NEW VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 A (Questions and answers)
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NEW VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 A (Questions and answers)
A nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic encephalopathy that is being treated with lactulose. The client is experiencing excessive stools. Which of the following findings is an adverse effec...
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NEW VERSION EXAM QUESTIONS RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL ONLINE
PRACTICE 2019 A (Questions and answers)
A nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic encephalopathy that is being treated with lactulose. The
client is experiencing excessive stools. Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this
medication? Correct Answer: Hypokalemia
A nurse is caring for a client who has emphysema and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The client
appears anxious and restless, and the high-pressure alarm is sounding. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? Correct Answer: Instruct the client to allow the machine to breathe for
them.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a family history of colorectal cancer. To help mitigate this risk, which
of the following dietary alterations should the nurse recommend? Correct Answer: Add cabbage to the
diet.
A home health nurse is assigned to a client who was recently discharged from a rehabilitation center
after experiencing a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits should the
nurse expect to find when assessing the client? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answer: Visual spatial
deficits, Left hemianopsia, One-sided neglect
A nurse is caring for a client who has viral pneumonia. The client's pulse oximeter readings have
fluctuated between 79% and 88% for the last 30 min. Which of the following oxygen delivery systems
should the nurse initiate to provide the highest concentration of oxygen? Correct Answer:
Nonrebreather mask
A nurse is caring for a client who has bilateral pneumonia and an SaO2 of 85%. The client has dyspnea
with a productive cough and is using accessory muscles to breathe. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? Correct Answer: Place the client in high-Fowler's position.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has extensive burn injuries and is immunocompromised. Which
of the following precautions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent a Pseudomonas
aeruginosa infection? Correct Answer: Avoid placing plants or flowers in the client's room.
An older adult client is brought to an emergency department by a family member. Which of the
following assessment findings should cause the nurse to suspect that the client has hypertonic
dehydration? Correct Answer: Urine specific gravity 1.045
A nurse in an emergency department is reviewing the provider's prescriptions for a client who sustained
a rattlesnake bite to the lower leg. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: Administer an opioid analgesic to the client.
A nurse is assessing a client who has had a suspected stroke. The nurse should place the priority on
which of the following findings? Correct Answer: Dysphagia
A nurse is teaching a young adult client how to perform testicular self-examination. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? Correct Answer: Roll each testicle between the thumb
and fingers.
, A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for
metformin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: "I should take this medication with a meal."
A nurse is teaching a client who has venous insufficiency about self-care. Which of the following
statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client understands the teaching? Correct
Answer: "I will wear clean graduated compression stockings every day."
A nurse is assessing a client who has acute cholecystitis. Which of the following findings is the nurse's
priority? Correct Answer: Tachycardia
A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who is scheduled for allergy skin testing. The nurse
should postpone the testing and report to the provider which of the following findings? (Click on the
"Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.) Correct Answer: Current medications
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should plan to make a referral to physical therapy for
which of the following clients? Correct Answer: A client who is receiving preoperative teaching for a
right knee arthroplasty
A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following laboratory
findings should the nurse expect? Correct Answer: BUN 32 mg/dL
A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has bladder cancer and is to undergo a cutaneous diversion
procedure to establish a ureterostomy. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
the teaching? Correct Answer: "You should cut the opening of the skin barrier one-eighth inch wider
than the stoma."
A nurse is providing teaching for a female client who has recurrent urinary tract infections. Which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Answer: Void before and after
intercourse.
A nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are caring for a client who has bacterial meningitis. The nurse
should give the AP which of the following instructions? Correct Answer: Wear a mask.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answer: Place a pillow between the client's legs.
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has migraine headaches and is taking feverfew to
prevent headaches. The nurse should identify that which of the following client medications interacts
with feverfew? Correct Answer: Naproxen
A nurse is caring for a client who has pancreatitis. The nurse should expect which of the following
laboratory results to be below the expected reference range? Correct Answer: Calcium
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