NR341 / NR 341 Final Exam: (Latest Update
) Complex Adult Health |
Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100%
Correct. Chamberlain
1. A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is
presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful
as the family members begin to cry. Which action should the nurse take at
this time?: Cry along with the patient's family members
2. The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond
any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am here". Which
response by the nurse is appropriate?: "Withdrawal can be a normal response
in the process of dying."
3. A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How should the
nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, paO2 32
mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L?: Respiratory Alkalosis
, 4. An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which laboratory
result should the nurse report to the health care provider immediately?:
Na 154 mEq/L (154 mmo/L)
5. A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been using St.
Johns wart to prevent depression. Which complication should the nurse
expect in the post anesthesia care unit?: Increased anesthesia recovery time
6. A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood pressure
is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which patient information
is most important to communicate to the health care provider before
surgery?-
: Serum potassium 3.2 mEq/L
7. While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately after surgery. What action by the
nurse is a priority?: Alert the anesthesia care provider of the family
member's reaction to surgery.
8. A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as an
adjunct to general anesthesia. Which in the post anesthesia care unit
) Complex Adult Health |
Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100%
Correct. Chamberlain
1. A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is
presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened and tearful
as the family members begin to cry. Which action should the nurse take at
this time?: Cry along with the patient's family members
2. The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't respond
any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am here". Which
response by the nurse is appropriate?: "Withdrawal can be a normal response
in the process of dying."
3. A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How should the
nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, paO2 32
mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L?: Respiratory Alkalosis
, 4. An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which laboratory
result should the nurse report to the health care provider immediately?:
Na 154 mEq/L (154 mmo/L)
5. A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been using St.
Johns wart to prevent depression. Which complication should the nurse
expect in the post anesthesia care unit?: Increased anesthesia recovery time
6. A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood pressure
is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which patient information
is most important to communicate to the health care provider before
surgery?-
: Serum potassium 3.2 mEq/L
7. While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately after surgery. What action by the
nurse is a priority?: Alert the anesthesia care provider of the family
member's reaction to surgery.
8. A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as an
adjunct to general anesthesia. Which in the post anesthesia care unit
