PN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 A Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide to a client who has heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse report before administering the medication? Correct Answer Decreased potassium A nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who is experiencing an adrenal crisis, which was precipitated by the client not taking their medication for several days. The nurse should identify that withdrawal from which of the following medications potentiated the adrenal crisis? Correct Answer Prednisone A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who has a prescription for digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. While taking the client's apical pulse, the nurse notes a rate of 58/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answer Withhold the dose. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing with a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the teaching? Correct Answer "I will have my HbA1c checked twice per year." A nurse is providing information regarding transmission-based precautions for a client who has Clostridium difficile to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answer "Provide the client with disposable utensils and dishes for meals." "Leave blood pressure equipment in the client's room." "Clean contaminated surfaces with a bleach solution." A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has coronary artery disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Answer "Add oily fish to your diet twice weekly." A nurse in an oncology clinic is reinforcing teaching about Mohs surgery with a client who has skin cancer. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Answer Mohs surgery is a horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor. A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who has several concerns. Which of the following concerns should the nurse recognize as an expected change associated with aging? Correct Answer "My food tastes bland even after I add seasoning."