Learning System RN: Med Surg Final 2024

Learning System RN: Med Surg Final A nurse is planning to teach a client with a history of urolithiasis with uric acid stones how to prevent development of stones in the future. Which of the following suggestions by the nurse would be appropriate to include? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER TAKING ALLOPURINOL (ZYLOPRIM) AS PRESCRIBED FOR GOUT. PLANNING FOR MODERATE EXERCISE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. LIMITING INTAKE OF FOODS HIGH IN PROTEIN AND PURINE. DRINKING 2 GLASSES OF WATER AT BEDTIME A client questions the nurse concerning the usual course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? - ANSWER ACUTE EPISODES ARE USUALLY FOLLOWED BY REMISSIONS, WHICH MAY LAST VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. A Client diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has a platelet count of 18,000 cells/mL. An appropriate nursing intervention is to do which of the following? - ANSWER AVOID INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS (IM) While performing an admission assessment for a client with an exacerbation of asthma, the nurse learns the client has several food allergies. The most important nursing action in promoting this client's safety is to do which of the following? - ANSWER PROVIDE THE DIETITIAN WITH A LIST OF THE CLIENT'S ALLERGIES. A client is experiencing stomatitis as a result of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Which statement made by the client indicates to the nurse that additional teaching is necessary? - ANSWER I WILL USE LEMON AND GLYCERINE SWABS AFTER MEALS. Supportive therapy provided by the nurse for a client during a sickle cell crisis would include which of the following? - ANSWER ENCOURAGING THE CLIENT TO DRINK A LOT OF FLUIDS. The Nurse is completing the evening assessment on a client in balanced skeletal traction who was admitted the previous evening for a fractured left femur. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the surgeon? - ANSWER DYSPNEA AND CHEST PETECHIAE.