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1-Enalapril maleate A. Checking the client's blood pressure
(Vasotec) is prescribed
for a hospitalized client. Checking the client's blood pressure
Which assessment does Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting
the nurse perform as a enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to treat hypertension.
priority before One common side effect is postural hypotension.
administering the Therefore the nurse would check the client's blood
medication? pressure immediately before administering each
dose. Checking the client's peripheral pulses, the
A. Checking the client's results of the most recent potassium level, and the
blood pressure intake and output for the previous 24 hours are not
B. Checking the client's specifically associated with this mediation.
peripheral pulses
C. Checking the most
recent potassium level
D. Checking the client's
intake-and-output record
for the last 24 hours
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2-A client is scheduled to C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night
undergo an upper before the test and give myself a Fleet enema on
gastrointestinal (GI) the morning of the test."
series, and the nurse
provides instructions to An upper GI series involves visualization of the
the client about the test. esophagus, duodenum, and upper jejunum by
Which statement by the means of the use of a contrast medium. It involves
client indicates a need swallowing a contrast medium (usually barium),
for further instruction? which is administered in a flavored milkshake. Films
are taken at intervals during the test, which takes
A. "The test will take about 30 minutes. No special preparation is
about 30 minutes." necessary before a GI series, except that NPO status
B. "I need to fast for 8 must be maintained for 8 hours before the test. After
hours before the test." an upper GI series, the client is prescribed a laxative
C. "I need to drink citrate to hasten elimination of the barium. Barium that
of magnesia the night remains in the colon may become hard and difficult
before the test and give to expel, leading to fecal impaction.
myself a Fleet enema on
the morning of the test."
D. "I need to take a
laxative after the test is
completed, because the
liquid that I'll have to
drink for the test can be
constipating."
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3-A nurse on the evening B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call
shift checks a physician's physician
prescriptions and notes
that the dose of a
prescribed medication is
higher than the normal
dose. The nurse calls the
physician's answering
service and is told that
the physician is off for the
night and will be
available in the morning.
The nurse should:
A. Call the nursing
supervisor
B. Ask the answering
service to contact the
on-call physician
C. Withhold the
medication until the
physician can be reached
in the morning
D. Administer the
medication but consult
the physician when he
becomes available
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4.An emergency B. Asking the ED physician to check the client
department (ED) nurse is
monitoring a client with
suspected acute
myocardial infarction (MI)
who is awaiting transfer
to the coronary intensive
care unit. The nurse notes
the sudden onset of
premature ventricular
contractions (PVCs) on
the monitor, checks the
client's carotid pulse, and
determines that the PVCs
are not resulting in
perfusion. The
appropriate action by the
nurse is:
A. Documenting the
findings
B. Asking the ED
physician to check the
client
C. Continuing to monitor
the client's cardiac status
D. Informing the client
that PVCs are expected
after an MI
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