HEALTH STREAM POST TEST
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1. The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is:: fluid replace-ment.
2. What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop: Discoloration
3. A 72-year-old female...
HEALTH STREAM POST TEST
EXAM / 40 QUESTIONS AND
WELL ANSWERED SOLUTIONS
2023/2024 LATEST GUIDE.
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, 1. The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is:: fluid replace-ment.
2. What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop: Discoloration
3. A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department report-ing substernal chest
pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates into
her back and is associated with cough and shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90 and
her heart rate is 110. The emergency nurse anticipatesadministering::
4. What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who hasexperienced a
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?: Airway
5. An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is ordered.This medication
is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tabletsshould be administered?: 2
6. Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications thatthey will possibly
experience::
7. Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage?: Epineph-rine
8. A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily. The avail-able medication is
levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs.What will the nurse administer?-
:2
9. Patients who have advance directives may receive pain medication when itis needed.: true
10. What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning victim:
11. A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In order to help reduce
anxiety in this patient, the nurse should tell her:: This is oxygen;it will aid your breathing.
12. When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which blood typecan be given
immediately?: o-
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