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MED SURG FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A registered nurse is completing a preoperative teaching plan
for a patient who is to have a total hip arthroplasty. Which of
the followingshould the registered nurse include in the
teaching plan? Select all that apply
Select one or more:
a. Having the patient roll onto the operative hip
b. Possible use of an abductor device or pillow between the
legs when turning
c. Sitting in a low reclining chair
d. Performing isometric exercises - ...ANSWER...B - possible
use of an abductor device or pillow between the legs when
turning, D - performing isometric exercises
A registered nurse is presenting g information to patients at
a health fairon measures to reduce the risk of amputation.
Which of the following information should the registered
nurse provide
Select one or more:
a. Unplug electrical equipment when having repairs
b. encourage patients who have diabetes mellitus to
maintainblood glucose within the reference ranges
c. Encourage patients who smoke to consider
smokingcessation programs.
d. Advise patients to wait 2 hrs after taking pin medication
before driving - ...ANSWER...B - encourage patients who
have
,diabetes mellitus to maintain blood glucose within the
reference ranges, C - encourage patients who smoke to
considersmoking cessation programs
A patient who had an above the knee amputation reports
havingsharp, stabbing type of phantom pain. Which of the
following is an appropriate action by the registered nurse. ?
Select one:
a. Facilitate counseling services
b. Administer an antiepileptic medication
c. Question rather the pain is real
d. Encourage cold therapy treatments - ...ANSWER...B -
administer antiepileptic medication
A registered nurse is assessing a patient who has a casted
compound fracture of the right forearm Which of the
following finds isan early indication of neurovascular
compromise?
Select one:
a. Pallor
b. Pulselessness
c. Paralysis
d. Paresthesia - ...ANSWER...D - paresthesia
A registered nurse is caring for a patient who has a
laboratory finding ofserum potassium of 5.4 mEq/L, The
registered nurse should assess for which of the following
clinical manifestations?
Select one:
a. Constipation
b. EKG changes
c. Hypotension
d. Polyuria - ...ANSWER...B - EKG changes
,The registered nurse is caring for a patient who has a
peripheral IV in place for fluid replacement. When caring
for the patient's IVsite, the registered nurse should
Select one:
a. ensure that the tubing is firmly anchored to the patient's
skin.b. ensure that anticoagulants are placed on hold for the
duration of IV therapy
c. periodically remove hair from 2 cm around the IV site.
d. replace the IV dressing with a new, clean dressing if it is
soiled. - ...ANSWER...A - ensure that the tubing is firmly
anchored to the patients skin
When planning the care of a patient with a fluid imbalance,
theregistered nurse understands that in the human body,
water and electrolytes move from the arterial capillary bed to
the interstitial fluid. What causes this to occur?
Select one:
a. Hydrostatic pressure resulting from the pumping action of
the heart
b. Pressure of the blood in the renal capillaries
c. Active transport of hydrogen ions across the capillary walls
d. Action of the dissolved particles contained in a unit of
blood - ...ANSWER...A - hydrostatic pressure resulting from
the pumping action of the heart
The registered nurse is caring for a patient who is being
treated on the oncology unit with a diagnosis of lung cancer
with bone metastases. The patient reports a new onset of
weakness with abdominal pain and further assessment
suggests that the patientlikely has a fluid volume deficit. The
registered nurse should recognize that this patient may be
experiencing what electrolyte imbalance?
Select one:
, a. Hypomagnesemia
b. Hypomagnesemia
c. Hypercalcemia
d. Hypernatremia - ...ANSWER...C - hypercalcemia
A registered nurse is caring for a patient whose lab finding of
NA 133, K3.4. Which of the following treatment can result
in these lab findings?
Select one:
a. 3 tab water enemas
b. 0.9% NSS IV at 50 ML / hr
c. Administration of steroids
d. D5 W with 20 mEq of K at 80 mL/hr - ...ANSWER...A - 3
tab water enemas
When caring for a patients with fluid excess which of the
following intervention will help relieve respiratory distress.
Select one:
a. Preform Postural drainage
b. Increase fluid to promote urine output
c. Encourage the patient to cough and deep breath
d. Elevate the head of the bed - ...ANSWER...D - elevate the
head of the bed
A patient is being treated for hypokalemia. When evaluating
his response to potassium replacement therapy, Which of the
following changes in his assessment should the registered
nurse assess for?
Select one:
a. decreased serum glucose
b. increasing muscle strength
c. improved vision
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