ATI MED SURG TEST QUESTIONS FLUID AND
ELECTROLYTES BALANCE AND DISTURBANCE
LATEST 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A Nurse is assessing a Lack of bowel sounds as it would be inactive of
client who has acute paralytic ilieus....Elevated WBC, nausea , throwing up
pancreatic : what would and jaundice is an expected finding
be alarming
- trendelenburg position for easier access to vessels
what Position to you put a and to decrease risk of an air emboli .
client when inserting a - patient should remain motionless during procedure
non tunneled - sterile transparent dressing should be applied to the
percutaneous central insertion site
venous catheter - nurse should cleanse the upper chest or neck for a
CVC
PT has intraventricular - sleepiness
catheter placed. What - increased systolic with
findings would indicates concurrent decrease in diastolic
client is experiencing ( widening pulse pressure)
increased intracranial - decerebrate posturing (and
pressure ICP decoriticate posturing)
When a type one diabetic - every four hours
is sick , how often should -if blood glucose reaches 250mg/dl
they check their blood
glucose, and when should
they call their provider
, - preoxygenate client for at least 3o seconds to 3
a PT with a tracheostomy minutes to prevent hypoxemia.
requires suctionining. what - nurse should limit each suction to 10/15 seconds to
is the most important thing prevent hypoxia and mucosal injury
to do first - suction pressure 80-120 mmHG
- x3 passes for each suction
Cholecystitis normal pain radiating to the right shoulder
finding
urolithiasis normal finding flank pain extending to the perineum
peritonitis normal finding rigid board like abdomen
pancreatitis normal finding piercing abdominal pain
PT has a saline lock on - assess client, compare the site to the opposite
clients forearm, client extremity, looking and measuring for edema as it is an
reports discomfort and indication of infiltration, then elevate arm and maybe
coolness. what is the first apply a warm compress to reduce pain, and maybe
most appropriate action after take the IV out
a women who is - pain in calf ;DVT
perimenopausal and is - intense headache and or numbness in the arms as
going through hormonal they are both indicative of a possible CVA
replacement therapy is
being taught what signs to
report back with ASAP,
name 3
Left sided heart failure oliguria DAytime due to decreased blood flow to the
findings kidneys
when peritoneal fluid is turn PT on side
sluggish when draining - do not push catheter further into abdomen it can
during peritoneal dialysis cause an infection, and head of bed should be
what should the nurse do elevated
the facilitate the drainage
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