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NUR 4500 MED SURG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSBEST GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS LATEST
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MedSurge Quiz 1 - 36 37 38 39
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• A hospital patient is immunocompromised because of stage 3 HIV
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infectionand the physician has ordered a chest radiograph. How
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a. Arrange for a portable x-ray machine to be used p p p p p p p p
• A patient's current antiretroviral regimen includes nucleoside
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p reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). What dietary counseling
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p will the nurse providebased on the patient's medication regimen?
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a. Take this medication without regard to meals.
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• A nurse is performing the admission assessment of a patient who has
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AIDS.What components should the nurse include in this
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p comprehensive assessment? Select all that apply. p p p p p
a. Current medication regimen p p
b. Identification of patient's support system p p p p
c. Immune system function p p
d. History of sexual practices p p p
• A patient is in the primary infection stage of HIV. What is true of this
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p patient'scurrent health status? p p p
a. The patient is infected with HIV but lacks HIV-specific
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antibodies.
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• A nurse is aware of the need to assess patients' risks for anaphylaxis.
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, Whathealth care procedure constitutes the highest risk for
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anaphylaxis?
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a. Computed tomography with contrast solution p p p p
• A patient with multiple food and environmental allergies tells the nurse
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p that he is frustrated and angry about having to be so watchful all the
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p time and wondersif it is really worth it. What would be the nurse's best
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response?
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a. “I can only imagine how you feel. Would you like to talk
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p about it? p
• A nurse is caring for a patient who has allergic rhinitis. What
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p interventionwould be most likely to help the patient meet the goal
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of improved breathing pattern?
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a. Modify the environment to reduce the severity of allergic
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p symptoms.
• The nurse in an allergy clinic is educating a new patient about the
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p pathologyof the patient's health problem. What response should the
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p nurse describe as a possible consequence of histamine release?
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a. Contraction of bronchial smooth muscle p p p p
• A patient has presented with signs and symptoms that are consistent
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p with contact dermatitis. What aspect of care should the nurse
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p prioritize when workingwith this patient?
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a. Identifying the offending agent, if possible p p p p p
• A patient's rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has failed to respond
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p appreciably to first-line treatments and the primary care provider
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p has added prednisone to thepatient's drug regimen. What principle
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p will guide this aspect of the patient's treatment?
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a. The drug should be used for as short a time as possible.
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• A patient with SLE has come to the clinic for a routine check-up.
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When auscultating the patient's apical heart rate, the nurse notes
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, p the presence of adistinct “scratching” sound. What is the nurse's
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p most appropriate action?
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a. Inform the primary care provider that a friction rub may be
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p present.
• A nurse is educating a patient with gout about lifestyle modifications
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p that can help control the signs and symptoms of the disease. What
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recommendation should the nurse make?
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a. Limiting intake of alcohol p p p
• A nurse is planning the care of a patient who has a long history of
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p chronicpain, which has only recently been diagnosed as
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p fibromyalgia. What nursing diagnosis is most likely to apply to this
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p woman's care needs? p p
a. Ineffective Role Performance Related to Pain p p p p p
• A nurse is admitting a patient with an immunodeficiency to the medical
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p unit. In planning the care of this patient, the nurse should assess for
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p what common sign ofimmunodeficiency?
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a. Chronic diarrhea p
• A nurse is caring for a patient who has an immunodeficiency. What
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p assessmentfinding should prompt the nurse to consider the
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p possibility that the patient is developing an infection?
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a. Persistent diarrhea p
• The nurse is applying standard precautions in the care of a patient who
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p has an immunodeficiency. What are key elements of standard
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p precautions? Select all thatapply. p p p p
a. Using appropriate personal protective equipment
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b. Using safe injection practices p p p
, c. Performing hand hygiene p p
• A home health nurse is reinforcing health education with a patient
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p who is immunosuppressed and his family. What statement best
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p suggests that the patienthas understood the nurse's teaching?
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a. “My family needs to understand that I'll probably
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p need lifelongtreatment.” p p
• The nurse is preparing to administer IVIG to a patient who
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p has an immunodeficiency. What nursing guideline should
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p the nurse apply?
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a. Administer pretreatment medications as ordered 30 p p p p p
p minutes prior toinfusion. p p p
• A nurse has created a plan of care for an immunodeficient patient,
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p specifying that care providers take the patient's pulse and respiratory
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rate for a full minute. Whatis the rationale for this aspect of care?
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a. These p patients' blunted inflammatory responses can p p p p
p cause subtle changes in status. p p p p
• A nurse is providing health education regarding self-care to a
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p patient with an immunodeficiency. What teaching point should the
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p nurse emphasize? p
a. The need for thorough oral hygienep p p p p
• A patient's primary immunodeficiency disease is characterized by the
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p inability ofwhite blood cells to initiate an inflammatory response to
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p infectious organisms. What is this patient's most likely diagnosis?
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a. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome p p
• A nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed with HIV several
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p months earlier. The nurse should recognize that a patient with HIV is
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p considered to haveAIDS at the point when the CD4+ T-lymphocyte
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p cell count drops below what threshold?
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a. 200 cells/mm3 of blood p p p
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