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Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

Asbestos Supervisor Initial Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers Asbestos is what type of material? - ANSWER Naturally occurring fibrous silicate material Asbestos health problems are caused mainly by: - ANSWER Inhalation of asbestos fibers into the lower lung area Smokers who work with asbestos are ______ times more likely to develop lung cancer over a non-smoking, non-asbestos worker. - ANSWER 50 Which asbestos related disease is always terminal, not related to smokin...

Midterm Exam: NR 509/ NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment Midterm Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Latest 2023/ 2024)- Chamberlain 1. A 42-year-old architect presents with widespread pain complaints, including headaches almost daily, pain at the site of an old motor vehicle accident injury, and generalized achiness and hypersensitivity throughout the body. He recounts that his first episodes of ongoing pain occurred in his early 20s, and he has been to many practitioners over several year...

BSN 266 HESI Med Surg Practice Exam Version 2 (2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales|100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale Q: What types of medications should the nurse expect to administer to a client during an acute respiratory distress episode? A. Vasodilators and hormones. B. Analgesics and sedatives. C. Anticoagulants and expectorants. D. Bronchodilators and steroids. Answer: D. Bronchodilators and steroids. Rationale Besides supplemental oxygen, this...

Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What term is used to describe a preinvasive epithelial tumor of glandular with squamous cell origin? Answer: Carcinoma in situ Q: What stage reflects cancer that has spread to local lymph nodes? Answer: Stage II Q: What are the most common routes of metastasis? Answer: Hematogenous, lymphatic, transcoelomic (body cavities) Q: What type of cancer is ass...

Where does thyroid cancer tend to mets to? - lung, liver and bones What primary cancers can spread to adrenal? - -lung (most common) -GI tract, breast, kidney, pancreas, skin (melanoma) How do you differentiate on the surface between the L and R lobes of the liver? - called the midplane of the liver or Cantlie line, divided by the middle hepatic vein that extends from gallbladder fossa to IVC What is the anatomic landmark to distinguish between the anterior and posterior segments of the rig...

A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? correct answer: Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration. A 75-year-old client with a recent history of a cerebrovas...

BSN HESI 266 Med Surg Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Already Graded A- Nightingale Q: The nurse should explain to a client with lung cancer that pleurodesis is performed to achieve which expected outcome? A. Prevent the formation of effusion fluid. B. Remove fluid from the intrapleural space. C. Debulk tumor to maintain patency of air passages. Relieve empyema after pneumonectomy Answer: A Rationale Instillation of a sclerosing agent to ...

CMN568/ CMN 568 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Intro to Family NP Unit 2 Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What characteristic appearance is often seen in a patient with chronic obstructive sleep apnea? Answer: Bull neck Q: What labs should be obtained in a patient with chronic obstructive sleep apnea? Answer: Tsh to r/o hypothyroidism Q: What are the first steps in managing chronic obstructive sleep apnea in an adult? Answer: Weight loss, avoi...

NUR 634 Midterm Exam - Questions, Answers and Feedback A 55-year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it. Which of the following diagnoses should you consider because of her gesture? A. Bronchitis B. Costochondritis C. Pericarditis D. Angina pectoris Feedback: The clenched fist of Levine's sign, while not completely specific for ischemic pain, should definitely cause you to consider this etiology. Bronchitis is usually painless, and p...