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Healthstream Test COMPLETE EXAM SET 2025
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A patient assessment cardiac tamponade.
reveals distended neck
veins, pulsus paradoxus,
and decreased systolic
pressure. This assessment
is most consistent with:
The nurse is caring for a transcutaneous pacing.
patient with severe sepsis
and third-degree heart
block. The patient is
hypotensive. The
treatment for this life-
threatening rhythm
change includes:
A patient is admitted to immobilize his head.
the ICU with suspected
cervical spinal cord injury
following a motor vehicle
accident. The most
important nursing
intervention for this
patient is to:
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The nurse assesses a this is an excessive amount of drainage
patient's chest tube
drainage 2 hours following
thoracic surgery. The total
drainage in the system is
200 mL. The nurse knows
that:
The patient being the synergy model for patient care.
admitted requires CRRT
therapy. The nurse
assigned to admit the
patient has not been
educated on this therapy.
The charge nurse adjusts
the assignment so that a
nurse with 3 years
experience in CRRT
therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an
example of:
The patient diagnosed monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion.
with acute tubular necrosis
(ATN) and experiencing
severe dehydration,
sepsis, and pneumonia is
now in the polyureic stage
of ATN. The most
important nursing action is
to:
A patient has an elevated right heart failure.
central venous pressure
(CVP) measurement. The
most likely reason is:
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Diabetes insipidus is vasopressin.
usually treated with
Which physiologic effect Vasoconstriction
is produced by alpha-1
receptors?
The patient experiencing discontinue the TPA.
an acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) arrived on
the unit an hour ago with
TPA infusing. Initially, the
patient's neurologic exam
was normal. The nurse
assesses the patient and
finds him now disoriented.
The next nursing action
should be to:
A patient has dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions
cardiomyopathy and is
unstable. The nurse
understands that the
treatment goal is to
improve contractility,
reduce preload and
reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that
medication management
will include:
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Healthstream Test COMPLETE EXAM SET 2025
|QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% ACCURATE
Save
Terms in this set (96)
A patient assessment cardiac tamponade.
reveals distended neck
veins, pulsus paradoxus,
and decreased systolic
pressure. This assessment
is most consistent with:
The nurse is caring for a transcutaneous pacing.
patient with severe sepsis
and third-degree heart
block. The patient is
hypotensive. The
treatment for this life-
threatening rhythm
change includes:
A patient is admitted to immobilize his head.
the ICU with suspected
cervical spinal cord injury
following a motor vehicle
accident. The most
important nursing
intervention for this
patient is to:
https://quizlet.com/1052732489/healthstream-test-complete-exam-set-2025-questions-and-answers-100-accurate-flash-cards/?new 1/19
,09/06/2025, 16:39 Healthstream Test COMPLETE EXAM SET 2025 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% ACCURATE Flashcards | Quizlet
The nurse assesses a this is an excessive amount of drainage
patient's chest tube
drainage 2 hours following
thoracic surgery. The total
drainage in the system is
200 mL. The nurse knows
that:
The patient being the synergy model for patient care.
admitted requires CRRT
therapy. The nurse
assigned to admit the
patient has not been
educated on this therapy.
The charge nurse adjusts
the assignment so that a
nurse with 3 years
experience in CRRT
therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an
example of:
The patient diagnosed monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion.
with acute tubular necrosis
(ATN) and experiencing
severe dehydration,
sepsis, and pneumonia is
now in the polyureic stage
of ATN. The most
important nursing action is
to:
A patient has an elevated right heart failure.
central venous pressure
(CVP) measurement. The
most likely reason is:
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Diabetes insipidus is vasopressin.
usually treated with
Which physiologic effect Vasoconstriction
is produced by alpha-1
receptors?
The patient experiencing discontinue the TPA.
an acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) arrived on
the unit an hour ago with
TPA infusing. Initially, the
patient's neurologic exam
was normal. The nurse
assesses the patient and
finds him now disoriented.
The next nursing action
should be to:
A patient has dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions
cardiomyopathy and is
unstable. The nurse
understands that the
treatment goal is to
improve contractility,
reduce preload and
reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that
medication management
will include:
https://quizlet.com/1052732489/healthstream-test-complete-exam-set-2025-questions-and-answers-100-accurate-flash-cards/?new 3/19
