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Exam 2: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Complete Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: How to differentiate between crackles and rhonchi? Answer: o Auscultate the lungs before and after the patient coughs. o Rhonchi can clear with coughing because they represent secretions in larger airways. Q: What is bronchophony? What does it indicate? Answer: Clarity and loudness of spoken sounds, extreme in presence of consolidation of ...

Exam 1: NSG223 / NSG 223 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing II / Med Surg 2 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: A patient who has endocarditis with vegetation on the mitral valve suddenly reports severe left foot pain. The nurse notes that no pulse is palpable in the left foot and that it is cold and pale. Which action should the nurse take next? Answer: Notify the health care provider about the change in status Q: Two weeks ago, a patien...

Exam 3: NUR242 / NUR 242 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts Exam | Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales | 100% Correct | Grade A - Galen Q: The nurse is assessing a patient with a chest tube following a pneumonectomy. Which assessment finding requires intervention? A. Bandage around the posterior tube is loose. B. 2 cm of water is in the second chest tube chamber. C. The water in the water seal chamber rises and falls with inhalation/exhalation. D. Bubbling present ...

Test bank for Pharmacology Clear and Simple A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations 4th Edition by Cynthia Watkins 9781719644747 Chapter 1-21 Complete Guide. Contents Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 1: History of Pharmacology History of Pharmacology Sources of Drugs Categorizing Medications The Roles of the Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, and Medical Assistant in the Administration of Medications Chapter 2: Basics of Pharmacology What Is Pharmaco...

Exam 4: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) - Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Review | Complete Guide with Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Wilkes Question: An oncologist is discussing multiple myeloma. Which information should the oncologist include? Multiple myeloma can be defined as a neoplasm of: Answer: B cells Question: The NP is reviewing a 25 y.o patient's lab results and notes an increase in eosinophils (eosinophilia). What are some possible causes for this? Answer: Para...

TNCC 9th Edition Final Exam Why is a measure of serum lactate obtained in the initial assessment of the trauma patient? Answer: c - Answer a) to measure oxygenation and ventilation b) to quantify the base deficit for the adequacy of cellular perfusion c) *to gauge end-organ perfusion and tissue hypoxia ** d) to determine the underlying cause of shock A trauma patient is restless and repeatedly asking "where am I?" vital signs upon arrival were BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 96 beats/min, ...

Exam 2: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: Symptoms of tympanic membrane rupture Answer: Bloody/yellow discharge from ear, pain, hearing loss, tinnitus Q: Laryngeal obstruction Answer: Stridor Q: How to examine the ear in children vs. adults, and considerations in geriatrics Answer: Children/infant: Below 3 years old, down and back Adults: 3+ older, UP and back. Q: Risk factors for cataract...

Exam 1: NUR209/ NUR 209 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical Surgical Nursing II| Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: A patient has the following risk factors for melanoma. Which risk factor should the nurse assign as the priority focus of patient teaching?a. The patient has multiple dysplastic nevi. b. The patient is fair-skinned and has blue eyes. c. The patient's mother died of a malignant melanoma. d. The patient uses a tanning booth throughou...

Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) - Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: A patient was diagnosed as HIV positive several years ago. Which of the following blood tests is most clinically useful for determining the stage and severity of her disease? Answer: CD4+ cell counts Q: When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against antigens expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction occurs? (transfusions, trans...

Question 1 of 63 During a cesarean, the provider communicates that the drapes have been suctioned out prior to the delivery of the placenta. The nurse notes the suction canister has 350 mL of blood-tinged fluid in it. The nurse quickly switches to a new suction canister prior to the delivery of the placenta. As the fascia is closed, the provider again suctions the drape, and the nurse notes 600 mL of blood in the new canister. Twenty sponges in 4 sponge counter bags are weighed with a total a...