Medical-Surgical: Final Practice (50 questions) With 100% Solutions-2024

A nurse is monitoring a client following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of hypoparathyroidism? - Correct Answer Involuntary muscle spasms (occurs if the parathyroid glands are damaged or removed during a thyroidectomy. Muscle twitching and paresthesias can result due to decreased parathyroid hormone levels and calcium deficiency.) A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a new permanent pacemaker. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answer "I should check my heart rate each day."• A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about improving gas exchange with a client who has emphysema. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer Use pursed-lip breathing during periods of dyspnea. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The client asks the nurse about the usual course of MS. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - Correct Answer "Acute episodes are usually followed by remissions, which can last varying lengths of time." a nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports developing severe right eye pain with a gritty sensation while sawing wood. Whats priority? - Correct Answer Ask the client about first aid performed at the scene A nurse is preparing to administer timolol eye drops for a client who has glaucoma. When instilling the medication, which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer Apply pressure to puncta after instillation of the medication. A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III pressure ulcer on his heel. When preparing to irrigate the wound, which of the following actions should the nurse take rst? - Correct Answer Check the client's pain level A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic-clonic seizure while sitting in a chair at the bedside. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Correct Answer Lower the client to the floor. A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and a capillary blood glucose reading of 48 mg/dL. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Correct Answer Diaphoresis