RN Med Surg 3 Final Exam 2024/2025 LATEST
EXAM WITH RATIONALE [ 100 Questions]
The client underwent surgical repair of their rotator cuff and is now being
discharged home and will begin physical therapy. The nurse will include which of
the following in the discharge teaching? SATA
[] Do not use your affected shoulder for the next 6 weeks post-op
[] Use shoulder immobilizer as instructed for 6 weeks post-op
[] keep bandages/ dressing dry and intact
[] Opioid analgesics are necessary to manage your discomfort
[] Ice packs can be applied to the shoulder for pain management
[] Your weight lighting restriction is 30 pounds
[] Full recovery can take 6-12 months to achieve
[] expect to begin active physical therapy in 6 weeks
[] keep bandages/ dressing dry and intact
[] Ice packs can be applied to the shoulder for pain management
[] Full recovery can take 6-12 months to achieve
The nurse understands the initial process of the bone healing of ture site within
the first 1-3 days is :
,Leakage of blood begins to change from liquid to semisolid clot
The client has an order for traction to the right leg. The nurse understands that the
main priority assessment before and after the application of traction to the leg is
which of the following?
a. Monitor the client's pain level
b. check the pallor
c. assess for paresthesia
d. assess distal pulses of the right leg
c. assess for paresthesia
the client complains of pain in the left foot after that leg was recently amputated.
what should the nurse recognize about this type of pain?
a. it will become worse with the use of a prosthesis
b. it is caused by swelling at the incision site
c. it should be treated with ordered analgesics
d. it can be managed with diversion because this psychological
c. it should be treated with ordered analgesics
,In the care of a client with pelvic fracture, the nurse must be special alert for
indications of which complications.
a. pain in the immediate area of injury
b. hyperthermia
c. fat embolism
d. External rotation of the affected limb
c. fat embolism
The nurse is instructing a cleint on foods high in calcium. the nurse show teaching
was effective when the client chooses which of the following for a meal ? SATA
[] 8oz baked chicken
[] 1 medium baked potato
[] 6 oz sardines with crackers
[] 1 banana
[] yogurt
[] steak
[] 1 cup carrots
, [] 6 oz sardines with crackers
[] yogurt
The nurse is assessing an elderly client. Which of the following would be
considered normal findings for these clients? SATA
[] increased flexibility
[] increased calcium reabsorption
[] vertebrae elongate
[] muscle fibers atrophy
[] decreased ROM
[] decreased bone mass and minerals
[] increased calcium reabsorption
[] muscle fibers atrophy
[] decreased ROM
[] decreased bone mass and minerals
The nurse is caring for a client who has a newly applied fiberglass cast on a
fractured tibia. which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take at
this time?
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