Laboratory values Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RN VATI Pharmacology 2019 (+60 Questions & Answers | Confident A+ Score Guide A nurse is preparing to administer diclofenac to a client who has chronic bursitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. administer the medication at bedtime b. avoid administering the medication with antacids c. administer the medication with food d. crush the medication prior to administration {{Correct Ans- Administer the medication with food Diclofenac is an NSAID and can cause g...

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lithium and reports persistent nausea and vomiting for 2 days. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider? a) Potassium 4.0 mEq/L b) Lithium 0.9 mEq/L c) BUN 12 mg/dL d) Sodium 132 mEq/L - D. Sodium 132 mEq/L A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and has a WBC count of 4,000/mm3. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a) Cleanse the client's toothbrush with hydrogen peroxide. b...

Medical Surgical Nursing HESI Practice Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!! 2024/ 2025[NEXT GEN] The nurse is assessing a clients laboratory values following the administration of chemotherapy. Which lab value leads the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing tumor lysis syndrome? A. Hemoglobin of 10 g/dl B. Serum calcium of 5mg/dl C. Serum PTT of 10 seconds D. Oxygen saturation of 90% - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: B The current br...

CMS pharmacology Proctored Exam Questions and Answers 2023 A nurse is reviewing a client's 0800 Laboratory values at 1100. The nurse notes that the client received heparin at 1100. Which of the following laboratory values warrants an incident report ? - aPTT 90 seconds A nurse is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV antibiotic administration. After assessing a client's respiratory status and stopping the medication infusion, which of the following actions should the ...

The trauma nurse knows that placing a bariatric patient in a "ramped position" provides better visualization during the insertion of which device? - endotracheal tube Tearing of the bridging veins is most frequently associated with which brain injury? - subdural hematoma A patient is found lying on the floor after falling 13 hours ago. Which of the following laboratory values is expected with a musculoskeletal complication associated with this presentation? - Elevated creatine kinase A ...

A 4-year-old presents with vomiting, lethargy, frequent urination, weight loss, and dry mucous membranes. Vital signs reveal deep respirations at 44 breaths per minute, BP of 70/44 mm Hg, and HR of 144 beats per minute. Which of the following laboratory values would be most expected in this child? - ANSWERHypoglycemia (wrong) Remediation feedback: Children can present with new onset diabetes in diabetic ketoacidosis. Manifestations include signs of dehydration ( dry mucous membranes, hypoten...

ATI Nutrition Practice A Test A nurse in a providers office is talking with a client who has a prescription for fexofenadine. The client reports that their allergies remain unaffected. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client to determine if the medication is being absorbed properly? - CORRECT ANSWER Are you still taking your antacids at this time? - The nurse should instruct the client to avoid taking fexofenadine with anatacids containing magnesium or alum...

Adams, Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 6/E Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacology 1) A nurse is reviewing key events in the history of pharmacology with a student nurse. Which student comment indicates an understanding? 1. "Early researchers used themselves as test subjects." 2. "A primary goal of pharmacology is to prevent disease." 3. "Penicillin is one of the initial drugs isolated from a natural source." 4. "Pharmacologists began synthesizing drugs in th...

The statistic that quantifies how close numerical QC values are in relation to each other is: - Answerstandard deviation The reproducibility of a value upon repeated measurements is referred to as: - Answer-Precision The closeness of a measurement to its true value is referred to as: - Answer-Accuracy Safety Data Sheets (SDS) - Answer-MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) are now called A graphical presentation of run to run or day to day quality control values is a: - Answer-LevelJennings chart...

TEST BANK FOR TIETZ FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS 7TH EDITION BY BURTIS Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 01: Clinical Chemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, and Laboratory Medicine ...................... 2 Chapter 02: Selection and Analytical Evaluation of Methods With Statistical Techniques .......... 5 Chapter 03: Clinical...