Med Surg 1 ATI Questions and Answers Already Passed

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following vein ligation and stripping for varicose veins. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a) position the client supine with his legs elevated when in bed b) encourage the client to ambulate for 15 minutes every hour while awake for the first 24 hr c) the client to sit with his legs dependent after ambulating d) instruct the client to wear knee-length socks for 2 weeks after surgery - ANSWER-a) position the client supine with his legs elevated when in bed should elevate the client's legs above his heart to promote venous return by gravity. During discharge teaching, the nurse should reinforce the importance of periodic positioning of the legs above the heart A nurse is reviewing a client's repeat lab results 4 hr after administering fresh frozen plasma. Which of the following lab results should the nurse review? a) prothrombin time b) WBC count c) platelet count d) hematrocrite - ANSWER-a) prothrombin time A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client about preventing acute asthma attacks. Which of the following points should the nurse plan to discuss first? a) how to eliminate environmental triggers that precipitate attacks b) the client's perception of the disease process and what might have triggered past attacks c) the client's medication regimen d) manifestations of respiratory infections - ANSWER-b) the client's perception of the disease process and what might have triggered past attacks The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framework. The nurse can use the nursing process to plan client care and prioritize nursing actions. Each step of the nursing process builds on the previous step, beginning with assessment. Before the nurse can formulate a plan of action, implement a nursing intervention, or notify a provider of a change in the client's status, the nurse must first collect adequate data from the client. Assessing the client will provide the nurse with knowledge to make an appropriate decision. Therefore, the first step the nurse should take is to assess the client's current knowledge. A c