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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination 7th Content Area -> Adult Health -> Gastrointestinal -> 171 Questions Text -> 26 Questions - 1) The nurse is monitoring a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of appendicitis who is scheduled for surgery in 2 hours. The client begins to complain of increased abdominal pain and begins to vomit. On assessment, the nurse notes that the abdomen is distended and bowel sounds are diminished. Which is the most app...

PRITE EXAM (2024/2025) - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Amnesia preceded by epigastric sensation and fear are associated with electrical abnormality where? Temporal lobe Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia Memory loss occurs for a discrete period of time Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after onset of etiologic condition or agent Anterograde What psychoactive drug produces amnesia? Alcohol Brain Lesions ... Visual problem in pituitary tumor compr...

Which of the following statements made by a patient would lead the nurse to conclude that the patient understands risk factors for pulmonary embolism? While on a long flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my legs every hour. Resuming my birth control pills will lower my risk of cancer and my risk of another clot. If I drink plenty of water while driving on a long trip, this shouldn't happen again. Switching from my regular cigarettes to the electronic ones can reduce my risk. While o...

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

k term 1 | exam with latest questions and solution objective signs for pain - moaning, grimacing, restlessness, agitation, increased pulse, increased respirations, increased blood pressure, sweat principle steps of wound irrigation - don appropriate PPE, clean from least contaminated, clean with swab, use catheter to irrigate Define what gate theory is - Back rub to relive pain closes the gate to prevent pain from traveling to the nervous system Advantages of proper pain management - F...

Pathophysiology - Correct answer-The study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings Etiology - Correct answer-The study of the causes and origins of disease Pathogenesis - Correct answer-Development or evolution of a disease Allostasis - Correct answer-Ability to achieve stability through change Allostatic load - Correct answer-The long-term negative impact of the stress response on the body Allostatic overload - Correct answer-Over activation of adaptive systems -High...

1. A client on telemetry has a pattern of uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. Based on this finding, the nurse anticipates assisting the physician with which treatment? A. Administer lidocaine, 75 mg intravenous push. B. Perform synchronized cardioversion. C. Defibrillate the client as soon as possible. D. Administer atropine, 0.4 mg intravenous push. Rationale: With uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, the treatment of choice is synchronized cardioversion to c...

HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 1. An adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up? 2. A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse ...

Herzing University NSG 223 Med Surg II Exam #1 Question and answer 2023 verified to pass What is the Action of Atropine? - correct answer blocks the effects of acetylcholine at muscarinic cholinergic receptors What classification is Atropine? - correct answer Anticholinergic What does atropine treat? - correct answer Cardiovascular effects such as bradycardia and syncope What are the side effects of an overdose of Atropine? - correct answer - Decreased secretions - Incre...

MED-SURGE HESI RN 1. A client on telemetry has a pattern of uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. Based on this finding, the nurse anticipates assisting the physician with which treatment? A. Administer lidocaine, 75 mg intravenous push. B. Perform synchronized cardioversion. C. Defibrillate the client as soon as possible. D. Administer atropine, 0.4 mg intravenous push. Rationale: With uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, the treatment of choice is synchronized...