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Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition Questions and Answers
Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition Questions and Answers
[Show more]Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition Questions and Answers
[Show more]The nursing instructor is teaching her class about disasters. Which type of radiologic 
disaster would the instructor tell her students is less likely to cause acute radiation 
syndrome (ARS)? 
a. Nuclear power plant accident 
b. Explosion of a dirty bomb 
c. Nuclear blast 
d. Sarin attack 
 ANSWE...
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Add to cartThe nursing instructor is teaching her class about disasters. Which type of radiologic 
disaster would the instructor tell her students is less likely to cause acute radiation 
syndrome (ARS)? 
a. Nuclear power plant accident 
b. Explosion of a dirty bomb 
c. Nuclear blast 
d. Sarin attack 
 ANSWE...
A nurse is performing triage at the scene of a building collapse and is using a five-level 
triage system. Place the categories below in the proper order from most to least 
immediate. 
a. Urgent 
b. Resuscitation 
c. Emergent 
d. Nonurgent 
e. Less urgent 
 ANSWER: 
b. Resuscitation 
c. Emergent ...
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Add to cartA nurse is performing triage at the scene of a building collapse and is using a five-level 
triage system. Place the categories below in the proper order from most to least 
immediate. 
a. Urgent 
b. Resuscitation 
c. Emergent 
d. Nonurgent 
e. Less urgent 
 ANSWER: 
b. Resuscitation 
c. Emergent ...
Which phase of a migraine headache usually lasts less than an hour? 
 ANSWER: 
Aura 
The premonitory phase is experienced by more than 80% of adult migraine sufferers, 
with symptoms that occur hours to days before a migraine headache. 
In the postdrome phase, the pain gradually subsides, but patie...
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Add to cartWhich phase of a migraine headache usually lasts less than an hour? 
 ANSWER: 
Aura 
The premonitory phase is experienced by more than 80% of adult migraine sufferers, 
with symptoms that occur hours to days before a migraine headache. 
In the postdrome phase, the pain gradually subsides, but patie...
Which is the most common cause of symptomatic hypomagnesemia? 
Intravenous drug use 
Alcoholism 
Sedentary lifestyle 
Burns 
 ANSWER: 
Alcoholism 
You are caring for a client with severe hypokalemia. The physician has ordered IV 
potassium to be administered at 10 mEq/hr. The client complains of bu...
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Add to cartWhich is the most common cause of symptomatic hypomagnesemia? 
Intravenous drug use 
Alcoholism 
Sedentary lifestyle 
Burns 
 ANSWER: 
Alcoholism 
You are caring for a client with severe hypokalemia. The physician has ordered IV 
potassium to be administered at 10 mEq/hr. The client complains of bu...
A nurse is caring for a client who had a three-vessel coronary bypass graft 4 days 
earlier. The client's cholesterol profile is as follows: total cholesterol 265 mg/dl, lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) 139 mg/dl, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 32 mg/dl. The 
client asks the nurse how to lower h...
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Add to cartA nurse is caring for a client who had a three-vessel coronary bypass graft 4 days 
earlier. The client's cholesterol profile is as follows: total cholesterol 265 mg/dl, lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) 139 mg/dl, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 32 mg/dl. The 
client asks the nurse how to lower h...
Risk factors for osteoarthritis and its progression include older age, female gender, and 
obesity. 
 ANSWER: 
true 
Three distinct characteristics of the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases are 
inflammation, autoimmunity, and ______________. 
 ANSWER: 
degeneration 
_______________, a noninfla...
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Add to cartRisk factors for osteoarthritis and its progression include older age, female gender, and 
obesity. 
 ANSWER: 
true 
Three distinct characteristics of the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases are 
inflammation, autoimmunity, and ______________. 
 ANSWER: 
degeneration 
_______________, a noninfla...
Expected range for Sodium 
 ANSWER: 
135-145 mEq/L 
Signs and Symptoms of hypOnatreamia (less than 134 mEq/L) 
 ANSWER: 
Anorexia 
nausea/vomiting 
headache 
lethargy 
dizziness/confusion 
muscle crams, weakness and twitching 
seizures 
dry skin 
increased pulse 
decreased BP 
weight gain 
edema 
...
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Add to cartExpected range for Sodium 
 ANSWER: 
135-145 mEq/L 
Signs and Symptoms of hypOnatreamia (less than 134 mEq/L) 
 ANSWER: 
Anorexia 
nausea/vomiting 
headache 
lethargy 
dizziness/confusion 
muscle crams, weakness and twitching 
seizures 
dry skin 
increased pulse 
decreased BP 
weight gain 
edema 
...
Signs of hypokalemia include _____ fatigue, muscle cramps, ___ constipation and 
_____ and a ____ on a EKG 
 ANSWER: 
muscle weakness, constipation, intervened T waves and U wave 
Unstable angina increased in severity and may not be resolved _ 
 ANSWER: 
with rest or nitro 
Instruct patients that a...
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Add to cartSigns of hypokalemia include _____ fatigue, muscle cramps, ___ constipation and 
_____ and a ____ on a EKG 
 ANSWER: 
muscle weakness, constipation, intervened T waves and U wave 
Unstable angina increased in severity and may not be resolved _ 
 ANSWER: 
with rest or nitro 
Instruct patients that a...
How would you assess skin tugor? 
 ANSWER: 
pinching the skin over the sternum or forehead 
Oxygen delivery to the cells is diminished in the setting of what? 
 ANSWER: 
anemia 
What is secreted in the the stomach to help with absorption in the ileum? 
 ANSWER: 
B12 
How should plasma be stored? 
 A...
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Add to cartHow would you assess skin tugor? 
 ANSWER: 
pinching the skin over the sternum or forehead 
Oxygen delivery to the cells is diminished in the setting of what? 
 ANSWER: 
anemia 
What is secreted in the the stomach to help with absorption in the ileum? 
 ANSWER: 
B12 
How should plasma be stored? 
 A...
Postural hypotension is likely in the setting of decrease in preload whih decrease? 
 ANSWER: 
cardiac output; 
sustained decrease of at least 20 mm Hg in systolic BP or 10 mm Hg in diastolic BP 
within 3 minutes of moving from a lying or sitting to a standing position. It is usually 
accompanied...
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Add to cartPostural hypotension is likely in the setting of decrease in preload whih decrease? 
 ANSWER: 
cardiac output; 
sustained decrease of at least 20 mm Hg in systolic BP or 10 mm Hg in diastolic BP 
within 3 minutes of moving from a lying or sitting to a standing position. It is usually 
accompanied...
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