ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE BUNDLE 2024/2025

A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure with decreased cardiac output. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? Flushing of the skin on exertion Nocturia at night Warm lower extremities Respiratory rate of 16/min Flushing of the skin on exertion The...

A nurse is reviewing the progress notes for a client who has heart failure. The provider noted some improvement in the client's cardiac output. The nurse should understand that cardiac output reflects which of the following physiologic parameters? A. The percentage of blood the ventricles pump dur...

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. The nurse knows that the client has left-sided heart failure when the client makes which statement? - "I sleep on three pillows each night." Which is a key diagnostic indicator of heart failure? - Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) The nurse instru...

A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture b. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray c. Initiate airborne precautions d. Administer ondansetron - c 13. A nurse is caring for a client ...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a closed head injury and has an intraventricular catheter placed. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? (Select all that apply.) - *Sleepiness exhibited by the client *Widening pulse pr...