Exam Coverage
Exam coverage for the NSG 4100 (AH III) Exam 3 - Adult Health III
includes advanced medical-surgical nursing concepts, complex
patient assessment, pathophysiology, clinical judgment, and
evidence-based interventions for adults with acute, chronic, and
potentially life-threatening conditions. It emphasizes prioritization,
patient safety, disease management, clinical decision-making, and
the application of the nursing process to complex healthcare
scenarios.
,What would the critical care nurse recognize as a condition that
may indicate a pt's need to have a tracheotomy?
a. a pt has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min
b. a pt required permanent ventilation
c. a pt exhibits sx of dyspnea
d. a pt has respiratory acidosis
B
,The nurse is caring for a pt who is scheduled to have a thoracotomy.
When planning preoperative teaching, what info should the nurse
communicate to the pt?
a. how to milk the chest tubing
b. how to splint the incision when coughing
c. how to take prophylactic antibiotics correctly
d. how to manage the need for fluid restriction
B
, A nurse is educating a pt in anticipation of a procedure that will
require a water-sealed chest drainage system. What should the
nurse tell the pt and the family that this drainage system is used for?
a. maintaining a positive chest-wall pressure
b. monitoring pleural fluid osmolarity
c. providing passive intrathoracic pressure
d. removing excess air and fluid
D