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Medical surgical practice Exam Questions With Verified Answers. An adult client who is hospitalized after surgery reports sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea. the client appears anxious, restless, and mildly cyanotic. the nurse should further assess the client for which condition? - answerPu...

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Medical surgical practice Exam Questions
With Verified Answers.

An adult client who is hospitalized after surgery reports sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea.

the client appears anxious, restless, and mildly cyanotic. the nurse should further assess the client

for which condition? - answer✔Pulmonary embolism


which information should the nurse obtain when performing an initial assessment of a client who

presents to the emergency department with a painful ankle injury? (select all that apply) -

answer✔Quality of the pain


Signs of inflammation

Ankle range of motion

Visible deformities of the joint


Which description of pain is consistent with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis? - answer✔Joint

pain is worse in the morning and involves symmetric joints

Which physical assessment finding should the nurse anticipate in a client with long-term

gastroesophagealreflux disease (GERD)? - answer✔Hoarseness


A client presents with chronic venous insufficiency. Which assessment finding should the nurse

anticipate? - answer✔Bilateral lower leg stasis dermatitis

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A client has been hospitalized with a femur fracture and is being treated with traction. which

action by the nurse is the priority when caring for this client? - answer✔Assess neurovascular

status

Which statement made by a client with chronic pancreatitis indicates that further education is

needed? - answer✔I will cut back on smoking cigarettes daily


The nurse is teaching a female client who uses a contraceptive diaphragm about reducing the risk

for toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Which information should the nurse include? (Select all that

apply) - answer✔Do not leave the diaphragm in place longer than 8 hours after intercourse




Replace the old diaphragm every 3 months

A male client who smokes two packs of cigarettes a day states he understands that smoking

cigarettes is contributing to the difficulty that he and his wife are having in getting pregnant and

wants to know if other factors could be contributing to their difficulty. Which information is best

for the nurse to provide? (Select all that apply). - answer✔Alcohol consumption can cause

erectile dysfunction




Low testosterone levels affect sperm production




Cessation of smoking improves general health and fertility

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Twenty four hours after a client returns from surgical gastric bypass, the registered nurse (RN)

observes large amounts of blood in the nasogastric tube (NGT) cannister. Which assessment

finding should the RN report as early signs of hypovolemic shock? - answer✔lethargy


the registered nurse (RN) is assessing a male client who arrives at the clinic with severe

abdominal cramping, pain, tenesmus, and dehydration. the RN discovers that the client has had

14 to 20 loose stools with rectal bleeding. When taking the client's medical history, which

information is most for the nurse to obtain? - answer✔Ulcerative colitis


A client is newly diagnosed with diverticulosis. The registered nurse (RN) is assessing the

client's basic knowledge about the disease process. Which statement by the client conveys an

understanding of the etiology of diverticula? - answer✔Chronic constipation causes weakening

of colon wall which results in out pouching sacs

The registered nurse (RN) is assessing a client who was discharged home after management of

chronic hypertension. Which equipment should the RN instruct the client to use at home? -

answer✔Sphygmomanometer


A young adult mail is diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma in the abdominopelvic region

and is scheduled for radiation therapy (RT). The client expresses concern about becoming

infertile. How should the nurse respond? - answer✔Propose sperm banking before RT then

artificial insemination is an option

A client's susceptibility to ulcerative colitis is most likely due to which aspect in the client's

history? - answer✔Jewish European ancestry

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