NR 341 FINAL Exam 70 Questions
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A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient
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is presented in the home when the patient dies and feels
saddened and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which
action should thenurse take at this time? -Correct Answer= Cry
along with the patient's family members
The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't
respond any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am
here". Which response by the nurse is appropriate? -Correct
Answer= "Withdrawal can be a normal response in the process of
dying."
A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How
should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas
results: pH 7.48,paO2 32 mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L? -Correct
Answer= Respiratory Alkalosis
An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which
laboratory result should the nurse report to the health care
provider immediately? -Correct Answer= Na 154 mEq/L (154
mmo/L)
A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been
using St. Johns wart to prevent depression.Which complication
should the nurse expect in the post anesthesia care unit? -
Correct Answer= Increased anesthesia recovery time
A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood
pressure is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which
patient information is most important to communicate to the
health careprovider before surgery? -Correct Answer= Serum
potassium 3.2 mEq/L
While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately aftersurgery. What action by
the nurse is a priority? -Correct Answer= Alert the anesthesia
care provider of the family member's reaction to surgery.
A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as
an adjunct to general anesthesia. Whichin the post anesthesia
care unit (PACU). What assessment finding is most important for
the nurse to report? -Correct Answer= Weak chest movement
A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU) is restlessand shouting at the
nurse. The patient's oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent
laboratory results are all normal. Which action by the nurse is
most appropriate? -Correct Answer= Assess for bladder
distension
A patient who is just waking up after having hip replacement
surgery is agitated and confused. Whichaction should the nurse
take first? -Correct Answer= Check the oxygen (O2) saturation
On admission to the burn unit, a patient with an approximate 25%
total body surface area (TBSA) burn has the following initial
laboratory results: Hct 58%, Hgb 18.2 mg/dL (172 d/L), Serum K+
4.9 mEq/L (4.8mmol/L and serum Na+ 1345 mEq/L (135 mmo/L).
Which of the following prescribed actions should be the nurse's
priority? -Correct Answer= Increasing the rate of the ordered IV
solution
A patient with severe burns has crystalloid fluid replacement
ordered using the Parkland formula. The initial volume of fluid to
be given in the first 24 hrs. Is 30,000 mL. The initial rate of
administration is 1875, L/hr. After the first 8 hours, what rate
should the nurse infuse the IV fluids? -Correct Answer= 938
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