NURS 350 2024/2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS AND RATIONALES | RATED A+

NURS 350 2024/2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWER S AND RATIONALES | RAT ED A + HEALTH CARE I Wish You the Best in Your Studies and Exam Revision. May God Bless YOU!!! A nurse should monitor for gastric irritation, signs of bleed ing, and bruising as side effects of which pain medications? Select all that apply - Answer>>>acetylsalicyclic acid (Aspirin) ibuprofen (Motrin) Naproxen sodium (Aleve) *NO Tylenol (acetaminophen) A nurse receives a telephone call from the postanesthes ia care unit stating that a patient is being transferred to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to take which action first on arrival of the patient? - Answer>>>assess the patency of the airway What should you include when teaching health maintenance strate gies to the patient with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)? Select all that apply. - Answer>>>Yearly Influenza immunizations Immunization against pneumonia Adequate caloric intake The nurse is assessing a patient's arm for inflammation. What are cardinal signs of a localized inflammatory process? Select all that apply - Answer>>>pain hyperemia erythema Which symptoms would you expect to assess in a patient with a pulmonary embolis m (PE)? - Answer>>>abrupt onset of dyspnea and apprehension A patient is admitted with severe diarrhea. ABGs= ph 7.33, PO2 95, PCO2 50 and HCO3 20. You conclude this patients acid -base imbalance as? - Answer>>>Uncompensated metabolic acidosis & Uncompe nsated respiratory acidosis A nurse is assessing a patient's surgical incision for signs of infection. Which finding by the nurse should be interpreted as a normal finding at the surgical site? - Answer>>>serous drainage You are caring for a patient that h as been receiving chemotherapy after having a partial mastectomy for breast cancer. The patient was admitted with a diagnosis of pleural effusion. The physician has explained the procedure of a thoracentesis which he will perform in an hour. What actions a re required on your part to prepare this patient for the procedure? Select all that apply. - Answer>>>Obtain an informed consent for the thoracentesis Obtain a recent set of vital signs position the patient upright, leaning forward with chest and arms ov er and over -the-bed table have oxygen (O2) available and IV (intravenous) access A nurse is developing a plan for a patient scheduled for outpatient surgery. Which activity should the nurse include in the patient care plan on the day of the surgery? - Answer>>>have the patient void immediately before going to surgery The nurse needs to obtain a sputum specimen for culture and sensitivity from a patient. When should the nurse obtain this specimen? - Answer>>>before the first dose of antibiotics is administe red The nurse has just reasssessed the condition of a postoperative patient who was admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which parameter most carefully during the next hour? - Answer>>>urine output of 20 mL/hr A nurse is car ing for a post -surgical patient suspected to have an acute pulmonary embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. Which one of the following interventions is the immediate highest priority? - Answer>>>administering oxygen therapy A patient's ABG results: ph 7.36, PO2 88, PCO2 50, HCO3 28. What do these results indicate? - Answer>>>Compensated respiratory acidosis You are obtaining the history and physical exam in a clinic for a patient that recently had been treated for Tuberculosis (TB). What information is important to obtain from this patient's history? - Answer>>>Document that the patient has taken all of his ( INH) Isoniazid medication. Which of the following patients would you recommend having the pneumonia vaccination? - Answer>>>a chronic renal failure patient A patient diagnosed with active tuberculosis is in a negative pressure room for respiratory airborne isolation. How long should the nurse maintain the patient in this type of isolation? - Answer>>>until three sputum specimens are negative for acid -fast bacilli Which of the following will the nurse assess in a patient diagnosed with a tension pneumothorax ? - Answer>>>tracheal deviation from midline the nurse is changing the abdominal surgical dressing of an elderly patient who has developed pneumonia and a cough. Upon removing the dressing, the nurse notes the situation pictured below. What should be the n urse's intervention? - Answer>>>Place sterile dressing moistened with normal saline over the incision. Immediately notify the patient's surgeon of the occurrence. A nurse is teaching an adult patient how to use an incentive spirometer. What is the best me thod of evaluation for this teaching strategy? - Answer>>>return demonstration