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Medical –Surgical (Adult Health) Exit HESI Client developed syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) assoc with small cell CA of lung and preparing for DC. When teaching about self-management with demeclocycline (declomycin), instruct to report what? Muscle cramping Determining the client position for insertion of indwelling catheter, Most important? Orthopnea Nurse teaching male with multiple sclerosis (MS) how to empty bladder using creude method. When performing ret...

Asthma Exacerbation Results GABRIEL MARTINEZ Chief Complaint Patient Finding: Asked about patient's status Finding: Reports breathing is better Pro Tip: Assessing a pediatric patient's status involves asking about their current comfort, needs, and chief complaint. It's important to check in with a patient's status, because it may reveal insight into their current condition. Example Question: How are you? Finding: Reports chest soreness Pro Tip: ...

Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. As defined by C. Wright Mills, which of the following “enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society”? a. formal sociology b. sociological imagination c. microsociology d. macrosociology ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Page 5 TOP: Factual OBJ: Sociological Imagination 2. Feeling discomfort about rural Chinese society, where many generations of a family sleep in the same bed, is known as: a. xenophobia. b. Vers...

Which term is used to indicate the solid masses that result from collection of leukemic cells? Purpura Petechiae Chloromas Ecchymosis Chloromas refers to the solid masses that result from collection of leukemic cells. Purpura refers to purple spots that occur on the skin as a result of a low platelet count. Petechiae are small red or purple spots on the skin from bleeding. Ecchymosis is discoloration of the skin from bleeding. Where are lymphocytes produced? Spleen Tonsils Bone marro...

1. The nurse is assessing a patient with a middle ear infection. Which structure located in the middle ear may cause a middle ear infection when it is blocked? a. Auricle or pinna b. Eustachian tubes c. Sebaceous glands d. Tympanic membrane Blockage of the eustachian tubes can occur with a middle ear infection. The tympanic membrane (ear drum), the auricle (pinna), and the sebaceous glands are all located in the external ear. These structures will not cause a middle ear infection. 2. A pati...

1. A patient presents with a lung abscess. What treatment option would be the most appropriate? a. Postural drainage b. Antibiotic treatment c. Chest physiotherapy d. Reduction of fluid intake Because there are mixed bacteria in a lung abscess, starting a broad spectrum antibiotic is the appropriate treatment option. Postural drainage and chest physiotherapy are not recommended because they may cause spillage of infection to other bronchi and spread the infection. Reducing fluid intake is ...

1. Imatinib is prescribed as treatment for leukemia. What is its mechanism of action? a. Inhibits angiogenesis b. Inhibits cell proliferation c. Targets BCR-ABL protein d. Causes DNA fragmentation Imatinib is a newer therapeutic agent used as targeted therapy. It acts by targeting BCR-ABL protein. Arsenic trioxide acts by inhibiting angiogenesis and cell proliferation, and causing DNA fragmentation and cell death. 2. A student nurse asks the nurse about the difference between lymphoma and l...

1. A patient diagnosed with hyperthyroidism presents with neck nodules that are less than 3 cm in size. Biopsy reveals the nodules are non-malignant. Which treatment does the nurse expect for this patient? a. Iodine therapy b. Subtotal thyroidectomy c. Endoscopic thyroidectomy d. Radioactive iodine therapy Endoscopic thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure performed on a patient’s neck nodules that are less than 3 cm in size and non-malignant. Iodine is used with other antithyroid drugs in ...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse expect? a. Negative urine ketones b. BUN 32 mg/dL c. pH 7.43 d. HCO3 23 mEq/L DKA results in osmotic diuresis and subsequent dehydration. The nurse should expect a client who has DKA to have elevated BUN, creatinine, and specific gravity levels resulting from the excess glucose present in the urine 2. A nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are caring for a cl...

You passed this Milestone 1 Select the statement that would most likely have been made by Aristotle. • “New things do not come into existence; rather, things change their organization.” • “What is true is always true, independent of wisdom, language, or knowledge.” • “We must begin with the world we encounter every day, rather than with the abstraction of metaphysics.” • “The world is unchanging and eternal, which conflicts with the illusion that life is neith...