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Medical Surgical Nursing III Final |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Questions with answers |\ |\




A nurse is teaching a client who has osteoporosis and has
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a new prescription for alendronate. Which of the following
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information should the nurse include in the teaching? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Remain upright for 30 minutes
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after taking the medication
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A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has
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Meniere's disease. Which of the following instructions
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should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Move
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your head slowly to decrease vertigo."
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A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a
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client who suddenly lost consciousness and fell while at
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home. The provider determines that the client had an
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embolic stroke. Which of the following medications should
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the nurse expect to administer? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Tissue plasminogen activator |\ |\




A nurse is caring for a client who has a retinal
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detachment. Which of the following findings should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flashes of bright
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lights

,A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of status
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epilepticus and requires seizure precautions. Which of the
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following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Establish iv access |\ |\ |\




A nurse is planning to teach a client who has epilepsy and
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a new prescription for phenytoin. Which of the following
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instructions should the nurse plan to include? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔Take medications at a consistent time each
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day to maintain therapeutic blood levels
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A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis.
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Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Intention tremors
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A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of
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osteoarthritis. Which of the following findings should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Crepitus with joint
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movement
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Decreased range of motion of the affected joint |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Joint pain that resolves with rest
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A nurse is caring for a client who has viral meningitis.
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Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
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, CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Check the capillary refill every 4|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



hours


A nurse is assessing a client who has a head injury
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following a motor vehicle crash. The nurse should identify
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which of the following indicates increasing intracranial
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pressure. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Restlessness |\ |\ |\ |\




A nurse is assessing a client who had a right hemispheric
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stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits should
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the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Impulsive
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behavior


A nurse is teaching a client who is postoperative following
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a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following images
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indicates the position the nurse should teach the client to
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take when sitting in a chair? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sit
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with hips at a 90-degree angle
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A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client
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who has sustained a fracture of the femur following a
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motor vehicle crash. Which of the following images should
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the nurse recognize as a comminuted fracture? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fragments into several pieces |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

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