NUR 406 CAPSTONE MED SURG ASSESSMENT
2024/100 QUESTONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/NUR406 CAPSTONE MED SURG
ASSESSMENT 2024-2025/A+ GRADE
Capstone Med Surg Assessment
A medical caregiver is caring for a patient who is using a ventilator
when the low- pressure ventilator alarm sounds. Which of the
following actions should the medical caregiver take?
Suction secretions from the endotracheal
tube.Check the ventilator tubing
connections.
Administer intravenous sedation and analgesia.
Reassure the patient and instruct them not to bite on the tube.
A medical caregiver is caring for a patient who has renal calculi.
Which of the followingprescriptions by the provider is the priority
action for the medical caregiver to take? Strain all urine.
Schedule a retrograde
pyelography. Monitor intake
and output.
Schedule a kidney ultrasound.
A medical caregiver is providing discharge teaching to a patient who
is postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following statements by thepatient indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
, "When I'm exercising, I'll include bent-leg raises."
"I'll use my reaching device to help me pick up objects I drop on the
oor.""I can stop physical therapy when I quit using my walker." •
"I'll sleep on my back with my knees close together."
A medical caregiver is caring for a patient who is hyperventilating and
has the following ABG results: pH 7.50, PaCO 29 mm Hg, and HCO
25 mEq/L. The medical caregiver
should recognize that the patient has which of the following acid-base
imbalances? 2 3 –
Respiratory
acidosis
Respiratory
alkalosis
Metabolic
acidosis
Metabolic
alkalosis
A medical caregiver is providing discharge teaching for a patient
who has COPD about nutrition. Which of the following instructions
should the medical caregiver include?
, Eat three large meals
daily. Consume high-
calorie foods.
Limit caffeinated drinks to two per
day.Drink fluids during mealtime
A medical caregiver is caring for a patient who has a right-sided
pneumothorax. Following chest tube insertion, which of the
following findings indicatesthat the chest drainage system is
functioning correctly?
Gentle bubbling in the suction chamber
Crepitus around the insertion site
Constant bubbling in the water seal
chamber Absence of breath sounds on the
right side
A medical caregiver is caring for patient who has a new diagnosis of
tuberculosis. Whichof the following precautions should the medical
caregiver initiate to present transmission of the disease?
Contact
precautions
Airborne
precautions
, Droplet
precautions
Protective
environment
A medical caregiver is planning care for a patient who has
Ménière's disease and is experiencing episodes of vertigo. Which
of the following interventions should the medical caregiver
include in the plan?
Maintain strict bed rest.
Restrict uid intake to the morning hours.
Administer aspirin.
Provide a low-sodium diet.
A medical caregiver reviewing laboratory reports for patient who is
taking NSAISs forrheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following
results should the medical caregiver recognize as a possible adverse
effect of NSAID therapy?
Increased erythrocyte sedimentation
rateElevated creatinine clearance
Increased serum potassium
Positive fecal occult blood
test
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