|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS(THE LATEST QUIZ)
WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
The charge nurse in the intensive care unit is making client assignments. Which client should the
charge nurse assign to the graduate nurse who has just finished the 3 month orientation?
1. The client with an abnormal peritoneal resection who has a colostomy
2. The client diagnosed with pneumonia who has acute respiratory distress syndrome
3. The client with a head injury developing disseminated intravascular coagulation
4. The client admitted with a gunshot wound who has an H&H of 7 and 22 - 1. This is
major surgery but has a predictable course with no complications identified in the stem and a
colostomy is expected with this type of surgery. The graduate nurse could be assigned this
patient.
Which client would be most at risk for developing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
1. A 35 year old pregnant client with placenta previa
2. A 42 year old client with a pulmonary embolus
3. A 60 year old client receiving hemodialyasis 3 days a week
4. A 78 year old client with septicemia - 4. DIC is a clinical syndrome that develops as a
complication of a wide variety of other disorders, with sepsis being the most common cause of
DIC
The client is admitted with full-thickness burns may be developing DIC. Which signs/symptoms
would support the diagnosis of DIC?
1. Oozing blood from the IV catheter site
2. Sudden onset of chest pain and frothy sputum