The nurse plans the care for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, she knows that the best way to position the patient is to:
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The nurse plans the care for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, she knows that the best way to position the patient is to: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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The best example of documentation of patient teaching regarding wound care is: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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To ensure safe practice during defibrillation, the nurse must: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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When the nurse is caring for a patient placed on droplet precautions, the nurse should: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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The best time for the nurse to teach an anxious patient about the patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump would be during which of the following stages of patient care? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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The patient's pre-operative blood pressure was 120/68 mmHg. On admission to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, the blood pressure was 124/70 mmHg. Thirty minutes after admission, the patient's blood pressure falls to 112/60 mmHg, pulse to 72 BPM, and the skin appears warm and dry. The most appropriate action by the nurse at this time is to: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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Thirty minutes after starting a blood transfusion a patient develops tachycardia and tachypnea and complains of chills and low back pain. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as characteristic of: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the occurrence of dyspnea in patients who are receiving end of life care? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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A 21 year old woman is being treated for injuries sustained in a car accident. The patient has a central venous pressure (CVP) line insitu. The nurse recognizes that CVP measurements: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement if a patient complains of cramps while irrigating the colostomy? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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A patient with allergic rhinitis reports severe nasal congestion, sneezing, and watery eyes at various times of the year. To teach the patient to control these symptoms the nurse advises the patient to: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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An 8-month-old infant is diagnosed with communicating hydrocephalus. The nurse notices that his intracranial pressure is increasing from the following changes in his vital signs: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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What two behaviors are important when documenting the depth of the patient's depression? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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The nurse is preparing teaching plans for several patients. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Which of the following tasks requires specialized education and should be performed by the nurse only after the training has been completed? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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Which of the following actions is the most appropriate when the nurse is responding to a patient during a tonic-clonic seizure? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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A patient with severe, protracted vomiting will often have what electrolyte abnormality? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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A patient with a history of angina pectoris arrives in emergency complaining of headache, visual disturbances and feeling dizzy. Your nursing assessment also notes he looks flushed, is perspiring perfusely and is experiencing palpitations. You should suspect: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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When caring for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy the nurse may carry out the following orders: give enemas, provide a low protein diet, and limit physical activities. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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A nurse prepares a narcotic analgesic for administration, but the patient refuses to take it. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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The immediate treatment for ventricular fibrillation is: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Extrapyramidal adverse effects and symptoms are most often associated with which of the following drug classes? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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While preparing the midday medications, the nurse finds difficulty reading the label on a medicine bottle. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC |