Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of MedicalSurgical Nursing 15th Edition JANICE
Hinkle Test bank 2024
A client is experiencing anorexia related to the
... [Show More] adverse effects of cancer
treatment. Using Maslow's hierarchy, the nurse identifies this as a reflection
of which need? - ANS-Physiologic needs
A group of nursing students are reviewing the various types of advanced
practice nurses. The students demonstrate the need for additional review
when they identify which of the following as an advanced practice nurse? -
ANS-Nurse manager
Many skills are needed in critical thinking. The nurse knows that the
following skills are involved with critical thinking. Choose all that apply.
-Self-regulation
-Inference
-Analysis
-Interpretation
-Independence - ANS--Self-regulation
-Inference
-Analysis
-Interpretation
The nurse has developed a plan of care for a client who is having a surgical
procedure and is at risk for the development of pneumonia. The nurse
devises the outcome statement to read: "The client will have clear lungs by
the third postoperative day." On the third postoperative day, the client has
left lower lobe crackles and infiltrates on the chest x-ray. What conclusion
does the nurse reach for this client? - ANS-The outcome is not achieved,
and the plan requires critical reevaluation and revision.
Which is not an important reason that nurses utilize research in nursing
practice?
-financial obligation
-validation
-replication
-dissemination
-evaluation of research findings - ANS-Financial obligation
The nurse in the oncology clinic is caring for a 42-year-old female client
receiving chemotherapy with fludarabine for acute myeloid leukemia who
has developed petechiae, epistaxis, and ecchymosis.
client has developed ______________ that the laboratory results will reveal
__________ - ANS-client has developed hemorrhage that the laboratory
results will reveal thrombocytopenia.
The nurse provides care for a client, with a history of atherosclerosis, who
is hospitalized for the initiation of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of
hypothyroidism.
The client is at highest risk for developing _______________ as evidenced
by
_______________. - ANS-The client is at highest risk for developing
cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by angina.
The nurse is caring for a 24-year-old female client with a right tibial fracture
treated with a cast 2 hours ago. The client now reports unrelenting pain,
rated as 7/10, despite taking oxycodone, and decreased sensation in the
right foot. A nursing assessment reveals the right foot is cooler and paler
than the left foot, with delayed capillary refill and a weak pulse.
Based on the nursing assessment, the priority action the nurse should take
is to _________________________ and prepare the client for
_________________. - ANS-Based on the nursing assessment, the priority
action the nurse should take is to notify the orthopedic health care provider
immediately and prepare the client for bivalving of the cast.
The nurse assesses a client who has a nasogastric tube for long-term
nutritional needs for complications associated with the medical device.
The nurse monitors the client for ___________ , a finding indicative of
_____________. - ANS-The nurse monitors the client for purulent nasal
drainage, a finding indicative of rhinosinusitis.
The office nurse is reviewing an 80-year-old female client's reports related
to the onset of a severe headache, rated at 9 out of 10 on the pain scale,
with recent onset. The client denies any visual changes. During a prior visit
to the office a few months ago, the client had reported a ground-level fall as
a result of falling off a chair and hitting the back of their head. The client
had been taken to the emergency department, where imaging was
performed with negative results.
The nurse anticipates that the client has developed __________ and that
__________ will be ordered. - ANS-The nurse anticipates that the client
has developed chronic subdural hematoma and that computed tomography
(CT) imaging of the brain will be ordered [Show Less]