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ACLS Post Test 3 (Latest 2024 / 2025 ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. A 48-year-old man became unresponsive shortly after presenting to you with nausea and generalized chest discomfort.You observe gasping breathing and are unsure if you feel a pulse.You should know: A. Call for help and begin chest compressions. B.Wait until breathing stops and then check again for a pulse. C. Begin chest compressions only if you are certain a pulse is absent. D.Observe the patient for...

Airway FISDAP Exam Questions and Answers 2024 100% Verified & Updated 2024 An unresponsive 73 year old male is on the floor after passing out. Bystanders placed a rolled coat under his head. What should you do? A. Begin BVM ventilations B. Insert an OPA C. Remove the coat D. Perform a head tilt-chin lift -Answer-C. Remove the coat A 23 year old female was involved in a car crash. Her skin is pale, cool, and wet. She is shivering. Vital signs are BP 80/60, p146. What kind of metabolism i...

Exam 1: NR224/ NR 224 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Skills Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers - QUESTION Chamberlain A patient tells the nurse during a visit to the clinic that he has been sick to his stomach for 3 days and he vomited twice yesterday. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of probing? A. So you've had an upset stomach and began vomiting- correct? B. Have you taken anything for your stomach? C. Is anything else both...

Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should be limited until after the first postoperative visit with the healthcare provider? → Drink 3L A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a 1-10 scale. Which intervention should the nurse implement? → Administer opioid and non-opioid medications simultaneously A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple blood transfusions. Which finding should the nurse repo...

Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 5E Holly Stromberg Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA)? a. To test and license LPN/LVNs b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement ANS: B While improv...

ATI RN Concept-Based Assessment Level 2 Proctored Exam (New 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales| 100% Correct| Graded A QUESTION A nurse is teaching a client who has asthma about medications to treat an acute asthma attack. Which of the following medications should the nurse include in the teaching? Fluticasone Salmeterol Albuterol Montelukast Answer: Albuterol Albuterol is a short-acting beta agonist that causes bronchodilation. The client should us...

Final Exam: NUR2392/ NUR 2392 (New 2023/ 2024) Multidimensional Care II/ MDC 2 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Rasmussen QUESTION *Hyperthyroidism aka Grave's disease* ▪ Laboratory Tests Answer: *INCREASED* ▪ T3, T4 *DECREASED* ▪ TSH QUESTION ____________ is an autoimmune disorder where *Beta cells are destroyed* Answer: type 1 diabetes mellitus QUESTION *Type I Diabetes* ▪ Signs & Symptoms Answ...

A male client with Type 1 diabetes mellitus takes a combination of short acting and intermediate acting insulin. The client complains of headaches when awakening and his blood glucose average for the past week has been 210. The nurse recognizes the client is experiencing a daily Somogyi, or rebound effect. Which dosing method is likely to relieve these symptoms? Move the PM intermediate- acting dose to bedtime. When obtaining a throat culture from a 6 year old with possible strepococcal infect...

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client? Select All that Apply - Answer: - Have the client bear down as if for a bowel movement - Ask the client to cough forcefully A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has pericarditis. Based on the assessment findings, which of the following lab tests should the nurse anticipate will have abnormal results? Select Al...

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...