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Med Surg 2019 →PRIORITY TWO 1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the su rgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a...

NURS 120 Brownie Recipe 2_Latest WEEK 3 1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa 2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension) 3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula) 4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure 5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT] 6. Apical pulse loca...

Med Surg 2019 →PRIORITY TWO 1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the su rgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a...

Med Surg PRIORITY TWO 1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client wh...

82 b. BUN 16 mg/dL (Normal 10-20) c. PT 12.2 seconds (Normal 11-14) d. Fasting blood glucose 103 mg/dL 180.​ A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, “I’m hearing voices.” Which of the following responses is the priority for the nurse to state? a. “How long have you been hearing the voices?” b. “What are the voices telling you?” c. “Have you taken your medication today?” d. “I realize the voices are real to you, but I don’t hear anything.”...

NUR 4120 CARDIOVASCULAR LABS A nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) when a client arrives complaining of substernal and left arm discomfort that has been going on for about 3 hours. All of these baseline lab tests are drawn. Which of these lab values will be most useful in determining whether the nurse should anticipate implementing the acute coronary syndrome standards orders? - Troponin STRESS TEST In developing a standard teaching plan for the outpatient unit where stress te...