Comatose adult - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next...

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form B 1. A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days. D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration. 2. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of th...

A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 min.B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days. D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration. - ANSWER- A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. 2. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client...

ANCC Risk mgt / ethics / research Exam 93 Questions with Verified Answers What are some systematic components to reducing risk? What does it begin with? - CORRECT ANSWER Begins with a formal written plan -organizational goals -delineation of program scope, components, methods -delegating responsibility for implementation and enforcement -commitment of the board -guarantees of confidentiality and immunity for those who squeal goals -> scope/methods -> delegation -> board b...

ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 QSTIONS WITH ANSWERS NEW UPDATE A RATED EXAM 1. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L. B. Apical pulse 58/min. C. D igoxin level 1 ng/ml. D. Constipation for 2 days. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is comatose and has advance directives that indicate the client does not want life-sustaining measures. The client’s f...

2023 ATI PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR REAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 1. A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a schoolage child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days. D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration. ...

PNR 408 Review Questions With Certified Solutions the nurse who is caring for a client with kidney failure notes that the client is to dyspneic and crackles are heard when listening to the breath sounds in the lungs. Which additional signs and symptoms should the nurse expect to note in this client? an increase in blood pressure a nurse is reviewing the health records of an assigned client. The nurse should plan care knowing that which client is a risk for potassium deficiency? the client rece...

HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM VERSION 3 (V3) (2023/2024) All 55 Questions HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1) During the initial physical assessment of a newly admitted client with a pressure ulcer, a LPN observes that the client's skin is dry and scaly. The nurse applies emollients and reinforces the dressing on the pressure ulcer. Legally, were the nurse's actions adequate? A The nurse also should have instituted a plan to increase activity. B The nurse provided supportive nursing care ...

The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey? a. Observing the patient’s body stature and nutritional status . b. Interpreting the subjective information the patient has reported . c. Measuring the patients temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure . d. Observing specific body systems while performing the physical assessment . ANS: A The general survey is a study of the whole person that includes observing the patients physical ...

MEDSURG VATI ASSESSMENT 90 Q'S Latest 2022 Already Solved A nurse is assisting with the care of four clients. Which of the following clients is the priority for the nurse to see -A client who has chest tubes and an oxygen Sat of 90% - aclient who has peripheral edema and urinary output of 130 over 4hrs - A client who has a permanent pacemaker with heart rate of 76/min -a client who has pericarditis and temp. 38 c 100.4 - A client who has chest tubes and an oxygen Sat of 90% Using the airw...