Prophecy health medical surgical RN A with complete solution

Prophecy health medical surgical RN A with complete solution 1. Which adaptive equipment would be most appropriate to use for a severely contracted patient who is unable to bear weight when transferring from bed to chair - answer Patient Lift example hoyer 2. What lab values are expected to be in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis - answer BUN 32, CREATNINE 8.32 3. Your 85 year old patient with atrial fibrillation fell at home 3 days ago. You notice she has been having several episodes of acute confusion since being admitted to your unit. What is the most important order you should anticipate from the provider? You're? - answer Hold wayfaring (coumadin) for the next 48 hours 4. Your new admission presents with a cough, unintentional weight loss, frequent knot sweats, and bloody sputum. What type of isolation precautions should you initiate, if any? – answer Airborne precautions 5. Upon entering your patient's room you note that they are having a seizure. What is your 1st action? - answerPosition the patient on their side to maintain the airway 6. You find your coworker looking through your patient's medical record.. She States how is Mr. Smith doing? He is my best friend's dad. We are so worried about him. What is the best course of action? - answerTell her you cannot give her information and report her actions to your manager. 7. Your male patient complaints of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of a endwelling urinary catheter. What would be the most appropriate action? - answerDeflate the balloon, advance the catheter further, then reinflate the balloon. 8. Your patient takes regular insulin and NPH twice A-day for glucose control. What times should the patient be taught to be alert for signs of hypoglycemia? - answer Is late afternoon and early morning 9. What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole (protonix) used for? - answerReduce gastric acid secretion 10. Your patient has a non productive cough and presence of secretions in his tracheostomy. Prior to sectioning the patient, what should you do 1st? - answerHyperoxygenate patient