NUR 209 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE 2025
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Medical surgical
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Medical Surgical
NUR 209 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE 2025 QUESTION
Admission vital signs for a brain-injured patient are blood pressure 128/68, pulse 110,
and respirations 26. Which set of vital signs, if taken 1 hour after admission, will be of
most concernto the nurse?
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NUR 209 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADE 2025
QUESTION
Admission vital signs for a brain-injured patient are blood pressure 128/68, pulse 110,
and respirations 26. Which set of vital signs, if taken 1 hour after admission, will be of
most concern to the nurse?
Answer:
Blood pressure 154/68, pulse 56, respirations 12
QUESTION
An unconscious patient is admitted to the ed with a head injury. The pa- tient's spouse
and teenage children stay at pt's side and ask many questions about the treatment
Answer:
Allow the family to stay with the patient and briefly explain all procedures to
them
QUESTION
A 20-year old make patient is admitted with a head injury after a collision while playing
football, after noting the patient has developed clear nasal drainage, which action
should the nurse take?
Answer:
Check drainage for glucose content
QUESTION
A patient who has suspected epidural hematoma is admitted to the emer- gency
department. Which action will the nurse expect to take?
Answer:
, Prepare the patient for craniotomy
QUESTION
The public health nurse is planning a program to decrease the incidence of meningitis
in teenagers and young adults. Which action is most likely to be effective?
Answer:
Encourage immunization for adolescent and college freshmen
QUESTION
Nurses in change-of-shift report are discussing the care of a patient with a stroke who
has progressively increasing weakness and decreasing level
of consciousness (LOC). Which nursing diagnosis do they determine has the highest
priority for the patient
Answer:
Risk for aspiration
QUESTION
The home health nurse caring for an 81 year old
Answer:
provide support to the spouse caregiver
QUESTION
A patient in the emergency department with sudden onset right sided weakness is
diagnosed with an intracerebral hemorrhage
Answer:
The patient has atrial fibrillation and takes warfarin
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