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ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2024 A A nurse is preparing to initiate intravenous fluids via an infusion pump for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Check the expiration date of the safety inspection sticker of the pump. A nurse is caring for a client who has an implanted venous access port. Which of the following should the nurse use to access the port? A non-coring needle A nurse is caring for a client who is near the end of life and is on comple...

Exam 1: NUR172/ NUR 172 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Intravenous Therapy for the Practical Nurse Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A – Hondros Q: Reasons for IV Therapy Answer: Resuscitation-goal to correct hypovolemic and septic shock Replacement-used after hemorrhage, GI losses, starvation Maintenance-used for patients on NPO Q: LPN can insert peripheral IV where Answer: antecubital space, forearm, and the hand Q: Length of IV catheter LPN may insert Answe...

Internal medicine PAEA Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+ diagnose AAA: US what size AAA do you treat with surgery > 5 cm or growing >0.5 cm/year pain out of proportion to abdominal PE mesenteric ischemia-- triade- POP, afib, recently on digitalis pericardal knock constrictive pericarditis-> this is a loud s3 how do you diagnose constrictive pericarditis echo shows pericardial thickening and normal left ventricular function what murmur "widened pulse pressure" AR -&g...

OB MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI PROCTORED 2024 ACTUAL EXAM / MATERNAL NEWBORN OB NEWEST EXAM TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES 2024 UPDATE GRADED A+ A 24-year-old client who is planning to become pregnant comes to the clinic for an evaluation. When assessing the client, which finding would alert the nurse to implement measures to reduce the client's risk for problems during pregnancy? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERdrinks wine 3 to 4 times/week foll...

Exam 1: NUR160 / NUR 160 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing II Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | Already Graded A | Hondros College Q: order for inspecting abdomen Answer: inspect, auscultate, palpate Q: when teaching diabetes what is one thing you want to teach them? Answer: avoid heating pads, wear shoes, heated blankets, don't cut their own nails, dry location, check feet daily Q: orthopenic position Answer: crossed arms on side table Q: if there is...

A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which of the following client actions is an indication that cranial nerve 1 is intact? A. The client can stick their tongue out B. The client can smile symmetrically C. The client can hear whispered words D. The client can identify a minty scent correct answers D. The client can identify a minty scent Rationale- Cranial nerve 1, the olfactory nerve, controls the sense of smell. To test this nerve's function, the nurse should ask the clien...

NUR 631 CARDIO/PUL EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ What are the physical exam findings of pneumonia? - Consolodation - Positive egophony - Positive bronchophony - Positive whispered pectoriliquy - Increased tactile fremitus When would you hear late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs? Left sided heart failure (interstitial edema) When would the trachea be shifted towards the involved side in someone with pulmonary symptoms? Atelectasis When woul...

Caring for patient who reports cool feet, shiny shins, and pain in lower legs when walking. What assessment data should the LPN collect? (SATA) - Do you monitor your BP, do you have diabetes, does the pain go away when you sit down, and are you a smoker? Aching sharp cramping pain brought on by exercise and elevated rest is what? - Arterial disorder. Caring for a 64 year old patient who has undergone cardiac catheterization. To predict and manage potential complications, the nurse will impl...

NEW GENERATION HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | REAL EXAMS After talking with the healthcare provider, a male client continues to have questions about the results of a prostatic surface antigen (PSA) screening test and asks the nurse how the PSA levels become elevated. The nurse should explain which pathophysiological mechanism? A. As the prostate gland enlarges, its cells contribute more PSA in the circulating blood. Correct B. The PSA levels normally rise and fall...

The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger. ...