LPN 131 MED-SURG FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS THAT COVERS 2024/2025 BEST EXAM
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When the clinic nurse starts to take the cast off the grade II sprain, the patient asks why it's
being removed as he still has pain. The nurse explains that the cast is removed because: -
CORRECT ANSWERS Long-term immobilization can lead to permanent disability. Casts and
splints are left on only until the joint is strengthened
While the nurse is giving care to the 35-year-old man who sustained a fractures pelvis and
bilateral fractures of the femur in a motorcycle accident yesterday, the patient complains of
SOB and is audibly wheezing. An assessment of the O2 sat was 76%. What should the nurse
do first? - CORRECT ANSWERS Raise the patient to a high-fowler's position
The 30 year old man who's in Russell's traction with a Pearson attachment for a fracture of
the tibia complains of intense pain at the fracture site. The nurse assesses a temp of 102 and
increased swelling at the fracture site with clear respirations. These assessments suggest: -
CORRECT ANSWERS Osteomyelitis
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia. The nurse is told that the blood gas results
indicate pH of 7.50, a PCO2 of 30mm, and HCO3 of 24. The nurse determines that these
results indicate: - CORRECT ANSWERS Respiratory alkalosis
During the course of surgery, a patient exhibits tachycardia, diaphoresis, and rising body
temp. The priority intervention by the circulating nurse is to: - CORRECT ANSWERS Alert the
anesthesiologist and the surgeon immediately
The nurse reinforces the American diabetes association's recommendation that all people
over age 45, especially if overweight, monitor themselves for diabetes by: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Having regularly scheduled fasting blood glucose level testing
When oral thrush, recurrent vaginal infections, or skin disorders appear in the HIV-positive
patient, the nurse assesses this as: - CORRECT ANSWERS A sign of a failing immune system
After medication administration, the patient complains of SOB, breaks out in hives, and
begins to twitch. What should the nurse initially give? - CORRECT ANSWERS Epinephrine by
injection
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