Med/Surg Review

If the patient has an elevated temperature prior to administration of blood, the nurse should

All of the following are important for the nurse to know when placing an endotracheal except:

What route does the nurse use to administer the Mantoux test?

Pt. has fractured ribs. What is an early indication that the patient is in Resp. Failure

The nurse knows a patient with Acute Resp Failure will have all of the following EXCEPT:

Failure of oxygenation occurs in all the following conditions EXCEPT

This is a type of mechanical ventilation that helps prevent respiratory muscle weakness.

A primary goal in all shock states is to:

Pt. has developed ARDS. Which intervention should the nurse initiate to prevent stress ulcers?

The nurse knows a patient with aplastic anemia will most likely have what labs

Fresh frozen plasma is administered to replace:

A nurse will know that this risk factor is not part of Virchow's triad for a pulm. embolus.

Which finding is expected while weaning the patient from mechanical ventilation?

The nurse knows in order to completely resolve DIC, the nurse must:

You notice absent breath sounds on a pt on 12 cm of peep... What is most likely the cause

What category of meds should the nurse expect to give to a pt. in Acute Respiratory Failure?

The patients neutrophil count is 850 cell/ml The nurse will perform all of the following except

What strategies should the nurse use while caring for a pt with ARDS? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

In early stages of sepsis the best understanding of nutritional needs is:

A nurse expects any of the following diagnostics ordered for a pt. with a pulm. embolus except:

The HIV patient knows the disease has become AIDS when which of the following becomes present

The nurse knows a major difference between Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is

When caring for an intubated patient, the nurse knows which finding requires immediate action

Which is not a symptom of active TB?

What potential risk could the patient with A/C have?

The nurse interprets the following ABGs as what? PaO2(57), PaCO2(51), and pH(7.3).

What product secreted by the kidneys aids in the production of RBC & what is that hormones role

To maintain adequate perfusion the nurse knows that the minimum (MAP) must be maintained above?

The nurse caring for a patient with active TB will know to practice what type of isolation?

Which organ are we most concerned about with a diagnosis of Hemolytic anemia?

All of the following will be found in the patient with multiple myeloma except:

In an emergency the physician indicates the pt needs intubation. What should the nurse do next?

Which dx finding would indicates that the pt has developed Acute Resp. Distress syndrome?

A nurse knows implementing these precautions will prevent ventilator acquired pneumonia except

Platelets can be monitored by drawing a CBC. Which value would concern a nurse the most?

The following orders (hand hygiene,HOB 30-45, and suctioning trach) are used to prevent what:

The nurse can expect to see these in a patient's history as risk factors for lung cancer except

PEEP ventilation is a type of ventilation that does the following except

A patient has a GSW & blood loss but the hgb/hct are WDL, what orders will the nurse expect

Which of the following therapies may be incorporated for a patient with ITP?

The nurse assesses a patient with ARF due to asthma. The nurse observes these symptoms except

Which of the following is the diagnostic hallmark of chronic myelogenous leukemia

Acute unilateral absent breath sounds, dec. chest movement, low O2 sat., dyspnea. Diagnosis?

Which foods are appropriate for a patient with iron deficiency anemia?

What is recognized as one of the main indications for a tracheotomy?

What is the most common diagnostic testing performed for ARDS?

Which is not an intervention for acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD?

A nurse would expect to prepare a patient diagnosed with pleural effusion for which treatment?

A massive GI bleed led to hypovolemic shock. What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

Which of the following nursing interventions are critical for Acute Resp. Fail? SELECT ALL

Which signs and symptoms are most consistent with the anemic patient?

A nurse cares for a patient with a pleural effusion. An assessment reveals all of these except:

Which risk factors increase a pts chances of developing ARDS? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Which of these findings indicate that a possible unplanned extubation has occurred?

Pt is in tripod position, 75% O2 sat, states he can not breath. What is the highest nursing Dx?

Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the following: ph: 7.26 CO2: 22 HCO3:10