What is the APGAR score?
Answer: 3
HR <100=1, slow respirations=1, limp=0, grimace=1, blue centrally=0 totals an APGAR score of 3.
A nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube. Which action confirms correct placement before initiating a feeding?
Answer: Checking pH of aspirate (pH ≤ 5 indicates gastric placement)
A gastric aspirate pH of 5 or less is the most reliable bedside indicator of NG tube placement in the stomach.
Which nursing intervention takes priority when caring for a patient in sickle cell crisis?
Answer: Administer IV fluids and opioid analgesics as ordered
Hydration reverses sickling and restores blood flow, while opioids manage the severe vaso-occlusive pain of a sickle cell crisis.
Which ethical principle is violated when a nurse administers a placebo without the patient's knowledge?
Answer: Veracity
Veracity (truth-telling) is violated when the nurse deceives the patient about the nature of the treatment being given.
A patient receiving a blood transfusion develops fever, chills, and flank pain 15 minutes after starting the infusion. What is the priority nursing action?
Answer: Stop the transfusion, maintain IV access with normal saline, and notify the physician
These signs suggest an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate cessation of the transfusion.