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AMLS Post Test Exam Questions & Answers, Latest 2022/2023 1. A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? a. Initiate an IV and administer naloxone b. Supplemental oxygen and suction c. Obtain a blood glucose level d. Begin BVM ventilations - b. Supplemental oxygen and suction 2. Patients with a history of COPD that present with...

NR302 / NR-302 Final Exam (Latest Update 2024 / 2025): Health Assessment | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain Question: What will you hear over the collapsed lung? Answer: Diminished breath sounds or no breath sounds at all Question: how often is a client supposed to use an incentive spirometer? Answer: 10 times per hour Question: After examining a client, the nurse notes fever, increased respiratory rate, chest expansi...

A nurse is providing teaching about dietary options for a clinet who has cholelithiasis. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in teaching? "Cauliflower is a good dietary choice." "Increase the amount of egg yolks in your diet." "Select desserts such as angel-food cake." "Eat choice or prime cuts of meat." - Angel Food: Clients who have acute cholelithiasis will be prescribed a low-fat diet. Desserts such as sherbet, gelatin, and angel food cake are dessert choic...

ARDS and Mechanical Ventilation Test BankWhen the nurse is explaining respiratory failure to the patient's family, what is the most accurate description to use? a. The absence of ventilation. b. Any episode in which part of the airway is obstructed. c. Inadequate gas exchange to meet the needs of the body. d. An episode of acute hypoxemia caused by a pulmonary dysfunction. - correct answer ANS: C Which diagnostic test will provide the nurse with the most specific information to evaluate ...

NURS 24 EXAM 3 CHAPTER 29 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!! 2024/ 2025[NEXT GEN] The nurse is caring for a client with suspected right-sided heart failure. What would the nurse know that clients with suspected right-sided heart failure may experience? - CORRECT ANSWER Gradual unexplained weight gain Clients with right-sided heart failure may have a history of gradual, unexplained weight gain from fluid retention. Leftsided heart failure pro...

Acute and Episodic Exam 1 - Complete Solutions (Answered) A patient who has undergone surgical immobilization for a femur fracture reports dyspnea and chest pain associated with inspiration. The patient has a heart rate of 120 beats per minute. Which diagnostic test will confirm the presence of a pulmonary embolism? D-dimer CT angiography Arterial blood gases Electrocardiogram A 65-year-old patient who has not had an influenza vaccine is exposed to influenza and comes to the clinic the followi...

MN 568 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2023/2024 | 100% Correct. Complete study guide to pass your exam. A patient is 66 inches in height, weighing 200 pounds, and newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Her fasting plasma glucose level is 215 mg/dL. What is the best initial treatment? a. No treatment at this time b. Diet and exercise for 6-week trial c. Diet, exercise, and oral medication d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin ____ 2. The clinician suspects...

A nurse is assessing a client who received 2 units of packed RBCs 48 hrs ago. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy has been effective? - ANSWER hemoglobin 14.9 g/dL a nurse working in an emergency department is triaging four clients. which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for treatment first? - ANSWER a middle adult client who has unstable vital signs a nurse is caring for a client who has fluid volume overload. which of the follo...

Lewis Ch 67 - ARDS ANS: C Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO2 retention, and ABGs provide information about the PaCO2 and pH. The other tests may also be done to help in assessing oxygenation or determining the cause of the patient's ventilatory failure. - correct answer Which diagnostic test will provide the nurse with the most specific information to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for a patient...

N Comprehensive Online Practice 2019 A with NGN A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and is taking captopril. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)? Obtain the client's blood pressure before the nurse administers medication. The nurse can delegate obtaining blood pressure before and after medication administration because this task is within the range of function for an AP. Initiate a referral with a dietitian for the cl...