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Med surg 2 Exam #2 Questions With Correct Answers When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the following precautions? - answerStandard percautions You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic cholecyste...

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Med surg 2 Exam #2 Questions With Correct
Answers


When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the

following precautions? - answer✔Standard percautions


You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic

cholecystectomy. Which of the following dietary recommendations would be most important to

include in your discharge teaching?

A.

"Use caution when eating high fiber foods."

B.

"It is best to eat three balanced meals a day."

C.

"Check gastric residuals before your next enteral bolus feeding."

D.

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"You will need to avoid high fat foods from now on." - answer✔D- you will need to avoid high

fat foods from now on

A patient admitted with ascites and peripheral edema from cirrhosis is experiencing shortness of

breath. Which of the following could help to decrease the patient's shortness of breath? Select all

that apply.

A. Encouraging a high sodium diet.

B. Undergoing a paracentesis

C. Elevating the head of the bed

D. Increasing the rate of the IV fluids


E. Administering diuretics - answer✔B. Undergoing a paracentesis


C. Elevating the head of the bed

E. Administering diuretics

A patient newly diagnosed with Acute Viral Hepatitis C asks the nurse how this virus was

contracted. Which of the following could have led to the contraction of Acute Viral Hepatitis C?

Select all that apply.

A. Abusing intravenous drugs

B. Drinking contaminated water

C. Eating undercooked foods

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D. Engaging in unprotected sex - answer✔A. Abusing intravenous drugs


D. Engaging in unprotected sex

A patient with cirrhosis has esophageal varices. The patient has developed a mild cough. Which

intervention would be most appropriate for this patient?

A. Keep the patient NPO.

B. Maintain strict bedrest

C. Administer a cough suppressant.


D. Consult infectious disease (ID) for an antibiotic. - answer✔C. Administer a cough

suppressant.

Which of the following best describes the etiology of ascites in a patient with cirrhosis?

A. Decreased albumin

B. Increased PT

C. Increased AST


D. Decreased aldosterone - answer✔A. Decreased albumin


Which of the following should be included when caring for a patient in fulminant hepatic failure

with hepatic encephalitis? Select all that apply

A. Perform neuro checks every 4 hours.

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B. Keep the patient in bed in the supine position.

C. Place the patient on fall precautions.

D. Encourage intake of high protein foods.


E. Administer Lactulose to the patient TID. - answer✔A. Perform neuro checks every 4 hours.


C. Place the patient on fall precautions.

E. Administer Lactulose to the patient TID.

When caring for a patient who is post-op total pancreatectomy, the nurse knows that the patient

needs further reinforcement and nutritional education when the patient states...

A. "I will monitor my blood sugar levels and keep a log to show my doctor at every visit."

B. "I am excited to be able to eat the vegetables that I am currently growing in my garden at

home."

C. "I can't wait to go home and get back to normal, and especially have a beer with dinner."

D. "I should take pancreatic enzymes with every meal & snack for the real of my life." -

answer✔C. "I can't wait to go home and get back to normal, and especially have a beer with

dinner."

A patient returned to the medical surgical unit 2 hours after a percutaneous renal biopsy of the

left kidney. Which finding would alert the nurse that this patient is experiencing a potential

complication?

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