ATI Medical-Surgical Final Exam 2019 Latest Update 100% Correct
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information
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A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? - CORRECT ANS - 33
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANS - I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANS - Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the following actions should the nurse take. - CORRECT ANS - Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change? - CORRECT ANS - I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANS - Change your pet's litter box daily
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications? - CORRECT ANS - Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - CORRECT ANS - Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation of Raynaud's? - CORRECT ANS - Using nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANS - Clamp the Catheter [Show Less]