Prophecy Medical Surgical-telemetry Exam Questions and 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: