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1. A 30-year-old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? - ANSWER Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 2. A 26-year-old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx. 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs ...

The nurse is caring for a 3 year old child who is 2 hours postop from a cardiac catheritization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction? - Correct answer-Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched During fundal massage, place one hand at the fundus, what is the second hand used for - Correct answer-to anchor fundus Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3 year old girl has a spica cast applied. Which toy is best fo...

Advent Health EKG Questions and Answers Rated A Afib The impulse originates in the Atria • The Atrial rate is > 300 and unable to measure [N/A] • No discernable P waves - PRI & Atrial rhythm cannot be measured [N/A] • The Ventricular rhythm is irregular • QRS within normal limits • If the Ventricular rate is <100 the rhythm is controlled A-fib; if the Ventricular rate is > 100 the rhythm is uncontrolled A-fib • This is a chronic rhythm for some patients Treatment: controlle...

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has received a liver transplant and has a prescription to transition from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Take both the medications together for 72hr and then stop taking the cyclosporine B. Stop taking the cyclosporine for 24hr and then begin taking the tacrolimus C. Alternate taking the medications for 48hr and then take only the tacrolimus D. If adverse reactions to ...

When spotting a client doing barbell squats, the trainer should be positoined where? - In front of the client. At the side of the client. Behind the client Away from the client. A soft tissue structure called a ligament connects what? - Muscle to bone Bone to bone Muscle to organ Bone to organ Which of the following is BEST recommended for an obese and sedentary client? - Lunges. Olympic lifts. Plyometric training Low intensity aerobics Which of the following would be the MOST professional way f...

NUR 3251 Pharm II - Exam 1 REVIEW (Spring 2022) Updated| best for 2023 exam prepNUR 3251 Pharm II - Exam 1 REVIEW (Spring 2022) Updated| best for 2023 exam prep Module 1 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has pulmonary edema and is about to start taking furosemide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A. Take aspirin if headaches develop. B. Eat foods that contain plenty of potassium. C. Expect so...

PALS version B Questions and Answers 2023 You are treating an 8-year-old with ventricular tachycardia (VT) with pulses and adequate perfusion. You attempted synchronized cardioversion without success. While seeking expert consultation, it would be most appropriate to: Administer a loading dose of milrinone Initiate overdrive pacing transcutaneously Consider possible metabolic and toxicologic causes Deliver an unsynchronized shock Consider possible metabolic and toxicologic causes ...

Cardiac Arrest Treatment - ANSWER-Rapid CPR and early application of an AED. Maintain open airway, apply high concentration of oxygen, non rebreather mask. Dyspnea - ANSWER-Shortness of breath, labored or difficulty breathing. AED Indications - ANSWER-Pulseless Not Breathing Unresponsive AED Use - ANSWER-AED says "analyzing" do not touch patient. Chest Pain - ANSWER-Administer Oxygen AED Shockable Rhythms - ANSWER-V-Tach V-Fib Acute Myocardial Infarction - ANSWER-Often called a Heart...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be provided ...

A 44-year-old man reports dizziness and lightheadness. His BP is 88/26 mm Hg, his heart rate is 190 beats per minute and weak. His skin is cool clammy and pale. Why is his BP low? - CORRECT ANS decreased ventricular timing Switching compressors during two-rescuer CPR: - CORRECT ANS should occur every two minutes throughout the arrest Stable angina - CORRECT ANS chest pain that occurs when a person is active or under severe stress Unstable angina - CORRECT ANS chest pai...