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MEDSURG A 78 year old client is admitted to the emergency department with numbness and weakness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is priority? * 1/1 Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the symptoms. Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan of the head. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency consult. Leigh Ann is receiving pancrelipase (Viokase) for chroni...

PROCTORED MEDSURG 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A PROCTORED MEDSURG 1 1. .A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a. Bradycardia- more tachycardia cuz of a failing ventricle , SNS is activated to compensate . b. Flushed skin- duskly it wIll look like c. Frothy sputum-Left sided- can be blood tinged d. Jugular vein distention→ Right Rationale: ATI MS: pg. 198 ch 32 pdf Left side: dyspnea...

LEADERSHIP ATI 2022 A-Terms in this set (60) Questions and answers Client has a living will that declines the use of artificial enteral nutrition review the clients request with the family school-age child whose family is homeless child has red fissures at the corners of the mouth increased rate of client med errors inform staf f of the penalties committee that is revising the policy for client discharge determine goals and objectives dilemma is referred to the ethics commit...

to assess self- perception, the nurse asks a. how would you describe yourself? b. are you having difficulty handling any family problems c. what gives you hope when times are troubled d. how do you usually deal with stress? is it effective? - ANSWER a. how would you describe yourself? the nurse who asks about feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, mobility, home maintenance, shopping, and cooking is assessing what? - ANSWER ADLs (activities of daily living) the nurse assessin...

Med/Surg Periop B & S Test Bank 1. A client is admitted to the ED reporting severe abdominal pain and vomiting "coffee-ground" like emesis. The client is diagnosed with a perforated gastric ulcer and is informed that they need surgery. When can the client most likely anticipate that the surgery will be scheduled? A. Within 24 hours B. Within the next week C. Without delay D. As soon as all the day's elective surgeries have been completed C. Without delay 2. The nurse is performing...

MED SURG-CRITICAL CARE SHOCK AND SEPSIS Med surg-Critical care Shock and sepsis A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the student correlate the blood loss with the client's mean arterial pressure (MAP)? a. It causes vasoconstriction and increased MAP. b. Lower blood volume lowers MAP. c. There is no direct correlation to MAP. d. It raises cardiac output and MAP. B ~ Lower blood volume will decrease MAP. The other answers are not accura...

MEDSURG A 78 year old client is admitted to the emergency department with numbness and weakness of the left arm and slurred speech. Which nursing intervention is priority? * 1/1 Prepare to administer recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). Discuss the precipitating factors that caused the symptoms. Schedule for A STAT computer tomography (CT) scan of the head. Notify the speech pathologist for an emergency consult. Leigh Ann is receiving pancrelipase (Viokase) for chroni...

ATI Fundamentals Exam 2021 complete  11 Latest Versions  Verified Questions and Answers  Best Document for Exam Preparation  Success Guaranteed  Rationale: Morphine can cause respiratory depression if given too much. Also you should ALWAYS ASSESS the patient first when a med error is performed to make sure med error doesn‟t put the client‟s health in risk. 4. A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 20 mg orally to a 6-year-old child ...

MED SURG-CRITICAL CARE SHOCK AND SEPSIS Med surg-Critical care Shock and sepsis A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the student correlate the blood loss with the client's mean arterial pressure (MAP)? a. It causes vasoconstriction and increased MAP. b. Lower blood volume lowers MAP. c. There is no direct correlation to MAP. d. It raises cardiac output and MAP. B ~ Lower blood volume will decrease MAP. The other answers are not accura...

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