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Questions # 41:

In the coronary care unit, a client has developed multifocal premature ventricular contractions. The nurse should anticipate the administration of:

Options:

A.

Furosemide

B.

Nitroglycerin

C.

Lidocaine

D.

Digoxin

Questions # 42:

A 71-year-old client fell and injured her left leg while cooking in the kitchen. Her husband calls the ambulance, and she is taken to the emergency department at a local hospital. X-ray reports confirm that she has an intertrochanteric fracture of the left femur. Her left leg will require skeletal traction initially and then surgery. The nurse knows that this type of traction will be used:

Options:

A.

By inserting pins to provide steady pull on the bone

B.

To suspend the leg in a sling without pull on the extremity

C.

Intermittently to place a pull over the pelvis and lower spine

D.

With weights at both ends of the bed to maintain pull on the upper extremity

Questions # 43:

The serial sevens test is often used to determine delirium and dementia. This test aids in assessing which of the following?

Options:

A.

Abstract thinking

B.

Ability to focus and concentrate thoughts

C.

Judgment

D.

Memory

Questions # 44:

A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver is prolonged bleeding. The nurse should be prepared to administer?

Options:

A.

Vitamin C

B.

Vitamin K

C.

Vitamin E

D.

Vitamin A

Questions # 45:

A 47-year-old client has been admitted to the general surgery unit for bowel obstruction. The doctor has ordered that an NG tube be inserted to aid in bowel de-compression. When preparing to insert a NG tube, the nurse measures from the:

Options:

A.

Lower lip to the shoulder to the upper sternum

B.

Tip of the nose to the lower lip to the umbilicus

C.

End of the tube to the first measurement line on the tube

D.

Tip of the nose to the ear lobe to the xiphoid process or midepigastric area

Questions # 46:

The client tells the nurse, “I have pain in my left shoulder.”

This is considered:

Options:

A.

Evaluation process

B.

Objective information

C.

Subjective information

D.

Complaining

Questions # 47:

The nurse needs to be aware that the most common early complication of a myocardial infarction is:

Options:

A.

Diabetes mellitus

B.

Anaphylactic shock

C.

Cardiac hypertrophy

D.

Cardiac dysrhythmia

Questions # 48:

A client presents to the emergency room with cyanosis, coughing, tachypnea, and tachycardia. She has a history of asthma. Arterial blood gas values are pH 7.28, PaO2 54, PaCO2 60, and HCO3 24. The nursing assessment of arterial blood gases indicate the presence of:

Options:

A.

Respiratory alkalosis

B.

Respiratory acidosis

C.

Metabolic alkalosis

D.

Metabolic acidosis

Questions # 49:

A male client had a right below-the-knee amputation 4 days ago. His incision is healing well. He has gotten out of bed several times and sat at the side of the bed. Each time after returning to bed, he has experienced pain as if it were located in his right foot. Which nursing measure indicates the nurse has a thorough understanding of phantom pain and its management?

Options:

A.

Phantom pain is entirely in the client’s mind. The client should be instructed that the pain is psychological and should not be treated.

B.

The basis for phantom pain may occur because the nerves still carry pain sensation to the brain even though the limb has been amputated. The pain is real, intense, and should be treated.

C.

The cause of phantom pain is unknown. The nurse should provide the client with support, promote sleep, and handle the injured limb smoothly and gently.

D.

Phantom pain is caused by trauma, spasms, and edema at the incisional site. It will decrease when postoperative edema decreases. It should be treated with nonnarcotic medication whenever possible.

Questions # 50:

A postoperative TURP client is ordered continuous bladder irrigations. Later in the evening on the first postoperative day, he complains of increasing suprapubic pain. When assessing the client, the nurse notes diminished flow of bloody urine and several large blood clots in the drainage tubing. Which one of the following should be the initial nursing intervention?

Options:

A.

Call the physician about the problem.

B.

Irrigate the Foley catheter.

C.

Change the Foley catheter.

D.

Administer a prescribed narcotic analgesic.

Questions # 51:

A 72-year-old male client had the Foley catheter that was inserted during the transurethral resection of his prostate removed today. He is concerned about the urinary incontinence he is having since removal of the Foley catheter. The nurse explains that:

Options:

A.

He should not be concerned about it because it will resolve quickly

B.

This is usually temporary

C.

The nurse will keep him dry, and he should notify the nurse when this happens

D.

This is related to the bladder spasms and will soon stop

Questions # 52:

The physician prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) for a client with seizure disorders. Phenytoin can only be mixed with which of the following solutions?

Options:

A.

Ringer’s lactate

B.

D5 in water

C.

D5 with Ringer’s lactate

D.

Normal saline

Questions # 53:

A client’s behavior is annoying other clients on the unit. He is meddling with their belongings and dominating the group. The best approach by the nurse is to:

Options:

A.

Seclude him in his room.

B.

Set limits on his behavior.

C.

Have his medication increased.

D.

Ignore him and tell the other clients that these behaviors are due to his illness and that they should understand.

Questions # 54:

A 48-year-old client is being seen in her physician’s office for complaints of indigestion, heartburn, right upper quadrant pain, and nausea of 4 days’ duration, especially after meals. The nurse realizes that these symptoms may be associated with cholecystitis and therefore would check for which specific sign during the abdominal assessment?

Options:

A.

Cullen’s sign

B.

Rebound tenderness

C.

Murphy’s sign

D.

Turner’s sign

Questions # 55:

The nurse recognizes that a client with the diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis would expect to have stools that are:

Options:

A.

Clay or gray colored

B.

Watery and loose

C.

Bright-red streaked

D.

Black

Questions # 56:

A client who has gout is most likely to form which type of renal calculi?

Options:

A.

Struvite stones

B.

Staghorn calculi

C.

Uric acid stones

D.

Calcium stones

Questions # 57:

Pin care is a part of the care plan for a client who is in skeletal traction. When assessing the site of pin insertion, which one of the following findings would the nurse know as an indicator of normal wound healing?

Options:

A.

Exudate

B.

Crust

C.

Edema

D.

Erythema

Questions # 58:

A client is being discharged from the hospital today. The discharge teaching for care of her colostomy included which of the following basic principles for protecting the skin around her stoma:

Options:

A.

Taping a pouch that is leaking

B.

Cutting the skin barrier 11⁄2 inches larger than the stoma

C.

Changing the pouch only when leakage occurs

D.

Using a skin sealant under pouch adhesives

Questions # 59:

A 9-month-old infant visits her pediatrician for a routine visit. A developmental assessment was initiated by the nurse. Which skill would cause the nurse to be concerned about the infant’s developmental progression?

Options:

A.

She sits briefly alone with assistance.

B.

She creeps and crawls.

C.

She pulls herself to her feet with help.

D.

She stands while holding onto furniture.

Questions # 60:

A 68-year-old client developed acute respiratory distress syndrome while hospitalized for pneumonia. After a

respiratory arrest, an endotracheal tube was inserted. Several days later, numerous attempts to wean him from mechanical ventilation were ineffective, and a tracheostomy was created. For the first 24 hours following tracheostomy, it is important to minimize bleeding around the insertion site. The nurse can accomplish this by:

Options:

A.

Deflating the cuff for 10 minutes every other hour instead of 5 minutes every hour

B.

Avoiding manipulation of the tracheostomy including cuff deflation

C.

Reporting any signs of crepitus immediately to the physician

D.

Changing tracheostomy dressing only as necessary using one-half strength hydrogen peroxide to cleanse the site

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