MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELEMETRY RN A
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You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-
speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do not speak
Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with
your patient. Which of the following resources would be
most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent?
The hospitals language interpreter
,You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a
patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the
following medication should you question?
Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of
the following lab should be reviewed?
Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative
parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment finding
would indicate an emergency?
Laryngeal strider
,Which of the following actions would be considered a
violation of Hyppa?
Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your
unit
Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left
flank pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you
about the procedure what would be the most
therapeutic response?
Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate
treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it
to the patient
, The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill
and has a DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac
arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you
respond?
Honor the patient's wishes
Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after
complaining of shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn
and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate
the patient is experiencing:
UPDATED WITH ANSWERS
You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-
speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do not speak
Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with
your patient. Which of the following resources would be
most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent?
The hospitals language interpreter
,You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a
patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the
following medication should you question?
Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of
the following lab should be reviewed?
Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative
parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment finding
would indicate an emergency?
Laryngeal strider
,Which of the following actions would be considered a
violation of Hyppa?
Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your
unit
Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left
flank pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you
about the procedure what would be the most
therapeutic response?
Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate
treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it
to the patient
, The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill
and has a DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac
arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you
respond?
Honor the patient's wishes
Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after
complaining of shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn
and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate
the patient is experiencing:
