RN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Questions and Answers

RN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Questions and Answers A cardiac nurse educator is reviewing the use of the fixed rate mode pacemaker with a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following statements by a newly hired nurse indicates understanding of the review? A. "This means the pacemaker fires in an asynchronous pattern." B. "This means the pacemaker fires only when the heart rate is below a certain rate." C. "The pacemaker can automatically adjust to a client's increased activity level." D. "The pacemaker activity is triggered by heart muscl - CORRECT ANSWER-A. "This means the pacemaker fires in an asynchronous pattern." A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about a client who has chronic gastritis and is scheduled for a selective vagotomy. Which of the following statements by a unit nurse indicates understanding of the purpose of the procedure? A. "The client will have increased duodenal gastric emptying." B. "The client will have a reduction of gastric acid secretions." C. "The client will have an increase of gastric mucus secretion." D. "The client will have an increased secretion of hydrogen/potassiu - CORRECT ANSWERB. "The client will have a reduction of gastric acid secretions." A charge nurse is teaching a group of nurses about conditions related to metabolic acidosis. Which of the following statements by a unit nurse indicates the teaching has been effective? A. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to diabetic ketoacidosis." B. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has myasthenia gravis." C. "Metabolic acidosis can occur in a client who has asthma." D. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to cancer." - CORRECT ANSWER-A. "Metabolic acidosis can occur due to diabetic ketoacidosis."