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1. A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and

decreased systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with

ANS car- diac tamponade.

2. The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree

heart block.The patient is hypotensive.The treatment for this life-threatening

rhythm change includes

ANS transcutaneous pacing.

3. A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury

following a motor vehicle accident. The most important nursing intervention

for this patient is to

ANS immobilize his head.

4. The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic

surgery.The total drainage in the system is 200 mL.The nurse knowsthat

ANS this is an excessive amount of drainage

5. The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy.The nurse assigned to

admit the patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse
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adjusts the assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT

therapy is assigned to the patient.This type of

decision making is an example of

ANS the synergy model for patient care.

6. The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing

severe dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of

ATN. The most important nursing action is to

ANS monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion.

7. A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement.The

most likely reason is

ANS right heart failure.

8. Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with

ANS vasopressin.

9. Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors?

ANS Vasoconstric-tion

10. The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on

the unit an hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam

was normal. The nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The

next nursing action should be to
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ANS discontinue the TPA.

11. A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that

the treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce

afterload. The nurse anticipates that medication management will include

ANS - dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions

12. A continuous drip of a medication is ordered at a rate of 2 mg/min. The

standard mixture of this medication to yield a final concentration of 2 mg/mLis

1 g of the medication in 500 mL of IV fluid. At what rate in milliliters per hour

should the IV pump be set?

ANS 60 mL/hr




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