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Mr. Stewart is in sickle cell crisis and complaining pain in the joints and difficulty of breathing. On the
assessment of the nurse, his temperature is 38.1 ºC. The physician ordered Morphine sulfate via patient-
controlled analgesia (PCA), and oxygen at 4L/min. A priority nursing diagnosis to Mr. Stewart is risk for
infection. A nursing intervention to assist in preventing infection is:
Using standard precautions and medical asepsis
Enforcing a “no visitors” rule
Using moist heat on painful joints
Monitoring a vital signs every 2 hour
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The scope of this Nursing Test III is parallel to the NP3 NLE Coverage: Medical Surgical Nursing
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2.
What would be the recommended diet the nurse will implement to a client with burns of the head, face,
neck and anterior chest?
Serve a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet
,Encourage full liquid diet
Serve a high-fat diet, high-fiber diet
Monitor intake to prevent weight gain
Correct Answer
A. Serve a high-protein, high-carbohydrate diet
Explanation
A positive nitrogen balance is important for meeting metabolic needs, tissue repair, and resistance to
infection. Caloric goals may be as high as 5000 calories per day.
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3.
A client is scheduled to have an inguinal herniorraphy in the outpatient surgical department. The nurse
is providing health teaching about post surgical care to the client. Which of the following statement if
made by the client would reflect the need for more teaching?
“I should call the physician if I have a cough or cold before surgery”
“I will be able to drive soon after surgery”
“I will not be able to do any heavy lifting for 3-6 weeks after surgery”
,“I should support my incision if I have to cough or turn”
Correct Answer
A. “I will be able to drive soon after surgery”
Explanation
The client should not drive for 2 weeks after surgery to avoid stress on the incision. This reflects a need
for additional teaching.
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4.
The nurse encourages the client to wear compression stockings. What is the rationale behind in using
compression stockings?
Compression stockings promote venous return
Compression stockings divert blood to major vessels
Compression stockings decreases workload on the heart
Compression stockings improve arterial circulation
Correct Answer
A. Compression stockings promote venous return
Explanation
Compression stockings promote venous return and prevent peripheral pooling.
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, 5.
The opostoperative ogastrectomy oclient ois oscheduled ofor odischarge. oThe oclient oasks othe onurse, o“When oI
owill obe oallowed oto oeat othree omeals oa oday olike othe orest oof omy ofamily?”. oThe oappropriate onursing
oresponse ois:
“You owill oprobably ohave oto oeat osix omeals oa oday ofor othe orest oof oyour olife.”
“Eating osix omeals oa oday ocan obe oa obother, ocan’t oit?”
“Some oclients ocan otolerate othree omeals oa oday oby othe otime othey oleave othe ohospital. oMaybe oit owill obe oa
olittle olonger ofor oyou.”
“ oIt ovaries ofrom oclient oto oclient, obut ogenerally oin o6-12 omonths omost oclients ocan oreturn oto otheir
oprevious omeal opatterns”
Correct oAnswer
A. o“ oIt ovaries ofrom oclient oto oclient, obut ogenerally oin o6-12 omonths omost oclients ocan oreturn oto otheir
oprevious omeal opatterns”
Explanation
In oresponse oto othe oquestion oof othe oclient, othe onurse oneeds oto oprovide obrief, oaccurate oinformation.
oSome oclients owho ohave ohad ogastrectomies oare oable oto otolerate othree omeals oa oday obefore odischarge
ofrom othe ohospital. oHowever, ofor othe omajority oof oclients, oit otakes o6-12 omonths obefore otheir osurgically
oreduced ostomach ohas ostretched oenough oto oaccommodate oa olarger omeal.
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o6. o
Mr. oWhitman ois oa ostroke oclient oand ois ohaving odifficulty oin oswallowing. oWhich ois othe obest onursing
ointervention ois omost olikely oto oassist othe oclient?