Nu335 Med Surg /Adult Health Proctored Exam

The home health nurse is visiting a patient who was just discharged from the hospital yesterday for diabetic ketoacidosis. The patient has renal failure and diabetes and gets dialysis via his left dia

Prescribed: Heparin bolus 50 units/kg IV now then begin Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hour Available: Heparin 5000 units per mL Patient weight: 70 kg How many mL will the nurse administer for the prescr

Use the attached image. During change-of-shift report, the nurse learns that a patient with a head injury has decorticate posturing to noxious stimulation. Which positioning shown in the accompanying

On admission to the emergency department, the patient is unconscious after suspected overdose of sleeping pills. The patient's temperature is 98, pulse is 60, respirations are 10, and blood pressure i

The nurse anticipates that positive-end-expiratory-pressure (PEEP) will be utilized when a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is placed on mechanical ventilation for which purpose

The nurse cares for the client in the intensive care unit. Select all the nursing actions that apply.

The nurse reviews the following orders for a patient admitted with infective endocarditis and fever. The nurse gives the highest priority to which order?

What does the nurse know is the major objective of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a cardiac arrest patient?

What is the most immediate action for a nurse to take when hemodynamic monitoring indicates a client in shock has a sudden drop in pulmonary artery pressure?

The nurse admits a patient to ICU with a gastrointestinal bleed with a week long history of vomiting and diarrhea. The patient has a Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter in place. A fluid bolus is initiated

To evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed therapies for a patient with ventilatory failure, which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse?

What are the most common early manifestations of acute respiratory distress syndrome that a nurse will assess in a patient?

Which laboratory information will the nurse monitor to detect heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in a patient who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion?

A patient with electrical burns develops arrhythmias. What is the nurse's priority action?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a right radial arterial line. Which action should the nurse take?

Which assessment findings are consistent with spinal cord compression in a patient with metastatic cancer? Select all that apply.

During preoperative teaching to a patient scheduled for a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of a pituitary adenoma, the nurse includes which instruction?

Which complication does the nurse recognize as a risk for a patient during insertion and removal of a Swan-Ganz catheter?

Which complication does the nurse recognize as a risk for a patient during insertion and removal of a Swan-Ganz catheter?

Which complication does the nurse recognize as a risk for a patient during insertion and removal of a Swan-Ganz catheter?

A patient who is suspected of having an epidural hematoma is admitted to the emergency department. Which action will the nurse plan to take?

The nurse is participating in a Code Blue where the patient's cardiac rhythm requires a shock. Following the delivery of the shock, which action is priority?

In a patient with shock showing worsening tachypnea, hypotension, and altered mental status, which laboratory trend must be prioritized and reported to the provider immediately?

A patient with metastatic cancer of the colon experiences severe vomiting and diarrhea following each administration of chemotherapy. Which nursing intervention is most effective?

When a patient is undergoing synchronized cardioversion, the nurse recognizes that cardioversion currents are synchronized with what part of the patient's ECG?