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The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANSfluid replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANSDiscoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting substernal chest
pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates into her back and is associated with cough and
shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90 and her heart rate is 110. The emergency
nurse anticipates administering: - ANS
What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has experienced a
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSAirway
An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is ordered. This medication
is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tablets should be administered? - ANS2
Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that they will possibly
experience: - ANS
Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - ANSEpinephrine
A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily. The available medication is
levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the nurse administer? - ANS2
Patients who have advance directives may receive pain medication when it is needed. -
ANStrue
What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning victim - ANS
A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In order to help reduce anxiety
in this patient, the nurse should tell her: - ANSThis is oxygen; it will aid your breathing.
When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which blood type can be given
immediately? - ANSo-
Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a house fire to the Emergency
Department without any obvious burns. She is covered in soot, coughing, and reporting nausea
and anxiety. The emergency department provider plans to treat the patient for possible cyanide
poisoning. In addition to oxygen, what medication should the nurse anticipate administering? -
ANSHydroxocobalamin
The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANSfluid replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANSDiscoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting substernal chest
pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates into her back and is associated with cough and
shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90 and her heart rate is 110. The emergency
nurse anticipates administering: - ANS
What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has experienced a
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSAirway
An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is ordered. This medication
is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tablets should be administered? - ANS2
Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that they will possibly
experience: - ANS
Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - ANSEpinephrine
A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily. The available medication is
levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the nurse administer? - ANS2
Patients who have advance directives may receive pain medication when it is needed. -
ANStrue
What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning victim - ANS
A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In order to help reduce anxiety
in this patient, the nurse should tell her: - ANSThis is oxygen; it will aid your breathing.
When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which blood type can be given
immediately? - ANSo-
Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a house fire to the Emergency
Department without any obvious burns. She is covered in soot, coughing, and reporting nausea
and anxiety. The emergency department provider plans to treat the patient for possible cyanide
poisoning. In addition to oxygen, what medication should the nurse anticipate administering? -
ANSHydroxocobalamin
