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A client has a new prescription for spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse recognize as a reason to withhold the morning dose of the medication and notify the provider? a. Serum sodium 138 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L c. Serum creatinine 1.2 mEq/L d. Serum chloride 106 mEq/L b. Serum potassium 5.2 mEq/L A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed daily doses of both digoxin (Lanoxin) and furosemide (Lasix). The client's potassiu...

Final Exam: FNP652 / FNP 6552 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Family Primary Care I Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU Question: An elderly patient has recent weight loss and the patient's spouse reports noticing coughing and choking when eating. What is the likely cause of this presentation? Answer: Pharyngeal dysphagia Question: A patient who has asthma calls the provider to report having a peak flow measure of 75%, shortness of breath, wheezing,...

A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the nurse? correct answer: Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM. A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement? correct answer: Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately. Before administering the initi...

HESI PN LPN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 (Verified). A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action should the LPN/LVN implement? A. Give an around-the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics. B. Administer analgesic medication as needed when the pain is severe. C. Provide medication to keep the client sedated and unaware of stimuli. D. O...

A nurse is interviewing a patient who just received news that he has pancreatic cancer. The patient tells the nurse that getting cancer could never happen to him. Which defense mechanism is this patient demonstrating? A. Projection B. Denial C. Displacement D. Repression (Ans- B A patient's health history of breast cancer that runs in the family is what type of risk factor? (Ans- Non-modifiable risk factor Laws affecting nursing practice (Think PHMPG) (Ans- -Right of Privacy...

PHARMACOLOGY CMS PROCTORED EXAM 2023/ 2024 NEW!!! QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| VERSION 4 Q: A nurse is preparing to administer the initial dose of penicillin G IM to a client. The nurse should monitor for which of the following as an indication of an allergic reaction following the injection? a. Urticaria b. Bradycardia c. Pallor d. Dyspepsia Answer: a. Urticaria Q: A nurse is teaching a client who has angina a new pres...

Exam 1: PNR205 / PNR 205 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Concepts of Leadership and Collaboration | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: consider when assisting the RN in creating a nurse care plan for a client? Answer: anticipate the client priority's to change show out the treatment plan / involve the client in identifying needs / include the clients pertinent health problems Question: collaborate with the RN to adjust the care plan if needed ...

Community Health ATI Study Guide Community Health Nursing Theories 1. Nightingale’s Theory of Environment • Focuses on Impact of a Person’s Environment on Their Health • Focus is on Preventative Care (Washing Hands, Clean Environment) 2. Health Belief Model • Assumes a Person’s Primary Motivation in Taking Positive Health Actions is to Avoid Getting a Disease 3. Likelihood of Taking Action is Based On • Modifying Variables (Age, Gender, Race, Economy, Education) • ...

Final Exam: NUR176 / NUR 176 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Concepts of Adult Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse I Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Hondros Q: Nurse caring for patient with elevated ICP recently dx with a brain tumor. Using Tanner's model, which question should the nurse ask? Answer: Have you experienced any vision changes? Q: Patient receives 25 units of Lantus at 2100. What time would the LPN expect to see it start working? Answer: 2200 Q: Nurse finds a demen...

Virtual ATI Predictor Green light/ COMPLETED VATI Greenlight STUDY SET 2023/2024 Graded A+ Test Bank. Everything on VATI 2023/2024/COMPLETED VATI Greenlight STUDY SET 2023-24/Test Bank with Complete solutions A nurse is caring for a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse? The infusion pump for administering contimuous feeding is ...