Medical Surgery

RN VATI Medical Surgery 2019 - Questions, Answers and Rationales A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Place the affected leg in external rotation. B. Encourage the client to use the incentive spirometer every shift. C. Instruct the client to lean forward when rising from a chair. D. Maintain abduction of the affected extremity. The nurse should ensure that the affected extremity is...

Medical Surgery Questions And Answers What is "type and cross matching"? It's a process used to determine blood type compatibility between donor and recipient. Determines Rh and ABO. Rh 1. what is it? 2. who gets + or - ? 1. blood factor made of antigens 2. Rh+ gets + or - blood, Rh- gets - blood only ABO 1. who gets what? 2. who's the universal donor and recipient? 1. O- doesn't have A, B, or O antigens. AB+ has A, B, and O antigens. 2. O- is universal donor. AB+ is universal...

Medical-Surgical Nursing - 10th Edition by Donna D Ignatavicius & M Linda Workman & Cherie Rebar & Nicole M Heimgartner (TEST BANK

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Why do patients get blood products? - Answer 1. anemic w/ a hgb < 8-10 2. increase their blood volume 3. they have a clotting disorder 4. surgical blood loss > 1200 5. never just b/c List the two main functions of transfusions - Answer 1. increase O2 carrying capacity of the blood 2. reverse tissue hypoxia What is whole blood given for and how is it transfused? - Answer -for shock, low blood volume, low Hgb, low Hct, hemorrhage -500 mls over 2-4 hrs PRBC's 1. what must you do ...

Practice test study questions for the Medical-Surgical Nursing13th Edition complete all chapters included 1-18.

Practice test study questions for the Medical-Surgical Nursing13th Edition complete all chapters included 1-18.

Practice test study questions for the Medical-Surgical Nursing13th Edition complete all chapters included 1-18.

What is unstable angina - Answer Angina that is not relieved by taking away the stressor How do we treat angina - Answer - lie or sit down to decrease demand for oxygen. - oxygen - nitro q 5 mins x2 - ED & 3rd nitro prn What order do we perform MONA - Answer - Oxygen - Aspirin - Nitro - Morphine What is the after load vs pre load - Answer Define Afterload - Answer - amount of pressure needed to pump out of the heart into the body What is preload - Answer - Amount of blood left in th...

A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Re...