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A nurse answers a call light and finds the client anxious, short of breath,
and reporting chest pain. The client states it's a stabbing pain". What
action by the nurse takes priority?
A.
Take a full set of vital signs and document
B.
Reassure the patient that the appropriate measures will be taken
C.
Notify the rapid response team
D.
Listen to the patient's breath sounds Correct Answer-C.
Notify the rapid response team
The MD order states: Administer 50mg of Metoprolol PO
Available: Metoprolol 100mg/tab
How many tablets will the nurse administer?
A.
0.5 tab
B.
1 tab
C.
,1.5 tabs
D.
2 tabs Correct Answer-A. 0.5 tabs
The nurse is providing nutritional education to a client with a new
diagnosis of heart failure (HF). What will the nurse be sure to include in
her teaching?
A.
"Take a salt supplement in order to keep your sodium (N+) level
normal"
B.
"Be sure and add any salt flavoring to food while it is cooking"
C.
"You will need to strictly limit your salt intake"
D.
"You can have all the salt you want, as long as you are voiding
regularly" Correct Answer-C.
"You will need to strictly limit your salt intake"
The MD order states: Administer 1000ml of NS IV over 20 hours
What will the nurse set as the pump infusion rate?
A.
65 mL/hr
B.
,50 mL/hr
C.
120 mL/hr
D.
70 mL/hr Correct Answer-B. 50 mL/hr
The nurse knows that which client is at the highest risk for developing
varicose veins?
A.
The 30 y/o male who works in construction
B.
The 55 y/o retired female who is considering hormone replacement
C.
A 25 y/o male who works out 6 times a week
D.
The 42 y/o overweight female who works standing in retail sales Correct
Answer-D.
The 42 y/o overweight female who works standing in retail sales
The nursing student is caring for a client with peripheral vascular disease
(PVD). When speaking with the student, the nursing instructor asks
him/her to explain the difference between arterial and venous
insufficiency. The student nurse would be correct in stating that:
A.
, Arterial insufficiency causes bounding pulses while venous insufficiency
causes absent pulses
B.
Venous insufficiency causes congestion and blood stasis while arterial
insufficiency can lead to ischemic ulcers and gangrene
C.
Venous insufficiency is characterized by pain with activity
D.
Arterial insufficiency is caused by varicose veins and blood clots
Correct Answer-B.
Venous insufficiency causes congestion and blood stasis while arterial
insufficiency can lead to ischemic ulcers and gangrene
The student nurse correctly identifies the different types of heart failure
as which of the following:
A.
Multi-system, Hypovolemic, and Right-sided
B.
Left-sided, High Output, and Multi-system
C.
High output, Left-sided, and Right-sided
D.
Right-sided, Left-sided, and Hypovolemic Correct Answer-C.
High output, Left-sided, and Right-sided
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