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Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS/A+ GRADE ASSURED A nurse at a providers office is caring for an older adult client who is having an annual physical exam. Which of the following findings indicates additional followup is needed in regard to the prostate gland? (Select all that apply.) A. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is 7.1 ng/mL. B. A digital rectal exam (DRE) reveals an enlarged and nodular prostate. C. The client reports a weak urine...

Exam 1: NUR265 / NUR 265 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Concepts of Medical–Surgical Nursing Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: What is cirrhosis? Answer: An extensive, irreversible scarring of the liver. Q: What are common causes of cirrhosis? Answer: -ETOH -Viral hepatitis (HEP C) - Autoimmune hepatitis -Drugs and chemicals (aetaminophen or anything else hepatotoxic) Q: What are early S/S of cirrhosis? Answer: -Enlarged liver -Fat...

NR571/ NR 571 Final Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Complex Diagnosis & Management in Acute Care Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain Q: Alk phos will be severely elevated in hepatobiliary disease T/f Answer: False. Although ALP will be elevated in hepatobiliary disease, it is severely elevated in biliary disease only. Q: Hepatitis A is spread via Answer: Fecal-oral. 90% of children acquire hep a in developing countries ...

NSG233/ NSG 233 Exam 3: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg III Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing Q: 78 year old pt has a thoracotomy with a chest tube placed is initially prescribed tramadol for pain. Prior to starting the tramadol the nurse reviews pt chart. The pt has a history of hypertension , osteoarthritis, and neuropathic pain from diabetes. The client is also prescribed an antihypertensive , and SSRI, aspirin and metformin. Which of the elements ...

Exam 1: NR304 / NR 304 (Latest 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment II |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A -Chamberlain Q: What is the order of the Abdominal assessment? Answer: 1.Inspection 2.Auscultation 3.Percussion 4.Palpation Q: What are the Quadrants of the Abdomen? Answer: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ Q: What are the organs located in the Right Upper Quadrant- RUQ? Answer: 1-Liver 2- Gallbladder 3- Duodenum 4- Head of pancreas 5- Rig...

When caring for a patient with Acute Viral Hepatitis B, the nurse should implement which of the following precautions? (Ans- Standard precautions You are the nurse caring for a 60 year old female patient who is post-op laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following dietary recommendations would be most important to include in your discharge teaching? A. "Use caution when eating high fiber foods." B. "It is best to eat three balanced meals a day." C. "Check gastric residuals...

BSNC 6000 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Complications of portal hypertension - Answer-- increased pressure in peritoneal capillaries: ascites - port-systemic shunting of blood: development of collateral channels (caput medusae, esophageal varies, hemorrhoids), shunting of ammonia and toxins from the intestine into the general circulation (hepatic encephalopathy - splenomegaly (anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, bleeding) Ascites: what is it, why it occurs - Answer-Abdominal disten...

Sensible Fluid Loss ️ can be measured and include fluid lost during urination, defecation, and wounds. Insensible Fluid Loss ️ cannot be measured or seen and include fluid lost from evaporation through the skin and as water vapor from the lungs during respiration 3 Body Regulation of Fluid Intake ️ 1. Hypothalamus (controls thirst) 2. Kidneys (control Na retention & urine output) 3. Metabolic Oxidation (fluid from food breakdown) Intracellular Fluid ️ Fluid within cells (ICF) Ex...

Advanced Health Assessment Exam 3 Questions & Answers, Explained-The Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) contains the: A) Gallbladder B) Spleen C) Liver D) Appendix - Spleen The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of lymph, its chambers are filled with blood. Suppose that Tina reported pain when you assessed for costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness. Which of the following would be true? A) CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection B) CVA tenderness may indicate liv...

Minimum urine output? - 0.5ml/kg/hr How to calculate MAP? - Double diastolic + systolic / 3 Below 65 (or 70 in a healthy person) means the organs are not being properly perfused. This is a critical situation. Used to identify hypotension Nursing intervention for monitoring fluid volume - MAP I&Os Daily weights Lab data for monitoring fluid volume - Sodium, BUN, Hct signs/symptoms of fluid overload - Crackles, edema, hyponatremia (dilutional), bounding pulse, elevated BP/ MAP At risk f...