MS 3 COMPLETE PROCTOR

MS 3 COMPLETE PROCTOR 1. A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? b. Place hands on the upper abdomen during inhalation c. Exhale slowly through pursed lips d. Hold breaths about 3 to 5 seconds before exhaling e. Position the mouthpiece 2.5 cm (1 in) from the mouth 2. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12 hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Hgb 8.2 g/dL c. Gastric pH of 3.0 d. Absent bowel sounds 3. A nurse is preparing to receive a client from surgery following a transverse colon resection with colostomy placement. The nurse should expect to assess the stoma at which of the following locations? - pic with male chest B on top a. Upper left abdomen 4. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Regular insulin b. Furosemide c. Desmopressin d. Lithium carbonate 5. A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following is the priority intervention by the nurse? a. Begin bicarbonate continuous IV infusion b. Administer 0.9% sodium chloride c. Check potassium levels d. Initiate a continuous IV insulin inf