PRODOC 5156

Question: Signs and symptoms of digitalis toxicity include: • constipation and muscle spasms. • bradycardia and tinnitus. • headache and dizziness. • blurred vision and persistent diarrhea. Correct Explanation: Signs and symptoms of digitalis toxicity include: confusion, irregular pulse, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fast heart beat, and visual changes (blurred vision, blind spots, green-yellow color disturbances, halo effect). Regardless of route of admin...

Comp #1 Spinal Cord Injury/Surgery/Procedure - Expected finding: • Decreased reflexes • Numbness/tingling • Inability to urinate (from low spinal cord injury) - Not Expected: • Decreased RR. • Headache (increased ICP) • CSF halo (yellow fluid) - Post-Op: • Airway, circulation • Monitor for ICP, Neuro checks, VS closely - Complication: • Autonomic Dysreflexia. S/S:  Numbness & tingling (expected)  Severe hypotension  Cessation of breathing (not expe...

Question 1 1 out of 1 points A noncompliant patient states, “Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?” Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). Answer: C. “Most medications that work in the brain will result in restoring an imbalance of one or more neurotransmitters that your body already produces helping to alleviate your symptoms .” Question 2 1 out of 1 points Ms. Hill is currently being treated for schizophren...

Question 1 What is the standard instrument used to auscultate fetal heart tones? A. Stethoscope B. Doppler C. Pre-natal monitor D. Ultrasound Explanation: The Doppler fetal rate monitor is the standard instrument used for this measurement, and can detect the fetal rate (FHR) as early as 10 weeks gestation. Question 2 During pregnancy, what sound may be auscultated at the second or third intercostal space at the sternal border due to increased blood flow through the vessels? ...

Question 1 2 out of 2 points What is the general aim of surgical treatment for stress UI? Answer: D. To support and stabilize the urethra Question 2 2 out of 2 points Gender differences in heart disease can be found in: Answer: D. All of the above Question 3 2 out of 2 points Sarah, who just found out she is pregnant, is taking prenatal vitamins with extra daily supplements of iron. She might be a candidate for? Answer: B. Premature delivery. Question 4 2 out of...

Question 1: Sudden, brief, rapid jerks, involving the trunk or limbs may be consistent with: a. a myoclonic seizure. b. an absent seizure. c. a myoclonic atonic seizure. d. a focal seizure with impairment of consciousness. Explanation: A patient experiencing a myoclonic seizure manifests sudden, brief, rapid jerks, involving the trunk or limbs. A sudden brief lapse of consciousness with momentary blinking, staring, or movements of the lips and hands but no falling is consistent with a...

Question 1 A patient has experienced nausea and vomiting, headache, malaise, low grade fever, abdominal cramps, and watery diarrhea for 72 hours. His white count is elevated with a shift to the left. He is requesting medication for diarrhea. What is the most appropriate response? **The main focus of treatment is to prevent dehydration by drinking plenty of fluids. In severe cases, hospitalization and intravenous fluids are necessary. Over-the-counter oral rehydration solutions (OHS), such as...

Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 35-year-old patient seeks treatment for depression and anxiety after an abusive relationship. To help empower the patient, the PMHNP wants to teach the safe-place exercise to create a feeling of calm. In order to walk the patient through the exercise, the PMHNP first says: Answer: A. “Identify an image of a safe place that makes you feel calm.” Question 2 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is working with a patient who has dissociative disorder and reque...

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING, 11TH EDITION [POTTER] Questions, answers and elaborations: 1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a. Florence Nightingale b. Mary Nutting c. Clara Barton d. Lillian Wald ELABORATION: Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the...

NCLEX-RN PRACTICE TEST Questions and Answers 2023 1. A nurse is putting together an educational seminar on advance directives. What information would be included in the materials? a. A patient may change a treatment decision in an advance directive if the patient's health care agent approves the change. b. When admitted to the hospital, a patient must appoint a Durable Power of Attorney for health care decisions. c. A health care facility must provide a patient informational materia...