Capstone ATI NCLEX Medical Surgical Assessment 1 Questions And Answers Guaranteed Success.
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Capstone ATI NCLEX Medical Surgical Assessment 1 Questions And Answers Guaranteed Success.
A nurse is teaching a client how to administer a medication using an inhaler with a spacer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
A. "Wait at least 5 minutes between puffs...
Capstone ATI NCLEX Medical Surgical
Assessment 1 Questions And Answers
Guaranteed Success.
A nurse is teaching a client how to administer a medication using an inhaler with a
spacer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
A. "Wait at least 5 minutes between puffs from the same inhaler"
B. "Breathe in rapidly when inhaling the medication"
C. "Clean the plastic inhaler cap weekly with cold water"
D. "Shake the inhaler vigorously prior to use" - correct answer. D .) "Shake the
inhaler vigorously prior to use"
Thoroughly shake the inhaler to disperse the medication because the medication in the
inhaler can separate easily
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of
the following actions should the nurse include in the plan
A. Provide the client with a means of communication
B. Maintain the head of the client's bed in a flat position
C. Suction the client's endotracheal tube every 4 hr
D. Perform oral hygiene for the client every 8 hr - correct answer. A.) Provide the
client with a means of communication
Use electronic tablet computer, programmable speech generating device, alphabet
board, pencil and paper, etc
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluid replacement therapy for
dehydration. Which of the following laboratory results indicates effectiveness of the
treatment
A. Sodium 165 mEq/L
B. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
,C. Urine specific gravity 1.020
D. Hct 62% - correct answer. C Urine specific gravity 1.020
Within the expected range of 1.005-1.030
A nurse is monitoring the laboratory findings for a client who is postoperative following a
total hip arthroplasty 6 hr ago. Which of the following values indicates that the client has
an increased risk for bleeding
A. PT 11.5 seconds
B. aPTT 35 seconds
C. Platelets 80,000
D. RBC 4.0 million - correct answer. C Platelets 80,000
platelet range is 150,000-400,000
A nurse is admitting a client who has a cervical spinal cord injury following a motor
vehicle crash. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority while caring for
this client
A. Change the client's position every 2 hours
B. Pad pressure points at the edges of the client's cervical collar
C. Palpate the client's abdomen for bladder distention
D. Assist the client with quad coughing - correct answer. D Assist the client with
quad coughing
The greatest risk to a client who has a cervical spinal cord injury is an obstructed
airway; the priority is to ensure the client can clear their airway. Apply abdominal
pressure as the client coughs (quad coughing)
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. Which of the following
findings indicates that the client is experiencing transfusion-associated circulatory
overload
A. Nasuea
B. Hypothermia
C. Dyspnea
D. Bradycardia - correct answer. C Dyspnea
Dyspnea is an indication of possible transfusion associated circulatory overload, leading
to hypertension, bounding pulses, and confusion. Dyspnea can also indicate transfusion
related acute lung injury to an anaphylactic response, which also causes wheezing,
chest tightness, cyanosis, and low BP
A nurse is assessing a client who has lung cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy
to the chest. Which of the following indicates an adverse effect of the therapy
A. Hair loss on the scalp
B. Sweating at the treatment site
C. Altered taste sensations
, D. Intolerance to cold - correct answer. C Altered taste sensations
Altered taste is a result of the release of metabolites by dead cells
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who has anemia.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take (select all that apply)
A. Obtain pre-transfusion temperature
B. Prime the IV tubing with lactated Ringer's
C. Instruct an assistive personnel to monitor the client during the transfusion
D. Verify the client's blood type with a second nurse
E. Use a 20 gauge IV needle for venous access - correct answer. A, D, E
A, complete assessment prior to transfusion
D, verify identification, blood compatibility, and expiration of product with second nurse
E, the nurse should use a large bore needle to transfuse the PRBCs to reduce the risk
of cell hemolysis and obstruction of flow
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings for a client who is dehydrated. Which of the
following BUN levels should the nurse expect
A. 3.6 mg/dl
B. 8 mg/dL
C. 18.7 mg/dL
D. 26 mg/dL - correct answer. D 26 mg/dL
Normal range is 10-20, and elevated levels indicates renal disease, dehydration, shock,
excessive protein in the diet, sepsis, glucocorticoid use, GI bleeding, or other conditions
in which blood is reabsorbed from injured tissues
A nurse is reviewing ECG strips for several clients. Which of the following images
should the nurse identify as atrial fibrillation
(cannot insert pictures, read description)
A. multiple irregular and variable waves at the baseline and irregular R to R intervals
B. a rate of 140-180/min
C. a tachycardia with no identifiable P wave and is determined to originate somewhere
other than the ventricles. Rate between 100-280/min
D. a P wave for every QRS, rate is 60-100/min - correct answer. A.) multiple
irregular and variable waves at the baseline and irregular R to R intervals
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