Healthstream post test Exam Questions With Correct Solutions All Verified By An Expert A+ Graded
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The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANS fluid replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANS Discoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting substernal chest pain that she describes ...
Questions With Correct Solutions All
Verified By An Expert A+ Graded
, The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANS fluid replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANS Discoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting
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 anticipates administering: - ANS
What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has experienced a
K
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANS Airway
C
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 tablets should be
administered? - ANS 2
LO
Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that they will
possibly experience: - ANS
Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - ANS Epinephrine
YC
A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily. The available
medication is levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the nurse administer? - ANS 2
Patients who have advance directives may receive pain medication when it is needed. -
D
ANS true
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What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning victim - ANS
A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In order to help reduce
ST
anxiety in this patient, the nurse should tell her: - ANS This is oxygen; it will aid your
breathing.
When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which blood type can be
given immediately? - ANS o-
Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a house fire to the
Emergency Department without any obvious burns. She is covered in soot, coughing,
and reporting nausea and anxiety. The emergency department provider plans to treat
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