ATI med surg questions with correct answers

signs of increase ICP Correct Answer - Sleepiness or difficulty arousing the client from sleep A widening pulse pressure decerebrate and decorticate posturing What med do you hold for cardioversions? Correct Answer - Cardiac glycosides, such as digoxin, are withheld prior to cardioversion. These medications can increase ventricular irritability and put the client at risk for ventricular fibrillation after the synchronized countershock of cardioversion. What should a nurse do if a pt with acute cholecystitis has sudden HR of 150? Correct Answer - The nurse should position the head of the client's bed flat and report this finding immediately to the provider. Tachycardia is a manifestation of biliary colic, which can lead to shock. You have a pt with osteoporisis and hypothyroidism. What info should you give to the individual about medications? Correct Answer - The nurse should instruct the client to avoid taking calcium within 4 hr of levothyroxine administration bc Ca+ intereferes with many drugs How should a nurse irrigate a granulating wound? Correct Answer - The nurse should use a 30-mL to 60-mL syringe with an 18- or 19-gauge catheter to deliver the ideal pressure of 8 pounds per square inch (psi)