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KAPLAN PREDICTOR B 2023 VERSION WITH COPMLETE SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Do not delegate - Answer What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach Addison's & Cushings - Answer Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia Better peripheral perfusion? - Answer EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries APGAR - Answer Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale) Pulse (>100, <100, absent) Grimace (cough, grimace, no response) Activity (flexed, f...

What is a high SG (>1.030) an indication of? - Answer dehydration What drug class is phenelzine? - Answer MAOI What foods should you avoid when taking MAOIs? - Answer anything containing tyramine- this includes any food that is fermented This is an alteration in speech in which the speaker does not continue to speak about the main topic, but instead talks about subjects that do not relate to the main topic: - Answer tangentiality This is an alteration in speech in which th...

These are to legally protect the facility- you will not place them in the patient's chart, you will not chart on it either - Answer What do you do with incident reports? Educate them on the risks of leaving the facility - Answer What do you do when your patient leaves AMA Living will, durable power of attorney - Answer What are the two main types of advanced directives? A civil wrong that is used in lawsuits- like assault, batter, defamation, false imprisonment, wrongful disclosu...

Signs/Symptoms of Hypothyroidism - Answer Intolerance to cold, constipation, weight gain, thick-brittle fingernails, bradycardia, hypotension Nursing care for hypothyroidism - Answer Monitor for low BP, bradycardia, edema and monitor weight. A task an AP can do - Answer Specimen collection A task an AP can do - Answer Obtain clean urine specimen samples What is something you would report if a patient has hypothyrodism - Answer Chest pain Drug of choice for hypothyroidism...

What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - Answer - ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a...

A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for acute alcohol delirium withdrawal 2 days ago. Which of the following findings is associated with this diagnosis? A. Increased appetite B. Elevated Temperature C. Bradycardia D. Drowsiness - Answer Elevated Temperature Rationale: The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client-centered care through identifying findings associated with a client's diagnosis. Client-centered care focuses on the client and emphasizes the cl...

After obtaining a blood specimen from a client's peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Answer Flush with 20 mL 0.9% sodium chloride. What mL syringe is used for flushing a PICC line? - Answer 10 mL How often do we flush a PICC line? - Answer Before, between, and after medication How much force to do you apply if met with resistance while flushing a PICC line? - Answer None. Never apply force if met resistanc...

A nurse is caring for a group of clients, which of the following can be assigned to an assistive personnel? - Answer a. Collecting a stool specimen to test for occult blood. A nurse is working on a unit for clients with dementia. Which of the following client situations requires the nurse to write an incident report? - Answer c. A client is found lying on the floor next to a chair. A nurse is discharging a client who was admitted for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. The client...

TEST A nurse is observing an AP take a client's tympanic temperature. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as an indication that the AP understands how to perform the procedure? A. The AP points the probe posteriorly. B. The AP positions the client facing her. C. The AP pulls the pinna up and back. D. The AP inserts the probe with a straightforward motion. - Answer C. The AP pulls the pinna up and back. TEST A charge nurse is monitoring a group of assistiv...

a home health nurse is conducting a home inspection for a client who is at risk for falls. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide for the client? - Answer move the clients bed to the main floor of the house a nurse is collecting data from a client who received oxytocin 10 units IM 30 mins ago for excessive vaginal bleeding. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer client report of uterine cramping a nurse in a providers office is reinforci...