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NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 3 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+||GALEN COLLEGE OF
NURSING 2024
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis
of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema. The
health care provider prescribes furosemide 40 mg
intravenous (IV) stat to be repeated in 1 hour. Which
nursing action will best evaluate the effectiveness
of the furosemide in managing the client's
condition? - ....ANSWER >>>>Auscultating breath
sounds
Digoxin is prescribed for a client with heart failure.
The nurse will assess for which signs and
symptoms that indicate digoxin toxicity? Select all
that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct. - ....ANSWER >>>>Nausea
Yellow vision
Irregular pulse
Which action would the nurse take first when a
client who has heart failure reports fatigue and has
an increase in heart rate from 90 beats/minute to
120 beats/minute while ambulating? - ....ANSWER
>>>>Have the client sit down and rest
,When the home care nurse calls to make an
appointment for the initial visit with a client who has
heart failure, the client reports that many family
members are visiting today and requests that the
nurse wait a week for the appointment. Which
response by the nurse is best? - ....ANSWER >>>>Tell
the client that it might be helpful to talk with family
members during the initial visit.
Which finding for a client who has just arrived in the
emergency department and has a history of heart
failure requires the most rapid action by the nurse?
- ....ANSWER >>>>Oxygen saturation 86%
When a client is diagnosed with left-sided
congestive heart failure, which assessment findings
would the nurse expect? Select all that apply. One,
some, or all responses may be correct. -
....ANSWER >>>>Dyspnea
Crackles
Frequent cough
When assessing a client with chronic heart failure,
which clinical finding would the nurse expect to
,find? - ....ANSWER >>>>Dependent edema in the
evening
When a client with heart failure reports sudden
dyspnea and has bilateral crackles throughout the
lungs with a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/minute,
which action would the nurse take first? -
....ANSWER >>>>Elevate the head of the bed to 75
degrees.
When taking the health history for a client admitted
with heart failure, which assessment finding will
the nurse expect the client to report? - ....ANSWER
>>>>Using several pillows at night to sleep
When a client with heart failure is seen in the clinic
with new onset ankle edema, the nurse would
question the client about which lifestyle factors that
may have contributed to the ankle swelling? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct. - ....ANSWER >>>>Intake of salty foods
Medication compliance
Recent travel
, How would anxiety affect outcomes for a client with
heart failure? - ....ANSWER >>>>Increases the
cardiac workload
When a client with heart failure reports a 9-pound
(4-kilogram) weight gain in the past 2 weeks, which
assessment is the priority? - ....ANSWER
>>>>Auscultate breath sounds.
Which statement by a client who is seen for follow-
up in the heart failure clinic is most important for
the nurse to communicate to the health care
provider? - ....ANSWER >>>>"I wake up at night short
of breath"
A client with heart failure reports waking suddenly
and feeling short of breath during the night. How
will the nurse document this information? -
....ANSWER >>>>Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
When a client with a history of heart failure on daily
weights has a 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) weight gain
since the previous day, which action would the
nurse take next? - ....ANSWER >>>>Perform a head-
to-toe assessment.
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