MDC IV Exam 2 Questions and Answers with
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The nurse is caring for a patient B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
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.
,It has been 12 hours since a B. Notify the physician immediately.
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.
A patient has been receiving D. Possible allergic reaction to silver
dressing changes with silver sulfadiazine
sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn (Silvadene)
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)
, Which patient is at greatest risk of A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt
developing acute respiratory chest
distress trauma and aspiration
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
D. 82-year-old female on
antibiotics
for pneumonia
A patient is being discharged to B. "I should eat more green leafy
home on warfarin (Coumadin) vegetables like
therapy to manage an acute spinach."
pulmonary embolism. Which
patient
response indicates a need for
further
teaching by the nurse?
A. "I should limit my alcohol
consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy
vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at
the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's
appointment for weekly blood
draws."
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The nurse is caring for a patient B. Evaluate airway and circulation.
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.
,It has been 12 hours since a B. Notify the physician immediately.
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.
A patient has been receiving D. Possible allergic reaction to silver
dressing changes with silver sulfadiazine
sulfadiazine (Silvadene) for burn (Silvadene)
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)
, Which patient is at greatest risk of A. 24-year-old male admitted with blunt
developing acute respiratory chest
distress trauma and aspiration
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
D. 82-year-old female on
antibiotics
for pneumonia
A patient is being discharged to B. "I should eat more green leafy
home on warfarin (Coumadin) vegetables like
therapy to manage an acute spinach."
pulmonary embolism. Which
patient
response indicates a need for
further
teaching by the nurse?
A. "I should limit my alcohol
consumption."
B. "I should eat more green leafy
vegetables like spinach."
C. "I should take the medication at
the same time every day."
D. "I should make a doctor's
appointment for weekly blood
draws."
