NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions
with 100% Correct
Verified Answers
(RECENT 2023)
A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient
is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels
saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which
action should thenurse ...
NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions
with 100% Correct
Verified Answers
(RECENT 2023)
A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient
is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels
saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which
action should the nurse take at this time? -Correct Answer= Cry
along with the patient's family members
The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't
respond any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am
here". Which response by the nurse is appropriate? -Correct
Answer= "Withdrawal can be a normal response in the process of
dying."
A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How
should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas
results: pH 7.48, paO2 32 mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L? -Correct
Answer= Respiratory Alkalosis
An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
,nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which
laboratory result should the nurse report to the health care
provider immediately? -Correct Answer= Na 154 mEq/L (154
mmo/L)
A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been
using St. Johns wart to prevent depression. Which complication
should the nurse expect in the post anesthesia care unit? -
Correct Answer= Increased anesthesia recovery time
A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood
pressure is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which
patient information is most important to communicate to the
health care provider before surgery? -Correct Answer= Serum
potassium 3.2 mEq/L
, While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately after surgery. What action by
the nurse is a priority? -Correct Answer= Alert the anesthesia
care provider of the family member's reaction to surgery.
A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as
an adjunct to general anesthesia. Which in the post anesthesia
care unit (PACU). What assessment finding is most important for
the nurse to report? -Correct Answer= Weak chest movement
A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU) is restless and shouting at the
nurse. The patient's oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent
laboratory results are all normal. Which action by the nurse is
most appropriate? -Correct Answer= Assess for bladder
distension
A patient who is just waking up after having hip replacement
surgery is agitated and confused. Which action should the nurse
take first? -Correct Answer= Check the oxygen (O2) saturation
On admission to the burn unit, a patient with an approximate 25%
total body surface area (TBSA) burn has the following initial
laboratory results: Hct 58%, Hgb 18.2 mg/dL (172 d/L), Serum K+
4.9 mEq/L (4.8 mmol/L and serum Na+ 1345 mEq/L (135 mmo/L).
Which of the following prescribed actions should be the nurse's
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