front 1 As the nurse evaluates a laboratory report for a client scheduled for surgery which finding requires nursing intervention? | back 1 Serum potassium 2.5 mEq/L |
front 2 At which time does the nurse medicate a client for pain prior for it to be considered preemptive analgesia? | back 2 As soon as a client reports the occurrence of pain |
front 3 Four days after abdominal surgery while being transferred from a bed to a chair a client says to a nurse my incision feels funny all of a sudden which should the nurse do first? | back 3 Place client in the low fowler position |
front 4 A clients perineal area must be examined by the primary health care provider prior to surgery in which position should the nurse place the client for this physical assessment? | back 4 Lithotomy |
front 5 A nurse is performing preoperative teaching a week before surgery the client is taking 650mg of aspirin twice a day for arthritis which instruction should the nurse expect the surgeon to have the nurse include in the preoperative teaching? | back 5 Stop taking the aspirin 5 days before surgery |
front 6 Which client having emergency should the nurse anticipates to be at the highest risk for postoperative mortality? | back 6 Middle aged adult |
front 7 which client does the nurse identify whose immune function is most efficient? | back 7 32 year old adult |
front 8 A 40-year-old client with polycystic kidney is to receive a kidney transplant when the nurse begins to administer 2 units of leukocyte - poor packed red blood cells to treat low hemoglobin the client asks why is this has been prescribed what is the appropriate nursing response | back 8 It will decrease the risk of obtaining white blood cells from the donor that could make it harder for your transplanted kidney to function |
front 9 which assessment finding alerts the nurse to determine that inflammation has progressed to the cellular level? | back 9 Pus |
front 10 An older adult client with a long history of congestive heart failure is being treated for a pressure injury over the coccyx that is 4 cm wide and 5 cm long with eschar present which technique does the nurse anticipate will be used to remove the necrotic tissue? | back 10 Dressings along with a topical enzyme preparation |
front 11 upon removing a dressing from a wound the nurse notices a strong odor what is the appropriate nursing action? | back 11 Clean the wound and reassess for presence of infection |
front 12 A client who has been hiking in the woods comes to the ED with urticaria after administering an antihistamine as prescribed what teaching does the nurse provide? | back 12 Avoid outdoor activity |