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Brunner and Suddarths Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing Questions And Answers

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A nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing fear, anxiety, and feelings of powerlessness after receiving a diagnosis of cancer. The nurse develops a teaching plan focusing on the patient's diagnosis and treatment options to promote the patient's sense of control over the situation. Us...

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Brunner and Suddarths
Textbook of Medical Surgical
Nursing Questions And
Answers

The nurse in the oncology clinic is caring for a 42-year-old female client

receiving chemotherapy with fludarabine for acute myeloid leukemia who has

developed petechiae, epistaxis, and ecchymosis.




client has developed ______________ that the laboratory results will reveal

__________


✓~ client has developed hemorrhage that the laboratory results will reveal

thrombocytopenia.




The nurse provides care for a client, with a history of atherosclerosis, who is

hospitalized for the initiation of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of

hypothyroidism.

,The client is at highest risk for developing _______________ as evidenced by


_______________.


✓~ The client is at highest risk for developing cardiac dysfunction as evidenced

by angina.




The nurse is caring for a 24-year-old female client with a right tibial fracture

treated with a cast 2 hours ago. The client now reports unrelenting pain, rated

as 7/10, despite taking oxycodone, and decreased sensation in the right foot. A

nursing assessment reveals the right foot is cooler and paler than the left foot,

with delayed capillary refill and a weak pulse.




Based on the nursing assessment, the priority action the nurse should take is to

_________________________ and prepare the client for

_________________.


✓~ Based on the nursing assessment, the priority action the nurse should take is

to notify the orthopedic health care provider immediately and prepare the client for

bivalving of the cast.




The nurse assesses a client who has a nasogastric tube for long-term nutritional

needs for complications associated with the medical device.

,The nurse monitors the client for ___________ , a finding indicative of

_____________.


✓~ The nurse monitors the client for purulent nasal drainage, a finding indicative

of rhinosinusitis.




The office nurse is reviewing an 80-year-old female client's reports related to

the onset of a severe headache, rated at 9 out of 10 on the pain scale, with

recent onset. The client denies any visual changes. During a prior visit to the

office a few months ago, the client had reported a ground-level fall as a result

of falling off a chair and hitting the back of their head. The client had been

taken to the emergency department, where imaging was performed with

negative results.




The nurse anticipates that the client has developed __________ and that

__________ will be ordered.


✓~ The nurse anticipates that the client has developed chronic subdural

hematoma and that computed tomography (CT) imaging of the brain will be ordered.

, A client will undergo abdominal surgery. The nurse provides preoperative

education regarding the importance of diaphragmatic breathing exercises to

prevent postoperative complications.




The nurse will educate the client about the risk for developing _________,

____________, and ____________, if the client does not implement

diaphragmatic breathing exercises in the postoperative period of care.


✓~ The nurse will educate the client about the risk for developing pneumonia,

bronchospasm, and atelectasis, if the client does not implement diaphragmatic

breathing exercises in the postoperative period of care.




A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for an asthma exacerbation. In

the past year, the client has been admitted for three asthma events. What will

the nurse include in the client teaching about preventing repeat

hospitalizations?




The nurse should teach about __________ followed by ___________.


✓~ The nurse should teach about triggers to avoid followed by knowing

medications.

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