You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with your patient. Which of the following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent? You're reviewing the dischar...
PROPHECY MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELEMETRY EXAM / B B B B
B VERSION 1 THE RECENT UPDATE 2024/ QUESTIONS AND
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You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient
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B scheduled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty
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B communicating with your patient. Which of the following resources would
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B be most appropriate to
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utilize in order to obtain consent? -ANSWER: The hospitals language
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B interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with
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B gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication should you question? -
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ANSWER: Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
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When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab
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B should be reviewed? -ANSWER: Lipase and amylase
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,You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which
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B assessment finding would indicate an emergency? -ANSWER: Laryngeal
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Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa? -
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ANSWER: Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
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-ANSWER: Sinus tachycardia
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You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a
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B kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would be the
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therapeutic response? -ANSWER: Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an
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,NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
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The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on
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file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated.
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How should you respond? -ANSWER: Honor the patient's wishes
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Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of shortness of
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breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values
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B indicate the patient is experiencing: -ANSWER:
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B rhythm into a flutter
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Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
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Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon,
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, B the patient complains of discomfort what is the best action? -ANSWER:
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B Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-inflate the balloon
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When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoulder.
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B You notify the physician and anticipate which diagnosis? -ANSWER:
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B Subcutaneous emphysema B
You are providing patient education to a patient prior to administering IV
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B Protonix...When there is no history of GERD -ANSWER: Protonix is given
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