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NUR 242 MEDICAL SURG NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |GRADED A+ Four Major subgroups of Late Adulthood - answer-65 - 74 young old 75 - 84 middle old 85 - 99 old old 100 and older elite old How do you treat pleural effusion? - answer-thoracentesis; injection of a sclerosing agent into the pleural cavity; open surgical drainage How does a pulmonary embolism develop? - answer-a blood-borne substance lodges in a branch of the pulmonary artery and obstructs the flow How is the common cold spread? - answer-fingers; coughing and sneezing; the nasal mucosa and conjunctival surface of the eyes are the most common portals of entry for the virus How is the ventilation distributed in the lungs? - answer-the top of the lungs are more distended and less compliant whereas the lower lung is small and highly compliant How long is the incubation period for acute respiratory syndrome? - answer-4-6 days What are central chemoreceptors responsive to? - answer-increased H+ in the brain ECF; increased PaCO2; "hypercarbic drive" What are common ABG results of emphysema? - answer-pO2- 80; O2 sat- 91% (low); pCO2- 33 (low)- breathing rapid and deeply to get more oxygen in HCO3- 25 pH- 7.46 (high) What are elastic forces? - answer-lungs recoil due to elastin, collagen, fibrin What are isotonic fluid volume disorders (extracellular fluid volume disorders)? - answer-saline imbalances; because sodium is confined to the extracellular compartment (not in the cell), loss or gain of saline (and water) does not affect the intracellular compartment What are lymphatic channels? - answer-absorb proteins, fats, plasma, and cells from the interstitial fluid and return to the circulatory system; blockage causes increased interstitial osm

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A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for
codeine for cough suppression, what is the priority instruction? - -move slowly when
standing from a lying down position

(r/f orthostatic hypotension)

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who received his medications 1
hour ago, the pt reports chest pain, this can be an AE of what med? - -albuterol

(beta2agonist, controls bronchospasm for asthma--can cause tremors, chest pain,
tachycardia, dysrhythmias)

a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for brimonidine to treat open-
angle glaucoma, what indicates an understanding of the instructions? - -i can expect
to feel some irritation when i put these drops in my eyes

a nurse is caring for a female client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription for
raloxifene, what should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy? - -pregnancy
status
a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for oral extended
release potassium chloride tablets, what instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching? - -do not crush this medication

a nurse is caring for a female client who has a new prescription for alosetron, what
therapeutic effects should the nurse expect in this pt? - -a decrease in the frequency
of defecation

a nurse is discussing AE with a pt who has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and it is
starting to take methotrexate, what should the nurse provide? - -methotrexate can
increase the risk for bleeding

a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has PD and has a new prescription for
levodopa/carbidopa, what should the nurse include in the teaching - -you should
move slowly when you want to stand up

a nurse is teaching a pt who has a new prescription for nitrofurantoin, what info
should the nurse include in the teaching? - -you should stop taking the med if you
develop a cough

(pulmonary reactions)

, a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for montelukast,
what statement by the pt indicates understanding - -i will take the med every day to
control my exercise-induced asthma

a nurse is preparing to administer a 2nd unit of PRBCs to a pt who is experiencing
hemorrhagic shock, the nurse should monitor for the manifestations of what as
circulatory overload? - -dyspnea


(risk category X)

a nurse is teaching a pt to use TD nitroglycerin patches to treat angina pectoris, what
instructions should she include? - -apply a new patch every morning

(effects begin 30-60 min after application and last 14 hours)

a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new prescription for allopurinol to
treat gout, what should the nurse include? - -increase your fluid intake

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a neuropathic pain and a new
prescription for amitriptyline once per day, what should the nurse include? - -
increase fluids while on this med

(urine turns blue/green, sedation is an AE)

a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for vancomycin 1g IV intermittent
infusion over 30min every 12 hours, what should the nurse take? - -contact the
provider for prescription clarification

(administer over 60min or more to reduce risk of infusion reaction--hypotension,
flushing)

a nurse is providing teaching to a male client who has a new prescription for folic
acid, the client tells the nurse he heard that the medication is prescribed for women
during pregnancy, what statements should the nurse make? - -folic acid is important
for the building of blood cells for adults and children

(tx megaloblastic and macrocytic anemias)




A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine, what assessment is priority -
-RR

a nurse is assessing a client who has been using beclomethasone for 2 weeks to
manage her asthma, what is the priority to report to the provider - -bronchospasms

a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
beclomethasone inhaler to use with an albuterol inhaler for asthma maintenance,

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