PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
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ANSWERS
Compartment syndrome - ANS-Pain that increases with passive movement in a client
with a short leg cast
Lyme disease - ANS-Joints ache as a manifestation of severe stage II Lyme disease
Phenytoin - ANS-Oral solution 125 mg/5 mL, nurse should administer 24 mL for 600 mg
Arterial line - ANS-Flush line before administering antibiotics
Chemotherapy - ANS-Report of sore throat is the priority finding for a client receiving
chemotherapy
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - ANS-Facial butterfly rash is an expected finding
in a client with SLE
Parathyroidectomy - ANS-Using pillows to support the client's head and neck is the
priority action
Diabetes insipidus - ANS-Low urine specific gravity is an expected finding in a client
with diabetes insipidus
Cervical cancer - ANS-Implant placed twice each month for the duration of the
treatment in stage II cervical cancer
Thoracentesis - ANS-Instruct the client to remain NPO after midnight prior to the
procedure
Blood transfusion - ANS-Restlessness, dyspnea, and crackles noted to the lung bases
indicate a transfusion reaction