lUpdate)lIntroductionltolMedicallSurgical
lNursinglReviewl|lQsl&lAs|lGradelA|l100%l
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Q:lassessinglalclientlwholislreceivinglonelunitloflpackedlRBCsltoltreatlintraoperativelbloodllo
ss.lThelclientlreportslchillslandlbacklpain,landlthelclient'slbloodlpressurelisl80/64lmmlHg.lWhic
hloflthelfollowinglactionslshouldlthelnurseltakelfirst?
Answer:
stoplthelinfusionloflblood
Q:lFifteenlminuteslfollowinglthelstartlofltheltransfusion,lthelnurselnoteslthatlthelclientlislfebril
e,lwithlchillslandlred-
tingedlurine.lWhichloflthelfollowingltransfusionlreactionslshouldlthelnurselsuspect?
Answer:
hemolytic
Q:lemergencyldepartmentlislcaringlforlalclientlwholhadlalseizurelandlbecamelunresponsivelaft
erlstatinglshelhadlalsudden,lseverelheadachelandlvomiting.lThelclient'slvitallsignslarelaslfollow
s:lbloodlpressurelofl198/110lmmlHg,lpulselofl82/min,lrespirationslofl24/min,landlaltemperature
lofl38.2°lCl(100.8°lF).lWhichloflthelfollowinglneurologicldisorderslshouldlthelnurselsuspect?
Answer:
hemorrhagiclstroke
,Q:lpostoperativelfollowinglanlopenlreductionlandlinternallfixationloflalfracturedlfemur.lWhich
loflthelfollowinglactionslislthelmostlimportantlforlthelnurseltolcompletelinlthelpostoperativelper
iod?
Answer:
Dyspnea
Q:lclientlwholreportslanlarealoflredness,lwarmth,ltenderness,landlpainlinlthelrightlcalf.lThelnu
rselanticipateslwhichloflthelfollowinglorderslwhenlnotifyinglthelproviderloflthislfinding?
Answer:
obtainlvenouslduplexlultrasound
Q:lbloodltransfusion.lWhichloflthelfollowinglfindingslindicateslanlallergicltransfusionlreactio
n?
Answer:
generalizedlurticaria
Q:lhypertensionlandlhaslalpotassiumllevellofl6.8lmEq/L.lWhichloflthelfollowinglactionslshoul
dlthelnurseltake?
Answer:
obtainlal12lleadlECG
Q:lassessinglalclientlwholislpostoperativelandlhaslanemialdueltolexcesslbloodllosslfollowingls
urgery.lWhichloflthelfollowinglfindingslshouldlthelnurselexpect?
, Answer:
Fatigue
Q:l1ldaylpostoperativelwholhasldevelopedlatelectasis.lWhichloflthelfollowinglmanifestationsli
slanlexpectedlfindinglforlthislcondition?
Answer:
hypoxemia
Q:ldischargelinstructionsltolalclientlwholdevelopedldeep-
veinlthrombosisl(DVT)lpostoperatively
Answer:
flexinglherlkneeslandlfeetlfrequently
Q:llaboratoryltestlBNP
Answer:
BloodlNatriureticlPeptideltoldetectlheartlfailure
Q:lRisklfactorsltolpreventingldeep-veinlthrombosisl(DVT)
Answer:
Surgeryl
Immobilel
Overweightl
PastlHxl
Cancer
Pregnancyl