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Test Bank for Brunner and Suddarths Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 15th Edition by Hinkle

Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Volume), 15th Edition Keeping tomorrow’s nurses at the forefront of today’s changing healthcare environment, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition delivers the most comprehensive resource available for nursing students in the medical-surgical course. This bestselling text is designed for the way students like to learn, combining a highly readable approach with engaging case studies and l...

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Volume), 15th Edition Keeping tomorrow’s nurses at the forefront of today’s changing healthcare environment, Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition delivers the most comprehensive resource available for nursing students in the medical-surgical course. This bestselling text is designed for the way students like to learn, combining a highly r...

A patient with a hematologic disorder asks the nurse how the body forms blood cells. The nurse should describe a process that takes place where? In the spleen In the kidneys In the bone marrow In the liver In the spleen In the kidneys In the bone marrow*** In the liver Feedback: Bone marrow is the primary site for hematopoiesis. The liver and spleen may be involved during embryonic development or when marrow is destroyed. The kidneys release erythropoietin, which stimulates the marro...

A patient is being admitted to the neurologic ICU following an acute head injury that has resulted in cerebral edema. When planning this patient's care, the nurse would expect to administer what priority medication? -Hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) -Furosemide (Lasix) -Mannitol (Osmitrol) -Spirolactone (Aldactone) - Mannitol (Osmitrol) Feedback: The osmotic diuretic mannitol is given to dehydrate the brain tissue and reduce cerebral edema. This drug acts by reducing the volume of brai...

The nurse is assessing a patient suspected of having developed acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse should expect to address what clinical manifestation that is characteristic of this health problem? Hematuria Precipitous decrease in serum creatinine levels Hypotension unresolved by fluid administration Glucosuria - Hematuria**** Precipitous decrease in serum creatinine levels Hypotension unresolved by fluid administration Glucosuria Feedback: The primary presenting feature of acute glom...

1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s consi...

An older adult is newly diagnosed with primary hypertension and has just been started on a betablocker. The nurse's health education should include which of the following? -Increasing fluids to avoid extracellular volume depletion from the diuretic effect of the betablocker -Maintaining a diet high in dairy to increase protein necessary to prevent organ damage -Use of strategies to prevent falls stemming from postural hypotension -Limiting exercise to avoid injury that can be caused by inc...

A patient has had an ischemic stroke and has been admitted to the medical unit. What action should the nurse perform to best prevent joint deformities? -Place the patient in the prone position for 30 minutes/day. -Assist the patient in acutely flexing the thigh to promote movement. -Place a pillow in the axilla when there is limited external rotation. -Place patient's hand in pronation. - Place a pillow in the axilla when there is limited external rotation. Feedback: A pillow in the axil...

A patient with mitral stenosis exhibits new symptoms of a dysrhythmia. Based on the pathophysiology of this disease process, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit what heart rhythm? Ventricular fibrillation (VF) Ventricular tachycardia (VT) Atrial fibrillation Sinus bradycardia - Ventricular fibrillation (VF) Ventricular tachycardia (VT) Atrial fibrillation**** Sinus bradycardia Feedback: In patients with mitral valve stenosis, the pulse is weak and often irregular because of at...