KAPLAN QBANK MED SURGIC nu2530 with correct answers

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KAPLAN QBANK MED SURGIC nu2530 A patient comes to the emergency room with a possible pneumothorax. The nurse should assess for which of the following? The nurse prepares a client for a barium enema... . It is MOST important for the nurse to include which of the following instructions? The nurse counsels a client newly diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, indicates that teaching is successful? 1. 2. 3. 4. An older client diagnosed with emphysema becomes restless and confused. The nurse should take which of the following actions? The nurse cares for a client 1 day after abdominal surgery. The nurse notes that the client is 5 ft, 3 in tall; weighs 210 lb; BP 130/80; pulse 76; and respirations 14/min. The client complains of pain, and the nurse administers meperidine (Demerol) 75 mg. and promethazine (Phenergan) 50 mg IM. Two hours later the client reports no relief from the pain. Which of the following actions by the nurse is MOST appropriate? A young adult is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. When the nurse places the patient’s hand over his head, it remains in that position. The nurse identifies that this is The home care nurse visits a client receiving chlordiazepoxide (Librium). The nurse is MOST concerned if which of the following is observed? The nurse in the psychiatric day hospital program cares for a patient diagnosed with recurrent depression. The referring therapist recommends a cognitive therapy approach. The nurse doing the initial assessment knows it is MOST important to focus the assessment on which of the following? The nurse cares for a client receiving hemodialysis three times per week. Today the client’s potassium is 6.5 mEq/L. The physician orders sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) 15 g PO today. Because the client finds the taste unpleasant, the client asks if the medication can be added to orange juice. Which of the following responses by the nurse is MOST appropriate? The nurse discusses diet with the mother of a child being treated for deep partial thickness burns on her legs. Which of the following meals should the nurse suggest? The nurse performs a physical assessment on a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. Which of the following findings warrant an IMMEDIATE referral to the physician? The nurse obtains a health history from a 72-year-old Caucasian female. It is MOST important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions? The charge nurse on the medical unit reviews physician’s orders for four newly admitted patients. The nurse should question which of the following orders? ( The nurse instructs a client receiving clozapine (Clozaril). The nurse knows that teaching has been successful if the patient verbalizes which of the following? The nurse cares for a client receiving 40 drops per minute of D 5 W. The IV set delivers 10 drops per ml. If the nurse begins infusing 1,000 ml of D 5 W at 12 noon, how many milliliters of D 5 W will be remaining at 3:30 PM? Type the correct answer into the blank. ……………………………………………..CONTINUED…………………………………………………… [Show More]

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