Medical surgical nursing, 10th Edition : assessment and management of clinical problems

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Preoperative Care:  Test Bank  Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition by Lewis
  • Preoperative Care: Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition by Lewis

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  • Five minutes after receiving the ordered preoperative midazolam by IV injection, the patient asks to get up to go to the bathroom to urinate. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Assist the patient to the bathroom. b. Offer the patient a urinal or bedpan. c. Ask the patient to wait until the drug has been fully metabolized. d. Tell the patient that a bladder catheter will be placed in the operating room. The patient will be at risk for a fall after receiving the sedative,...
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Preoperative Care:   Test Bank  Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition by Lewis
  • Preoperative Care: Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition by Lewis

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  • The surgical unit nurse has just received a patient with a history of smoking from the postanesthesia care unit. Which action is most important at this time? a. Auscultate for adventitious breath sounds. b. Obtain the blood pressure and temperature. c. Remind the patient about harmful effects of smoking. d. Ask the health care provider to prescribe a nicotine patch. The nurse should first ensure a patent airway and check for breathing and circulation (airway, breathing, and circulati...
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 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base  Imbalances Lewis: Test Bank  Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th  Edition
  • Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances Lewis: Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition

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  • The nurse is caring for a patient with a massive burn injury and possible hypovolemia. Which assessment data will be of most concern to the nurse? a. Urine output is 30 mL/hr. b. Blood pressure is 90/40 mm Hg. c. Oral fluid intake is 100 mL for the past 8 hours. d. There is prolonged skin tenting over the sternum. ANS: B The blood pressure indicates that the patient may be developing hypovolemic shock as a result of intravascular fluid loss because of the burn injury...
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CANCER :  Test Bank  Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
  • CANCER : Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition

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  • An older adult patient who has colorectal cancer is receiving IV fluids at 175 mL/hr in conjunction with the prescribed chemotherapy. Which finding by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider? a. Patient complains of severe fatigue. b. Patient voids every hour during the day. c. Patient takes only 50% of meals and refuses snacks. d. Patient has crackles up to the midline posterior chest. Rapid fluid infusions may cause heart failure, especially in older patien...
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