Medical Surgical Nursing Practice Test Volume 1 notes

1. Following spinal injury, the nurse should encourage the client to drink fluids to avoid: A) Urinary tract infection. B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalance. C) Dehydration. D) Skin breakdown. 2. The client is transferred from the operating room to recovery room after an open-heart surgery. The nurse assigned is taking the vital signs of the client. The nurse notified the physician when the temperature of the client rises to 38.8 ºC or 102 ºF because elevated temperatures: A) May be a fore...

1. Following spinal injury, the nurse should encourage the client to drink fluids to avoid: A) Urinary tract infection. B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalance. C) Dehydration. D) Skin breakdown. 2. The client is transferred from the operating room to recovery room after an open-heart surgery. The nurse assigned is taking the vital signs of the client. The nurse notified the physician when the temperature of the client rises to 38.8 ºC or 102 ºF because elevated temperatures: A) May be a fore...