VATI MED SURG QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

VATI MED SURG QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

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atevnonvnthevnbedvnofvnavnclientvnwhosevnlegvnisvninvnBuck'svntraction.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollow
ingvnstatementsvnindicatesvnthevnAPvnunderstandsvnthevnteaching?

"Thevnfootplatevnworksvntovnanchorvnthevntraction."
"Thevnfootplatevnhelpsvntovnpreventvnfootvndrop."
"Thevnfootplatevnkeepsvnthevnclientvnfromvnslidingvndownvninvnbed."
"Thevnfootplatevnpreventsvnpressurevnsoresvnonvnthevnheel."vn-
vnanswer--"Thevnfootplatevnhelpsvntovnpreventvnfootvndrop."



Avnnursevnisvncaringvnforvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvnperipheralvnarterialvndiseasevn(PAD).vnWhic
hvnofvnthevnfollowingvnsymptomsvnshouldvnthevnnursevnexpectvntovnfindvninvnthevnearlyvnstag
evnofvnthevndisease?

Intermittentvnclaudication
Dependentvnrubor
Restvnpain
Footvnulcersvn-vnanswer--Intermittentvnclaudication

Avnnursevnisvnplanningvncarevnforvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvnterminalvncancervnandvnhasvnavnpres
criptionvnforvnmorphine.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvninterventionsvnshouldvnthevnnursevnincl
udevninvnthevnplanvnofvncare?

Instructvnthevnclientvntovntakevndiphenoxylate/atropinevn5vnmgvnPOvntwicevnavnday.
Instructvnthevnclientvntovnactivelyvncoughvntovnpreventvnavnbuildupvnofvnsecretionsvninvnthevnai
rway.
Instructvnthevnclientvntovnstopvntakingvnthevnmorphinevnifvnitchingvndevelops.
Instructvnthevnclientvntovnkeepvnroomvnlightsvndimvnduringvnwakingvnhours.vn-vnanswer--
Instructvnthevnclientvntovnactivelyvncoughvntovnpreventvnavnbuildupvnofvnsecretionsvninvnthevnai
rway.

Avnnursevnisvncaringvnforvnavnclientvnwhovnisvnexperiencingvnmenopausalvnsymptomsvnandvn
asksvnthevnnursevnaboutvnmenopausalvnhormonevntherapyvn(HT).vnThevnnursevnshouldvninf
ormvnthevnclientvnthatvnHTvnisvnnotvnrecommendedvnduevntovnwhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnfindi
ngsvninvnthevnclient'svnmedicalvnhistory?

Historyvnofvndermatitis
Historyvnofvnbreastvncancer
MultiplevnhospitalizationsvnforvnCOPD
ConcurrentvntreatmentvnforvnGERDvn-vnanswer--Historyvnofvnbreastvncancer

, Avnnursevnisvnplanningvncarevnforvnavnclientvnfollowingvnavncardiacvncatheterizationvnaccess
edvnthroughvnhisvnfemoralvnartery.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnactionsvnshouldvnthevnnursev
nplanvntovntake?



Instructvnthevnclientvntovnperformvnrange-of-motionvnexercisesvntovnhisvnlowervnextremities.
Performvnneurovascularvnchecksvnwithvnvitalvnsigns.
Ambulatevnthevnclientvn1vnhrvnfollowingvnthevnprocedure.
Restrictvnthevnclient'svnfluidvnintake.vn-vnanswer--
Performvnneurovascularvnchecksvnwithvnvitalvnsigns.

Avnnursevnisvncaringvnforvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvnavnspinalvncordvninjuryvnandvnsuspectsvnthevnc
lientvnisvndevelopingvnautonomicvndysreflexia.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnactionsvnshould
vnthevnnursevntakevnfirst?



Checkvnthevnclientvnforvnavnfecalvnimpaction.
Examinevnthevnclientvnforvnareasvnofvnskinvnbreakdown.
Checkvnthevnclient'svnbladdervnforvndistention.
Placevnthevnclientvninvnavnsittingvnposition.vn-vnanswer--
Placevnthevnclientvninvnavnsittingvnposition.

Avnnursevnisvnreviewingvnthevnlaboratoryvnvaluesvnofvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvnrespiratoryvnacid
osis.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollowingvnfindingsvnshouldvnthevnnursevnexpect?

HCO3-vn30vnmEq/L
PaCO2vn50vnmmvnHg
pHvn7.45
Potassiumvn3.3vnmEq/Lvn-vnanswer--PaCO2vn50vnmmvnHg

Avnnursevnisvnassessingvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvndiabetesvninsipidus.vnWhichvnofvnthevnfollowi
ngvnfindingsvnisvnavnmanifestationvnofvnthisvndiagnosis?

Hypertension
Boundingvnperipheralvnpulses
Tachycardia
Hyperglycemiavn-vnanswer--Tachycardia

AvnstaffvnnursevnisvnteachingvnavnclientvnwhovnhasvnAddison'svndiseasevnaboutvnthevndiseas
evnprocess.vnThevnclientvnasksvnthevnnursevnwhatvncausesvnAddison'svndisease.vnWhichvno
fvnthevnfollowingvnresponsesvnshouldvnthevnnursevnmake?

"Itvnisvncausedvnbyvnthevnlackvnofvnproductionvnofvninsulinvnbyvnthevnpancreas.."
"Itvnisvncausedvnbyvnthevnlackvnofvnproductionvnofvnaldosteronevnbyvnthevnadrenalvngland."
"Itvnisvncausedvnbyvnthevnoverproductionvnofvngrowthvnhormonevnbyvnthevnpituitaryvngland."
"Itvnisvncausedvnbyvnthevnoverproductionvnofvnparathormonevnbyvnthevnparathyroidvngland."v
n-

vnanswer--"Itvnisvncausedvnbyvnthevnlackvnofvnproductionvnofvnaldosteronevnbyvnthevnadrenalv

ngland."



Avnnursevnisvnreviewingvnbloodvnpressurevnclassificationsvnwithvnavngroupvnofvnnursesvnatvn
anvnin-