NURS 350 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
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NURS 350 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
A nurse should monitor for gastric irritation, signs of bleeding, and bruising as side effects of which pain medications? Select all that apply - correct answer. acetylsalicyclic acid (Aspirin)
ibuprofen (Motrin)
Naproxen sodi...
NURS 350 Final Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions.
A nurse should monitor for gastric irritation, signs of bleeding, and bruising as side
effects of which pain medications? Select all that apply - correct answer.
acetylsalicyclic acid (Aspirin)
ibuprofen (Motrin)
Naproxen sodium (Aleve)
*NO Tylenol (acetaminophen)
A nurse receives a telephone call from the postanesthesia care unit stating that a
patient is being transferred to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to take which action first
on arrival of the patient? - correct answer. assess the patency of the airway
What should you include when teaching health maintenance strategies to the patient
with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)? Select all that apply. - correct
answer. Yearly Influenza immunizations
Immunization against pneumonia
Adequate caloric intake
The nurse is assessing a patient's arm for inflammation. What are cardinal signs of a
localized inflammatory process? Select all that apply - correct answer. pain
hyperemia
erythema
Which symptoms would you expect to assess in a patient with a pulmonary embolism
(PE)? - correct answer. abrupt onset of dyspnea and apprehension
,A patient is admitted with severe diarrhea.
ABGs= ph 7.33, PO2 95, PCO2 50 and HCO3 20.
You conclude this patients acid-base imbalance as? - correct answer.
Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
& Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
A nurse is assessing a patient's surgical incision for signs of infection. Which finding by
the nurse should be interpreted as a normal finding at the surgical site? - correct
answer. serous drainage
You are caring for a patient that has been receiving chemotherapy after having a partial
mastectomy for breast cancer. The patient was admitted with a diagnosis of pleural
effusion. The physician has explained the procedure of a thoracentesis which he will
perform in an hour. What actions are required on your part to prepare this patient for the
procedure? Select all that apply. - correct answer. Obtain an informed consent for the
thoracentesis
Obtain a recent set of vital signs
position the patient upright, leaning forward with chest and arms over and over-the-bed
table
have oxygen (O2) available and IV (intravenous) access
A nurse is developing a plan for a patient scheduled for outpatient surgery. Which
activity should the nurse include in the patient care plan on the day of the surgery? -
correct answer. have the patient void immediately before going to surgery
The nurse needs to obtain a sputum specimen for culture and sensitivity from a patient.
When should the nurse obtain this specimen? - correct answer. before the first dose
of antibiotics is administered
The nurse has just reasssessed the condition of a postoperative patient who was
admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which parameter
most carefully during the next hour? - correct answer. urine output of 20 mL/hr
A nurse is caring for a post-surgical patient suspected to have an acute pulmonary
embolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. Which one of the following interventions is
the immediate highest priority? - correct answer. administering oxygen therapy
A patient's ABG results: ph 7.36, PO2 88, PCO2 50, HCO3 28. What do these results
indicate? - correct answer. Compensated respiratory acidosis
, You are obtaining the history and physical exam in a clinic for a patient that recently had
been treated for Tuberculosis (TB). What information is important to obtain from this
patient's history? - correct answer. Document that the patient has taken all of his (INH)
Isoniazid medication.
Which of the following patients would you recommend having the pneumonia
vaccination? - correct answer. a chronic renal failure patient
A patient diagnosed with active tuberculosis is in a negative pressure room for
respiratory airborne isolation. How long should the nurse maintain the patient in this
type of isolation? - correct answer. until three sputum specimens are negative for
acid-fast bacilli
Which of the following will the nurse assess in a patient diagnosed with a tension
pneumothorax? - correct answer. tracheal deviation from midline
the nurse is changing the abdominal surgical dressing of an elderly patient who has
developed pneumonia and a cough. Upon removing the dressing, the nurse notes the
situation pictured below. What should be the nurse's intervention? - correct answer.
Place sterile dressing moistened with normal saline over the incision.
Immediately notify the patient's surgeon of the occurrence.
A nurse is teaching an adult patient how to use an incentive spirometer. What is the
best method of evaluation for this teaching strategy? - correct answer. return
demonstration
Administration of analgesics to the elderly requires careful patient assessment. This is
because elderly people: - correct answer. are more sensitive to medications
You have been caring for a 13 year old male who was admitted with acute exacerbation
of asthma. While educating the patient and his parents, the mother makes this
statement, " We will only need to use the Breo diskus when he has an asthma attack."
Which of the following statements would be appropriate when educating the parents?
Breo (fluticason furonate and vilanterol) - correct answer. "Actually, the Breo inhaler
should be used everyday to prevent an asthma attack."
A patient received lorazepam (Ativan) as preoperative medication. Which of the
following should the nurse assess when caring for this patient? - correct answer.
respiratory depression
A patient is receiving anterior nasal packing for a nosebleed. What should be included
in the instructions for this patient? - correct answer. The packing will be in place for at
least 24 hours and up to 3 days.
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