ACM practice exam 1 questions & answers 2024/2025

ACM practice exam 1 questions & answers 2024/2025 A nurse is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the nurse correlate the blood loss with the client's mean arterial pressure (MAP)? a. It causes vasoconstriction and increased MAP. b. Lower blood volume lowers MAP. c. There is no direct correlation to MAP. d. It raises cardiac output and MAP. - ANSWERSB A nurse is caring for a client after surgery. The client's respiratory rate has increased from 12 to 18 breaths/min and the pulse rate increased from 86 to 98 beats/min since the client was last assessed 4 hours ago. What action by the nurse is best? a. Ask if the client needs pain medication. b. Assess using the MEWS score. c. Document the findings in the client's chart. d. Increase the rate of the client's IV infusion. - ANSWERSB the rn gets handoff report on 4 pt. ehich would be assessed first? A. pt w/ blood pressure change of 128/74-110/88 B. pt w/ O2 sat unchanged at 94% C. pt w/ a pulse change of 100-88 BPM D. pt w/ urine output of 40ml/hr for the last 2 hrs - ANSWERSA A nurse is caring for a client after surgery who is restless and apprehensive. The assistive personnel (AP) reports the vital signs and the nurse sees that they are only slightly different from previous readings. What action does the nurse delegate next to the AP? a. Assess the client for pain or discomfort.