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IV Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
The /
/nurse /
/is /
/caring /
/for //
a/
/patient /
/who /
/is /
/admitted /
/to /
/the /
/ED /
/with /
/burns /
/to /
/the /
/lower /
/legs //and //hands. //During //the //initial //management, //what //is //the //priority //nursing //care?
A. //Assess //and //treat //pain.
B. //Evaluate //airway //and //circulation.
C. //Place //two //IV //catheters //and //initiate //fluid //resuscitation.
D. /
/Use /
/the /
/rule //of //nines //to //estimate //percent //of //body //surface //area //burned. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //Evaluate //airway //and //circulation.
,It /
/has /
/been /
/12 /
/hours /
/since //
a/
/patient /
/has /
/been /
/admitted /
/for /
/burns /
/to /
/the /
/face /
/and /
/neck /
/with /
/associated /
/inhalation /
/injuries. /
/The /
/patient /
/had /
/been /
/wheezing /
/audibly //and //the //wheezing //has //now //stopped. //What //nursing //action //is //appropriate?
A. //Check //the //patient's //Spo2 //level.
B. //Notify //the //physician //immediately.
C. //Re-assess //breathing //in //1 //hour.
D. //Document //improvement //in //patient's //condition. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //Notify //the //physician //immediately.
, A/
/patient /
/has /
/been /
/receiving /
/dressing /
/changes //with //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene) //for //burn //injuries //over //both //lower //arms. //The
//nurse /
/notices /
/that /
/the /
/patient's /
/white /
/blood /
/cell /
/count /
/has /
/dropped //significantly //over //the //past //4 //days. //How //does //the //nurse //interpret //this //finding?
A. //Electrolyte //imbalance
B. //Infection //is //improving
C. //Impending //kidney //disease
D. //Possible //allergic //reaction //to //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔D. //Possible //allergic //reaction //to //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene)
Which /
/patient //is //at //greatest //risk //of //developing //acute //respiratory //distress //syndrome //(ARDS)?
A. //24-year-old //male //admitted //with //blunt //chest //trauma //and //aspiration
B. //56-year-old //male //with //a //history //of //alcohol //abuse //and //chronic //pancreatitis
C. //72-year-old //male //post //heart //valve //surgery //receiving //1 //unit //of //packed //red //blood //cells
IV Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
The /
/nurse /
/is /
/caring /
/for //
a/
/patient /
/who /
/is /
/admitted /
/to /
/the /
/ED /
/with /
/burns /
/to /
/the /
/lower /
/legs //and //hands. //During //the //initial //management, //what //is //the //priority //nursing //care?
A. //Assess //and //treat //pain.
B. //Evaluate //airway //and //circulation.
C. //Place //two //IV //catheters //and //initiate //fluid //resuscitation.
D. /
/Use /
/the /
/rule //of //nines //to //estimate //percent //of //body //surface //area //burned. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //Evaluate //airway //and //circulation.
,It /
/has /
/been /
/12 /
/hours /
/since //
a/
/patient /
/has /
/been /
/admitted /
/for /
/burns /
/to /
/the /
/face /
/and /
/neck /
/with /
/associated /
/inhalation /
/injuries. /
/The /
/patient /
/had /
/been /
/wheezing /
/audibly //and //the //wheezing //has //now //stopped. //What //nursing //action //is //appropriate?
A. //Check //the //patient's //Spo2 //level.
B. //Notify //the //physician //immediately.
C. //Re-assess //breathing //in //1 //hour.
D. //Document //improvement //in //patient's //condition. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //Notify //the //physician //immediately.
, A/
/patient /
/has /
/been /
/receiving /
/dressing /
/changes //with //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene) //for //burn //injuries //over //both //lower //arms. //The
//nurse /
/notices /
/that /
/the /
/patient's /
/white /
/blood /
/cell /
/count /
/has /
/dropped //significantly //over //the //past //4 //days. //How //does //the //nurse //interpret //this //finding?
A. //Electrolyte //imbalance
B. //Infection //is //improving
C. //Impending //kidney //disease
D. //Possible //allergic //reaction //to //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔D. //Possible //allergic //reaction //to //silver //sulfadiazine //(Silvadene)
Which /
/patient //is //at //greatest //risk //of //developing //acute //respiratory //distress //syndrome //(ARDS)?
A. //24-year-old //male //admitted //with //blunt //chest //trauma //and //aspiration
B. //56-year-old //male //with //a //history //of //alcohol //abuse //and //chronic //pancreatitis
C. //72-year-old //male //post //heart //valve //surgery //receiving //1 //unit //of //packed //red //blood //cells
