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ATI RN MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM WITH- LATEST QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 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? 1. Heart rate 90/min 2. Absent bowel sounds → normal findings after major bowel surgery; takes several days to return to normal. 3. Hgb 8.2 g/dl 4. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemor...

TEST BANK For Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses 19th Edition Michelle Willihnganz ||All Chapters (1 - 48)||Newest Version 2024 A+ Test Bank For Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses 19th Edition By Michelle J. Willihnganz, Samuel L. Gurevitz, Bruce Clayton Complete MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which name identifies a drug listed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? a. Brand b. Nonproprietary c. Official d. Trademark ANS: C The official name is the name under which a drug i...

Dosage Calculation RN Fundamentals Online Practice Assessment 3.0 Questions and Answers 100% Pass A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 20 mg PO every 6 hr PRN pain. Available is codeine oral solution 10 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) Answer: 10 mL Follow these steps for the Ratio and Proportion method of calculation: Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the...

HESI Pharmacology V2 Practice Exam | Questions and Answers 2023-2024 Graded A+. A client receiving albuterol (Proventil) tablets complains of nausea every evening with her 9 p.m. dose. What action should the nurse take to alleviate this side effect? A) Change the time of the dose. B) Hold the 9 p.m. dose. C) Administer the dose with a snack. D) Administer an antiemetic with the dose. C) Administer the dose with a snack. Administering oral doses with food (C) helps minimize GI discomfort. ...

Prophecy PACU RN A v1 Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given? - ANSWER 0.25 mililiters Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should you do? - ANSWER A) Position the patient on their side B) Place the patient in a prone positio...

ATI RN Adult Med Surg Proctored Exam 2024 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (LATEST UPDATED) GRADED. A nurse is preparing to administer thrombolytic therapy to a client who had an ischemic stroke. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action? a. Start the therapy within 8 hr b. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter after therapy begins c. Monitor blood pressure every 30 min during the infusion d. Elevate the head of bed between 25 and 30 2. A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an inc...

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Schedule I Drugs - drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Examples of Schedule I Drugs - heroin, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy Schedule II Drugs - drugs with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence Examples of Schedule II Drugs - less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone, meperidine, oxycodone, fentanyl, Dexedrine, A...

ATI MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE (2022/2023) 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 who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the ...

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has received a liver transplant and has a prescription to transition from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Take both the medications together for 72hr and then stop taking the cyclosporine B. Stop taking the cyclosporine for 24hr and then begin taking the tacrolimus C. Alternate taking the medications for 48hr and then take only the tacrolimus D. If adverse reactions to ...