Kaplan Med-Surg Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Med Surg
Institution
Med Surg
Kaplan Med-Surg Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Warfarin - answerAnticoagulant; interferes with synthesis of Vitamin K-dependent clotting
factors, has prolonged action of 2-5 days
AE: hemorrhage, alopecia
NI: Monitor PT (1.5-2 times the control is therapeutic level), observe for petechiae,...
Private room or patient with like infection, maintain spacial separation of 3 feet, can keep door
open
Pneumonia requires what kind of precautions? - answer✔Droplet precautions
vancomycin-resitant Enterococcus (VRE) requires what kind of precautions? - answer✔Contact
precautions - clean, sterile gloves when entering room, change gloves after patient contact, wash
hands
One day post-op, a patient develops a fever. The nurse auscultates crackles bilaterally in the
lower lobes. Which of the following complications of surgery is probably developing?
A. Heart failure
B. Thrombophlebitis
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Atelectasis - answer✔D. Atelectasis (complete or partial collapse of lung) - secretions block
bronchioles and the alveoli collapse, causing hypoventilation
What does a positive Homans' sign indicate? - answer✔Thrombophlebitis
(swelling/inflammation) of a vein caused by a blood clot
Positive Homans' sign: pain in calf on forceful and abrupt dorsiflexion of the patient's foot at the
ankle while the knee is extended
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