Medsurg Capstone Pre-assessment quiz with latest test.
Medsurg Capstone Pre-assessment quiz with latest test. A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answers."Increase fluid intake if urine becomes blood tinged" Rationale: The nurse should reinforce that strenous activity, straining to have a bowel movement, and coughing may cause the urine to become blood tinged. If this should occur, the client should be instructed to stop the activity, rest, and increase fluid intake. If urine becomes increasingly blood tinged or does not clear, or the client has difficulty voiding, he should be instructed to notify the provider. A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected to have active laryngeal tuberculosis (TB). Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to safely care for this client? - correct answers.Place the client in a private room with a special ventilation system Rationale: Clients suspected to have active laryngeal tuberculosis are placed in private rooms with negative-pressure airflow via HEPA filtration systems. Negative pressure pulls air away from the hallway and exhausts it out of the room to areas away from the intake vents. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a family history of hypertension. The nurse should inform the client that his blood pressure reading of 124/84 mm Hg places him in which of the following categories? - correct answers.Prehypertension Rationale: a blood pressure reading of 124/84 mm Hg places this client in the prehypertension category. This includes a systolic pressure of 120-130 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of 80-89 mm Hg A nurse is caring for a child who is experiencing an acute asthma attack. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first? - correct answers.Albuterol Rationale: Albuterol is considered a rescue medication due to its rapid onset of action. Albuterol is a beta2 adrenergic agonist used for the treatment of acute exacerbations of
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