HLTH 320 (surgery) Final Exam Q&A Athabasca University.
1. What is the most important question to ask a When was the last
client when obtaining pre-op information?: time you ate or drank?
2. Nurse assessing a client with right-sided heart Dependent edema
failure. Which assessment finding would the JVD
nurse expect to observe? (SELECT ALL): Hepatomegaly
3. A nurse is taking initial vital signs for a client Anemia
with fatigue and notices an irregular apical pulse Hypovolemia
of 130. What are contributing factors for fatigue? Fever
(SELECT ALL): Stress
4. Which interventions are affected for a client with Loop diuretics
a potential for pulmonary edema caused by HF? Semi fowlers position
(SELECT ALL): to high fowlers
Slow infusion for hypo-
tonic saline
Salt and fluid restric-
tions
5. A school nurse is giving a presentation to high Preform skin assess-
school seniors about skin cancers. What is the ments monthly
best recommendation to prevent skin cancer?:
6. Which condition contributes to abdominal as- Cirrhosis
cites?:
7. A client has lymphedema, what would be a priori- Protect from injury
ty?: (keep extremity injury
free)
8. Instructions to a UAP for a client with an arterial Avoid taking blood
venous fistula: pressure on the arm
with the fistula
9. 9What assessment data would be a priority to tell O2 88% on room air
the HCP when providing care for a patient who
had a paracentesis?:
10.
, HLTH 320 (surgery) Final Exam Q&A Athabasca University.
What is the priority action for a patient who is in Call a code, then
ventricular fibrillation (cardiac monitoring)?: start chest compres-
sions (CPR) OR go
into room and assess
pulse
11. A nurse is caring for a client with HIV who has Determine the pa-
a CBC count of 400. What is the most important tient's ability to com-
action to perform before giving medication?: ply with medication
(ARTS)
12. A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic kidney Fluid and sodium re-
disease (CKD). What would the nurse anticipate strictions
the doctor to order?:
13. What are S/S of an infusion reaction within the Client becomes rest-
first 15 minutes when giving blood to an anemic less and confused
patient?: with distended jugular
veins
14. Education for an 18-year-old patient with a history It is not uncommon
of tonic-colonic seizures? to lose consciousness
during the seizure
15. When planning nutritional interventions for a Living alone on a fixed
healthy 83-year-old widowed man. What factor income
would most likely effect nutrition (diet)?:
16. Further teaching for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) to Do all chores in the
perverse function and ability: morning
17. Area of red silvery plaques: Psoriasis
18. Patient rheumatoid arthritis further teaching?: "I can keep joint immo-
bile"
19. A nurse is assessing a client in PACU. Which client Audible stridor
requires the nurse to intervene immediately?:
20.
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