ATI Medical Surgical Assessment E
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ATnurseTisTplanningTcareTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTmechanicalTventilation.TWhichTofTtheTfoll
owingTactionsTshouldTtheTnurseTincludeTinTtheTplan
A. ProvideTtheTclientTwithTaTmeansTofTcommunication
B. MaintainTtheTheadTofTtheTclient'sTbedTinTaTflatTposition
C. SuctionTtheTclient'sTendotrachealTtubeTeveryT4Thr
D. PerformToralThygieneTforTtheTclientTeveryT8ThrT-TA
UseTelectronicTtabletTcomputer,TprogrammableTspeechTgeneratingTdevice,TalphabetTboard,Tpenc
ilTandTpaper,Tetc
--
B,TkeepTheadTofTbedThigherTthanT30TdegreesTtoTpreventTaspirationTandTventilatorTassociatedTpne
umonia.TTurnTtheTclientTqT2hrTtoTpreventTcomplicationsTrelatedTtoTimmobility
C,TassessTtheTneedTtoTsuctionTqT2-
4Thr,TbutTnotTperformTroutineTsuctioning.TBaseTtheTneedTforTsuctioningTonTassessments,TnotTaTsc
hedule.TUnnecessaryTsuctioningTcanTcauseTbroncoTspasmsTandTinjuryTtrachealTmucosa
D,ToralThygieneTshouldTbeTperformedTqT2ThrTtoTdecreaseTtheTriskTofTventilatorTassociatedTpneum
onia
ATnurseTisTcaringTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTIVTfluidTreplacementTtherapyTforTdehydration.T
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTlaboratoryTresultsTindicatesTeffectivenessTofTtheTtreatment
A. SodiumT165TmEq/L
B. PotassiumT5.2TmEq/L
C. UrineTspecificTgravityT1.020
D. HctT62%T-TC
WithinTtheTexpectedTrangeTofT1.005-1.030
--
A,TsodiumTrangeTisT136-145
B,TpotassiumTrangeTisT3.5-5
D,THctTrangeTisT37%-52%
ATnurseTisTmonitoringTtheTlaboratoryTfindingsTforTaTclientTwhoTisTpostoperativeTfollowingTaTtot
alThipTarthroplastyT6ThrTago.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTvaluesTindicatesTthatTtheTclientThasTanTincr
easedTriskTforTbleeding
A. PTT11.5Tseconds
B. aPTTT35Tseconds
C. PlateletsT80,000
D. RBCT4.0TmillionT-TC
,plateletTrangeTisT150,000-400,000
--
A,TPTTrangeTisT11-12.5
B,TaPTTTrangeTisT30-40Tseconds
D,TRBCTrangeTisT4.2-
6.1Tmillion.TATlowTRBCTcanTindicateTthatTbleedingThasToccurred,TbutTitTdoesTnotTindicateTthatTt
heTclientTisTatTriskTforTbleeding
ATnurseTisTadmittingTaTclientTwhoThasTaTcervicalTspinalTcordTinjuryTfollowingTaTmotorTvehicleTc
rash.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTinterventionsTisTtheTnurse'sTpriorityTwhileTcaringTforTthisTclient
A. ChangeTtheTclient'sTpositionTeveryT2Thours
B. PadTpressureTpointsTatTtheTedgesTofTtheTclient'sTcervicalTcollar
C. PalpateTtheTclient'sTabdomenTforTbladderTdistention
D. AssistTtheTclientTwithTquadTcoughingT-TD
TheTgreatestTriskTtoTaTclientTwhoThasTaTcervicalTspinalTcordTinjuryTisTanTobstructedTairway;TtheT
priorityTisTtoTensureTtheTclientTcanTclearTtheirTairway.TApplyTabdominalTpressureTasTtheTclientTc
oughsT(quadTcoughing)
ATnurseTisTcaringTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTaTbloodTtransfusion.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTfin
dingsTindicatesTthatTtheTclientTisTexperiencingTtransfusion-associatedTcirculatoryToverload
A. Nasuea
B. Hypothermia
C. Dyspnea
D. BradycardiaT-TC
DyspneaTisTanTindicationTofTpossibleTtransfusionTassociatedTcirculatoryToverload,TleadingTtoThy
pertension,TboundingTpulses,TandTconfusion.TDyspneaTcanTalsoTindicateTtransfusionTrelatedTacut
eTlungTinjuryTtoTanTanaphylacticTresponse,TwhichTalsoTcausesTwheezing,TchestTtightness,Tcyano
sis,TandTlowTBP
--
A,TnauseaTcanTindicateTanTacuteThemolyticTtransfusionTreaction
B,TtransfusionTreactionsTincludeTacuteThemolytic,Tfebrile,TmildTallergic,TandTanaphylactic
D,TbradycardiaTisTnotTanTindication
ATnurseTisTassessingTaTclientTwhoThasTlungTcancerTandTisTundergoingTradiationTtherapyTtoTtheTch
est.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTindicatesTanTadverseTeffectTofTtheTtherapy
A. HairTlossTonTtheTscalp
B. SweatingTatTtheTtreatmentTsite
C. AlteredTtasteTsensations
D. IntoleranceTtoTcoldT-TC
AlteredTtasteTisTaTresultTofTtheTreleaseTofTmetabolitesTbyTdeadTcells
--
, A,TclientTmayThaveThairTlossTatTtheTtreatmentTsiteTonTtheTchest
B,TclientTmightThaveTskinTchanges,TsuchTasTdrynessTandTincreasedTsensitivity
D,TavoidTheatTexposure
ATnurseTisTpreparingTtoTadministerTaTunitTofTpackedTRBCsTtoTaTclientTwhoThasTanemia.TWhichT
ofTtheTfollowingTactionsTshouldTtheTnurseTplanTtoTtakeT(selectTallTthatTapply)
A. ObtainTpre-transfusionTtemperature
B. PrimeTtheTIVTtubingTwithTlactatedTRinger's
C. InstructTanTassistiveTpersonnelTtoTmonitorTtheTclientTduringTtheTtransfusion
D. VerifyTtheTclient'sTbloodTtypeTwithTaTsecondTnurse
E. UseTaT20TgaugeTIVTneedleTforTvenousTaccessT-TA,TD,TE
--
A,TcompleteTassessmentTpriorTtoTtransfusion
B,TprimeTtubingTwithTaTsolutionTthatTdoesTnotTcauseThemolysisTofTPRBCs.TNoTLRTorT5%Tdextro
se!
C,TnurseTshouldTremainTwithTptTforTfirstT15TminutesTofTtransfusion
D,TverifyTidentification,TbloodTcompatibility,TandTexpirationTofTproductTwithTsecondTnurse
E,TtheTnurseTshouldTuseTaTlargeTboreTneedleTtoTtransfuseTtheTPRBCsTtoTreduceTtheTriskTofTcellThe
molysisTandTobstructionTofTflow
ATnurseTisTreviewingTtheTlaboratoryTfindingsTforTaTclientTwhoTisTdehydrated.TWhichTofTtheTfollo
wingTBUNTlevelsTshouldTtheTnurseTexpect
A. 3.6Tmg/dl
B. 8Tmg/dL
C. 18.7Tmg/dL
D. 26Tmg/dLT-TD
NormalTrangeTisT10-
20,TandTelevatedTlevelsTindicatesTrenalTdisease,Tdehydration,Tshock,TexcessiveTproteinTinTtheTdi
et,Tsepsis,TglucocorticoidTuse,TGITbleeding,TorTotherTconditionsTinTwhichTbloodTisTreabsorbedTfr
omTinjuredTtissues
--
ATlowTBUNTlevelTcanTindicateTmalnutrition,Tmalabsorption,TliverTdisease,TfluidToverload,TorTne
phroticTsyndrome
ATnurseTisTreviewingTECGTstripsTforTseveralTclients.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTimagesTshouldTth
eTnurseTidentifyTasTatrialTfibrillation
(cannotTinsertTpictures,TreadTdescription)
A. multipleTirregularTandTvariableTwavesTatTtheTbaselineTandTirregularTRTtoTRTintervals
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ATnurseTisTplanningTcareTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTmechanicalTventilation.TWhichTofTtheTfoll
owingTactionsTshouldTtheTnurseTincludeTinTtheTplan
A. ProvideTtheTclientTwithTaTmeansTofTcommunication
B. MaintainTtheTheadTofTtheTclient'sTbedTinTaTflatTposition
C. SuctionTtheTclient'sTendotrachealTtubeTeveryT4Thr
D. PerformToralThygieneTforTtheTclientTeveryT8ThrT-TA
UseTelectronicTtabletTcomputer,TprogrammableTspeechTgeneratingTdevice,TalphabetTboard,Tpenc
ilTandTpaper,Tetc
--
B,TkeepTheadTofTbedThigherTthanT30TdegreesTtoTpreventTaspirationTandTventilatorTassociatedTpne
umonia.TTurnTtheTclientTqT2hrTtoTpreventTcomplicationsTrelatedTtoTimmobility
C,TassessTtheTneedTtoTsuctionTqT2-
4Thr,TbutTnotTperformTroutineTsuctioning.TBaseTtheTneedTforTsuctioningTonTassessments,TnotTaTsc
hedule.TUnnecessaryTsuctioningTcanTcauseTbroncoTspasmsTandTinjuryTtrachealTmucosa
D,ToralThygieneTshouldTbeTperformedTqT2ThrTtoTdecreaseTtheTriskTofTventilatorTassociatedTpneum
onia
ATnurseTisTcaringTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTIVTfluidTreplacementTtherapyTforTdehydration.T
WhichTofTtheTfollowingTlaboratoryTresultsTindicatesTeffectivenessTofTtheTtreatment
A. SodiumT165TmEq/L
B. PotassiumT5.2TmEq/L
C. UrineTspecificTgravityT1.020
D. HctT62%T-TC
WithinTtheTexpectedTrangeTofT1.005-1.030
--
A,TsodiumTrangeTisT136-145
B,TpotassiumTrangeTisT3.5-5
D,THctTrangeTisT37%-52%
ATnurseTisTmonitoringTtheTlaboratoryTfindingsTforTaTclientTwhoTisTpostoperativeTfollowingTaTtot
alThipTarthroplastyT6ThrTago.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTvaluesTindicatesTthatTtheTclientThasTanTincr
easedTriskTforTbleeding
A. PTT11.5Tseconds
B. aPTTT35Tseconds
C. PlateletsT80,000
D. RBCT4.0TmillionT-TC
,plateletTrangeTisT150,000-400,000
--
A,TPTTrangeTisT11-12.5
B,TaPTTTrangeTisT30-40Tseconds
D,TRBCTrangeTisT4.2-
6.1Tmillion.TATlowTRBCTcanTindicateTthatTbleedingThasToccurred,TbutTitTdoesTnotTindicateTthatTt
heTclientTisTatTriskTforTbleeding
ATnurseTisTadmittingTaTclientTwhoThasTaTcervicalTspinalTcordTinjuryTfollowingTaTmotorTvehicleTc
rash.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTinterventionsTisTtheTnurse'sTpriorityTwhileTcaringTforTthisTclient
A. ChangeTtheTclient'sTpositionTeveryT2Thours
B. PadTpressureTpointsTatTtheTedgesTofTtheTclient'sTcervicalTcollar
C. PalpateTtheTclient'sTabdomenTforTbladderTdistention
D. AssistTtheTclientTwithTquadTcoughingT-TD
TheTgreatestTriskTtoTaTclientTwhoThasTaTcervicalTspinalTcordTinjuryTisTanTobstructedTairway;TtheT
priorityTisTtoTensureTtheTclientTcanTclearTtheirTairway.TApplyTabdominalTpressureTasTtheTclientTc
oughsT(quadTcoughing)
ATnurseTisTcaringTforTaTclientTwhoTisTreceivingTaTbloodTtransfusion.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTfin
dingsTindicatesTthatTtheTclientTisTexperiencingTtransfusion-associatedTcirculatoryToverload
A. Nasuea
B. Hypothermia
C. Dyspnea
D. BradycardiaT-TC
DyspneaTisTanTindicationTofTpossibleTtransfusionTassociatedTcirculatoryToverload,TleadingTtoThy
pertension,TboundingTpulses,TandTconfusion.TDyspneaTcanTalsoTindicateTtransfusionTrelatedTacut
eTlungTinjuryTtoTanTanaphylacticTresponse,TwhichTalsoTcausesTwheezing,TchestTtightness,Tcyano
sis,TandTlowTBP
--
A,TnauseaTcanTindicateTanTacuteThemolyticTtransfusionTreaction
B,TtransfusionTreactionsTincludeTacuteThemolytic,Tfebrile,TmildTallergic,TandTanaphylactic
D,TbradycardiaTisTnotTanTindication
ATnurseTisTassessingTaTclientTwhoThasTlungTcancerTandTisTundergoingTradiationTtherapyTtoTtheTch
est.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTindicatesTanTadverseTeffectTofTtheTtherapy
A. HairTlossTonTtheTscalp
B. SweatingTatTtheTtreatmentTsite
C. AlteredTtasteTsensations
D. IntoleranceTtoTcoldT-TC
AlteredTtasteTisTaTresultTofTtheTreleaseTofTmetabolitesTbyTdeadTcells
--
, A,TclientTmayThaveThairTlossTatTtheTtreatmentTsiteTonTtheTchest
B,TclientTmightThaveTskinTchanges,TsuchTasTdrynessTandTincreasedTsensitivity
D,TavoidTheatTexposure
ATnurseTisTpreparingTtoTadministerTaTunitTofTpackedTRBCsTtoTaTclientTwhoThasTanemia.TWhichT
ofTtheTfollowingTactionsTshouldTtheTnurseTplanTtoTtakeT(selectTallTthatTapply)
A. ObtainTpre-transfusionTtemperature
B. PrimeTtheTIVTtubingTwithTlactatedTRinger's
C. InstructTanTassistiveTpersonnelTtoTmonitorTtheTclientTduringTtheTtransfusion
D. VerifyTtheTclient'sTbloodTtypeTwithTaTsecondTnurse
E. UseTaT20TgaugeTIVTneedleTforTvenousTaccessT-TA,TD,TE
--
A,TcompleteTassessmentTpriorTtoTtransfusion
B,TprimeTtubingTwithTaTsolutionTthatTdoesTnotTcauseThemolysisTofTPRBCs.TNoTLRTorT5%Tdextro
se!
C,TnurseTshouldTremainTwithTptTforTfirstT15TminutesTofTtransfusion
D,TverifyTidentification,TbloodTcompatibility,TandTexpirationTofTproductTwithTsecondTnurse
E,TtheTnurseTshouldTuseTaTlargeTboreTneedleTtoTtransfuseTtheTPRBCsTtoTreduceTtheTriskTofTcellThe
molysisTandTobstructionTofTflow
ATnurseTisTreviewingTtheTlaboratoryTfindingsTforTaTclientTwhoTisTdehydrated.TWhichTofTtheTfollo
wingTBUNTlevelsTshouldTtheTnurseTexpect
A. 3.6Tmg/dl
B. 8Tmg/dL
C. 18.7Tmg/dL
D. 26Tmg/dLT-TD
NormalTrangeTisT10-
20,TandTelevatedTlevelsTindicatesTrenalTdisease,Tdehydration,Tshock,TexcessiveTproteinTinTtheTdi
et,Tsepsis,TglucocorticoidTuse,TGITbleeding,TorTotherTconditionsTinTwhichTbloodTisTreabsorbedTfr
omTinjuredTtissues
--
ATlowTBUNTlevelTcanTindicateTmalnutrition,Tmalabsorption,TliverTdisease,TfluidToverload,TorTne
phroticTsyndrome
ATnurseTisTreviewingTECGTstripsTforTseveralTclients.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTimagesTshouldTth
eTnurseTidentifyTasTatrialTfibrillation
(cannotTinsertTpictures,TreadTdescription)
A. multipleTirregularTandTvariableTwavesTatTtheTbaselineTandTirregularTRTtoTRTintervals