HEALTHSTREAM Test Version 1 2023 updated Question and Answers with complete solutions

HEALTHSTREAM Test Version 1 2023 updated Question and Answers with complete solutions The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT therapy is assigned to the patient. This type of decision making is an example of: the synergy model for patient care. The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing severe dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of ATN. The most important nursing action is to: monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion. A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement. The most likely reason is: right heart failure. Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with vasopressin. Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors? Vasoconstriction The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on the unit an hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam was normal. The nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The next nursing action should be to: discontinue the TPA. A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that the treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce afterload. The nurse anticipates that medication management will include: dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions