Relias Prophecy Medical Surgical - Telemetry
You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking
patient scheduled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are
having difficulty communicating with your patient. Which of the
following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order
to obtain consent? .....ANSWER.....The hospitals language
interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient
diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication
should you question? .....ANSWER.....Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer
buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the
following lab should be reviewed? .....ANSWER.....Lipase and
amylase
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You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy
patient. Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency?
.....ANSWER.....Laryngeal strider
Which of the following actions would be considered a violation
of Hyppa? .....ANSWER.....Looking through the chart of a
coworker admitted to your unit
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank
pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the
procedure what would be the most therapeutic response?
.....ANSWER.....Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an
appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the
patient
The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has
a DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and