Exam 2 med surg class - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A client who received multiple antihypertensive medications experiences syncope due to a drop in blood pressure to 70/40. What is the rationale for the nurse's decision to hold the client's scheduled antihypertensive medication? Increased urinary clearance of the multiple medications has produced diuresis and lowered the blood pressure. The antagonistic interaction among the various blood pressure medications has reduced their effectiveness. The additive effect of multiple medications h...

HESI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM / 60 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS / 2023/2024 ALL CORRECT / GRADED A+. HESI MED SURG 2023 LATEST 1 1. A client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with right hemisphere stroke. With Neurovascular assessment requires immediate intervention by the nurse? A. Pupillary changes to ipsilateral dilation B. Orientation to person and place only. C. Left Sided Facial dropping and dysphagia D. Unequal bilateral hand grip strengths 2. Achieve maxim...

MED Surg HESI V1 Exam Questions & Answers-The nurse obtains a fingerstick glucose level utilizing bedside lancet/glucose meter equipment from a client with prescribed sliding scale insulin protocol. The meter indicates 56 mg/dl (3.12 mmol/l). At this time which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Collect a blood specimen by venipuncture to send to the laboratory for serum glucose analysis. B. Prepare the prescribed dose of rapid acting insulin from the sliding scale instructio...

HESI ACLS Sepsis Answered / HESI case study Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Sepsis. Nursing Division: NUR 221-01, 02, 03, 04, 10 COURSE TITLE: NURSING IV SYLLABUS LECTURE HOURS/ CLINICAL HOURS/ CREDITS: 4/12/8 SEMESTER: SRING 2021/2022 LENGTH OF SEMESTER: 11 weeks (1/19/21-4/19/21) INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Web Enhanced CLASSROOM: Synchronous Virtual Class via Zoom INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION: Dr. Mary Mishler, DNP, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor, Semester IV Program Coordinator Offi...

Criteria *Critical Assignments (where applicable) If a student achieves 76% or more on each Critical Assignment, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will be included in the final course grade. If a critical assignment has multiple submissions, i.e. concept maps or weekly clinical reports, must achieve a 76% average grade to pass. If a student achieves less than 76% on the Critical Assignments, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will not be incl...

Criteria *Critical Assignments (where applicable) If a student achieves 76% or more on each Critical Assignment, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will be included in the final course grade. If a critical assignment has multiple submissions, i.e. concept maps or weekly clinical reports, must achieve a 76% average grade to pass. If a student achieves less than 76% on the Critical Assignments, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will not be incl...

CNOR Practice Exam Prep by CCI 151 Questions with Verified Answers Which patient population is more sensitive to dosage errors A. Male patients 25-40 B. Bariatric patients C. A patient with a history of polypharmacy D. Pediatric patients - CORRECT ANSWER D. Pediatric patients The National Patient Safety Goals directed at improving staff communication review the need for A. ensuring important test results are communicated to the right person on time B. transferring patients to the cor...

Criteria *Critical Assignments (where applicable) If a student achieves 76% or more on each Critical Assignment, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will be included in the final course grade. If a critical assignment has multiple submissions, i.e. concept maps or weekly clinical reports, must achieve a 76% average grade to pass. If a student achieves less than 76% on the Critical Assignments, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will not be inc...

The nurse obtains a fingerstick glucose level utilizing bedside lancet/glucose meter equipment from a client with prescribed sliding scale insulin protocol. The meter indicates 56 mg/dl (3.12 mmol/l). At this time which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Collect a blood specimen by venipuncture to send to the laboratory for serum glucose analysis. B. Prepare the prescribed dose of rapid acting insulin from the sliding scale instructions. C. Give the client six ounces of no...

HESI EXIT MED SURG EXAM LATEST UPDATE A+ GUARANTEED While assessing a radial artery catheter, the client complains of numbness and pain distal to the insertion site. What interventions should the nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER- Promptly remove the arterial catheter from the radial artery. A client is admitted with an epidural hematoma that resulted from a skateboarding accident. To differentiate the vascular source of the intracranial bleeding, which finding should the nurse monitor? - COR...