PNR 408 Test #2 OFF MED SURG REVIEW EXAM SET
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS SOLVED.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
A client has sought care following a syncopal episode of unknown etiology. Which of the
following nursing actions should the nurse prioritize in the client's subsequent diagnostic
workup? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preparing to assist with a head-upright tilt-table
test
A client is prescribed "Colace 100 mg PO." The client asks to take the medication in
liquid form, and the nurse obtains an order for the interchange. Available is a syrup that
contains 150 mg/15 mL. How many millilitres does the nurse administer? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅10 mL
A client was admitted to the emergency department 24 hours earlier with symptoms of
chest pain that were subsequently attributed to ST-segment-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI). Which of the following complications of MI should the nurse
anticipate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cardiac dysrhythmias
A client who had abdominal surgery 2 days ago has orders for IV morphine sulphate 4
mg every 2 hours and a clear liquid diet. If the client feels distended and has sharp,
cramping gas pains, which following intervention is the most appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Assist the client to ambulate in the hall.
A client who is administering a bisacodyl suppository asks the nurse how long it will take
to work. The nurse replies that the client will probably need to use the bedpan or
commode within which of the following time frames after administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅15-60 minutes
A client with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to diabetes mellitus has
presented to the outpatient dialysis unit for scheduled hemodialysis. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse prioritize before, during, and after his
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Blood pressure and fluid balance
A patient has a diagnosis of acute myocardial infraction, and his cardiac rhythm is sinus
bradycardia with six to eight premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) per minute. The
pattern that the nurse recognize as the most characteristic of PVC is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A wide, distorted QRS complex
, A patient in the coronary care unit develops ventricular fibrillation. The first action of the
nurse should take is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
A patient's cardiac rhythm is sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 34 beats/minute. If
the bradycardia is symptomatic, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Shortness of breath
A postoperative client asks the nurse why the physician ordered daily administration of
enoxaparin. Which of the following responses by the nurse is best? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅"This medication will help prevent blood clots from forming in your legs
until your level of activity, such as walking, returns to normal."
A resting heart rate of 55 beats/min is a normal finding in which type of client? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An athletic client
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is due to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅atherosclerosis
Asterixis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hand flapping tremor
chronic pyelonephritis is it cause of kidney disease that can result in the need of
permanent replacement therapy such as transplantation or dialysis. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
cirrhosis of the liver - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅alcohol, post necrotic and biliary
(gallbladder)
complications of diarrhea include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anorexia, muscle
weakness, and hypotension
effects of constructional apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hard tune drawing and
writing
For which of the following antilipemic medications would the nurse question an order in
a client with cirrhosis of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Atorvastatin
For which of the following conditions is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) most
clearly indicated? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Acute myocardial infarction
For which of the following dysrhythmias is defibrillation primarily indicated? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Ventricular fibrillation
glucose levels - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4-6
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS SOLVED.
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
A client has sought care following a syncopal episode of unknown etiology. Which of the
following nursing actions should the nurse prioritize in the client's subsequent diagnostic
workup? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preparing to assist with a head-upright tilt-table
test
A client is prescribed "Colace 100 mg PO." The client asks to take the medication in
liquid form, and the nurse obtains an order for the interchange. Available is a syrup that
contains 150 mg/15 mL. How many millilitres does the nurse administer? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅10 mL
A client was admitted to the emergency department 24 hours earlier with symptoms of
chest pain that were subsequently attributed to ST-segment-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI). Which of the following complications of MI should the nurse
anticipate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cardiac dysrhythmias
A client who had abdominal surgery 2 days ago has orders for IV morphine sulphate 4
mg every 2 hours and a clear liquid diet. If the client feels distended and has sharp,
cramping gas pains, which following intervention is the most appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Assist the client to ambulate in the hall.
A client who is administering a bisacodyl suppository asks the nurse how long it will take
to work. The nurse replies that the client will probably need to use the bedpan or
commode within which of the following time frames after administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅15-60 minutes
A client with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to diabetes mellitus has
presented to the outpatient dialysis unit for scheduled hemodialysis. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse prioritize before, during, and after his
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Blood pressure and fluid balance
A patient has a diagnosis of acute myocardial infraction, and his cardiac rhythm is sinus
bradycardia with six to eight premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) per minute. The
pattern that the nurse recognize as the most characteristic of PVC is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A wide, distorted QRS complex
, A patient in the coronary care unit develops ventricular fibrillation. The first action of the
nurse should take is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initiate cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
A patient's cardiac rhythm is sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 34 beats/minute. If
the bradycardia is symptomatic, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Shortness of breath
A postoperative client asks the nurse why the physician ordered daily administration of
enoxaparin. Which of the following responses by the nurse is best? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅"This medication will help prevent blood clots from forming in your legs
until your level of activity, such as walking, returns to normal."
A resting heart rate of 55 beats/min is a normal finding in which type of client? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An athletic client
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is due to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅atherosclerosis
Asterixis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hand flapping tremor
chronic pyelonephritis is it cause of kidney disease that can result in the need of
permanent replacement therapy such as transplantation or dialysis. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
cirrhosis of the liver - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅alcohol, post necrotic and biliary
(gallbladder)
complications of diarrhea include? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anorexia, muscle
weakness, and hypotension
effects of constructional apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hard tune drawing and
writing
For which of the following antilipemic medications would the nurse question an order in
a client with cirrhosis of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Atorvastatin
For which of the following conditions is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) most
clearly indicated? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Acute myocardial infarction
For which of the following dysrhythmias is defibrillation primarily indicated? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Ventricular fibrillation
glucose levels - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4-6
