PROPHECY HEALTH MEDICAL SURGICAL RN A
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+
GRADE/2023 VERSION
You are to obtain informed consent for a
... [Show More] Spanish-speaking patient scheduled for
surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with your
patient. Which of the following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order to
obtain consent? –
The hospitals language interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer.
Which of the following medication should you question? –
Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab should be
reviewed? –
Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment
finding would indicate an emergency? –
Laryngeal strider
Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa? –
Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
- Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a kidney stone of
1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would be the most therapeutic
response? –
Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on file. Their
patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you
respond? –
Honor the patient's wishes
- Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of shortness of breath. And
ABG was drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient
is experiencing: -
PROPHECY HEALTH MEDICAL SURGICAL RN A
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+
GRADE/2023 VERSION
Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon, the patient
complains of discomfort what is the best action? –
Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-inflate the balloon
When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoulder. You notify
the physician and anticipate which diagnosis? –
Subcutaneous emphysema
You are providing patient education to a patient prior to administering IV Protonix....
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