NSG 4100 Exam 2 questions with
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The jnurse jis jdiscussing jways jto jprevent jDKA jw/ ja jclient jnewly jdiagnosed jw/
jType j1 jDM, jwhich jinstruction jis jmost jimportant jto jdiscuss jwith jthe jclient?
a. jrefer jthem jto jthe jAmerican jDiabetes jAssociation j
b. jTake jthe jprescribed jinsulin jeven jwhen junable jto jeat jdue jto jillness
c. jDo jnot jtake jany jOTC jmeds
d. jexplain jthe jneed jto jget jthe jannual jflu jand jpneumonia jvaccines j- jANS✓✓-B
ED jnurse jis jcaring jfor jpt jwith jHHS jwho jhas jBG jof j680 jmg/dl. jWhich jquestion
jshould jthe jnurse jask jto jdetermine jthe jcause jof jacute jcomplications?
a. j"when jwas jthe jlast jtime jyou jtook jyour jinsulin?"
b. j"when jdo jyou jhave jyour jlast jmeal?"
c. j"have jyou jhad jsome jtype jof jinfection jlately?"
d. j"how jlong jhave jyou jhad jdiabetes?" j- jANS✓✓-C
Client jw/ ja jdiagnosis jof jAddisonian jcrisis jis jbeing jadmitted jto jthe jICU. jWhich
jfindings jwill jthe jinter-professional jcare jteam jfocus jon? jSelect jall jthat japply:
a. jhypotension
b. jleuocytosis
c. jhyperkalmeia
d. jhypercalcemia
e. jhypernatremia j- jANS✓✓-A, jC
Nurse jis jcaring jfor ja jclient jafter jhypophysectomy jand jnotes jclear jnasal
jdrainage jfrom jthe jclient's jnostril. jThe jnurse jshould jtake jwhich jinitial jaction?
a. jlower jthe jhead jof jthe jbed
b. jtest jdrainage jfor jglucose
c. jobtain jculture jof jdrainage
d. jcontinue jto jobserve jdrainage j- jANS✓✓-B
Nurse jis jadmitting ja jclient jwho jis jdiagnosed jw/ jSIADH jand jhas jserum jsodium
jof j118 jmEq/L. jWhich jphysician jprescription jshould jthe jnurse janticipate
jreceiving? jSelect jall jthat japply:
, a. jInitiate jinfusion jof j3% jNaCl
b. jadminister jIV jfurosemide
c. jRestrict jfluids jto j800ml jover j24hrs
d. jelevate jHOB jto jhigh jfowler's
e. jadminister ja jvasopressin jantagonist jas jprescribed j- jANS✓✓-A, jC, jE
Nurse jperforming jan jassessment jon ja jclient jw/ jpheochromocytoma. jWhich
jassessment jdata jwould jindicate jpotential jcomplication jwith jthis jdisease?
a. jurinary joutput jof j50ml/h
b. jcoagulation jtime jof j5 jmins
c. jHR jthat jis j90bpm j& jirregular
d. jBUN jof j20 jmg/dL j- jANS✓✓-C
Client jis jto jhave jtranssphenoidal jhypophysectomy jto jremove ja jlarge, jinvasive
jpituitary jtumor. jThe jnurse jshould jinstruct jthe jclient jthat jthe jsurgery jwill jbe
jperformed jthrough jan jincision jin jthe
a. jback jof jmouth
b. jnose
c. jsinus jchannel jbelow jright jeye
d. jupper jgingival jmucosa jin jthe jspace jbetween jthe jupper jgum jand jlip j-
jANS✓✓-D
Nurse jteaches jclient jto jreport js/s jof jwhich jpotential jcomplication jafter ja
jhypophysectomy?
a. jacromegaly
b. jCushing's jds
c. jdiabetes jmellitus
d. jhypopituitarism j- jANS✓✓-D
After jpituitary jsurgery, jthe jnurse jshould jassess jthe jclient jfor
a. jurine jgravity j<1.010
b. jUO jbetween j1-2L/day
c. jBG j>300 jmg/dL
d. jurine jnegative jfor jglucose j& jketones j- jANS✓✓-A
Client jwith jtype j1 jdiabetes jis jadmitted jto jED jw/ jrecurrent jDKA. jCurrent jglucose
jlevel jis j603 jw/ jmoderate jbicarbonate jlevels. jThe jclient jis jdrowsy jbut jresponds
jappropriately. jVital jsigns jare jBP j90/42, jsinus jtachycardia j132/min, jRR j36/min,
jtemp j102F, j& jminimal jUO. jWhat jdoes jthe jnurse janticipate jas jthe jhighest
jpriority jfor jthe jclient?
a. jculture jurine, jblood, jand jsputum jfor jbacteria
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