1. A nurse is concerned that a preoperative client has a great deal of anxiety about the
upcomingprocedure. What action by the nurse is best? -ask the
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current feelings
2. A preoperative nurse is reviewing morning laboratory values on four clients waiting for
surgery, which result warrants immediate communication with the surgical team? -
potassium 2.9 mEq/L
3. A nurse Is caring for a client who is experiencing moderate metabolic alkalosis.
Which actionshould the nurse take? -teach the client fall prevention measures
4. Which newly written prescription does the nurse administer first? -oral potassium
chloride to aclient whose serum potassium is 3 mEq/L
5. A postoperative client has an abdominal drain. What assessment by the nurse
indicates thatfoals for the priority client problems related to the drain are being met? -
there is no redness,warmth, or drainage at the insertion site
6. A nurse evaluates the following arterial blood gas values in a client: pH 7.48, PaO2 98mm
Hg,
PaCO2 28 mm Hg, and HCO3 -22 mEq/L, which client condition should the nurse
correlate withthese results? -anxiety induced hyperventilation
7. An older adult client is admitted with dehydration. Which nursing assessment data
identify thatthe client is at risk for falling? -orthostatic blood pressure changes
8. When caring for a client with a pulse oximetry level of 89%, which action does the
nurse takefirst? -apply oxygen as prescribed
9. A preoperative client smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. What is the nurses teaching
priority forthe best physical outcomes? -teach the importance of incentive spirometry
10. The charge nurse on a medical surgical unit is completing assignments for the day shift.
Whichclient is assigned to the LPN/LVN? -a 76 year old with poor skin turgor who
has a serum osmolarity of 300 mOsm/L
11. A nurse is assessing clients for fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Which client should the
nurse
assess first for potential hyponatremia? – a 34-year-old on NPO status who is receiving
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