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1. The client presented with complaints of body weakness, dizziness
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and chest pain. Upon careful assessment, the nurse suspects Angina
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Pectoris. Which of the following statements made by the client can c
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a. “I suddenly felt a pain on my chest which radiates to my back and ar
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ms”.
b. “I suddenly felt a sharp pain on my lower abdomen”.
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c. “The pain does not subside even if I rest”.
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d. “The pain goes all the way down to my stomach”.
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2. The client from the OR is transferred to the post-
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anesthesia care unit after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneury
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sm. Which of the following assessment findings would indicate that t
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he repair was successful?
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a. Urine output of 50 mL/hr.
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b. Presence of non-pitting, peripheral edema.
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c. Clear sclera.
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d. Presence of carotid bruit.
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3. The client is scheduled for cardiac catheterization because the ph
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ysician wants to view the right side of the heart. Which of the followin
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g would the nurse expect to see in this procedure?
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a. A dye is injected to facilitate the viewing of the heart
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,b. Thallium is injected to facilitate the scintillation camera
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c. A probe with a transducer tip is swallowed by the client.
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d. A tiny ultrasound probe is inserted into the coronary artery
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4. The client is being treated for hypovolemia. To assess the effective
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ness of the treatment, the Central Venous Pressure (CVP) of the clien
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t is being monitored. Which of the following is TRUE about CVP?
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a. The CVP is measured with a central venous line in the inferior vena
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cava.
b. The normal CVP is 7 to 9 mmHg.
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c. The zero point on the transducer needs to be at the level of the left a
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trium.
d. The client needs to be supine, with the head of the bed elevated at 4
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5 degrees.
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5. The client’s ECG tracing shows ventricular tachycardia secondary
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to low magnesium level. Which of the following electrocardiogram t
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racing results is consistent with this finding?
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a. The appearance of a U wave
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b. Shortened ST segment and a widened T wave.
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c. Tall, peaked T waves
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d. Tall T waves and depressed ST segment
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6. The nurse is teaching the client how to use a dry powder inhaler (D
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PI). Which of the following are correct instructions given by the nurs
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e? Select All That Apply.
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a. Load the drug first by turning to the next dose of drug, or inserting
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the capsule into the device, or inserting the disk or compartment into
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the device.
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b. Never wash or place the inhaler in water.
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c. Shake your inhaler prior to use.
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, d. The drug is a dry powder that is why you will taste the drug as you i
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nhale.
e. Never exhale into the inhaler.
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f. Do not remove the inhaler from your mouth as soon as you have bre
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7. The nurse is assigned to render care for a client who has a chest tu
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be drainage system. Which of the following are appropriate nursing
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a. Strip the chest tube.
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b. Empty collection chamber when the drainage makes contact to th
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e bottom of the tube.
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c. Keep the chest tube as straight as possible.
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d. Notify the physician of drainage is greater than 70mL/hr.
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e. Assess bubbling in the water seal chamber.
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f. Keep the drainage system at the level of the client’s chest
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8. The client with DKA is receiving bicarbonate IV infusion for the tre
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atment of severe metabolic acidosis. The nurse notes that the latest
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ABG shows a pH of 7.0. What should the nurse keep in mind in giving t
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a. Check vital signs before giving the drug and monitor serum sodiu
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m levels.
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b. Perform a sensitivity test prior to drug administration.
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c. Mix the drug with D10W 500 ml IV fluid and infuse for over 4 to 8 ho
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d. Administer the drug slowly and monitor the potassium level
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9. The client with a gunshot wound on the abdomen starts to get letha
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rgic, is breathing heavily, and the wound dressing is fully soaked wit
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h blood. The nurse is expected to immediately perform which of the f
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