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Your 85 year old patient with atrial fibrillation fell at home 3 days ago. You notice she has been having several episodes of acute confusion since being admitted to your unit. What is the most important order you should anticipate from the provider? You're? - ✔✔Hold wayfaring (coumadin) for the next 48 hours
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Which adaptive equipment would be most appropriate to use for a severely contracted patient who is unable to bear weight when transferring from bed to chair - ✔✔Patient Lift example hoyer What lab values are expected to be in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis - ✔✔BUN 32 , CREATNINE 8. 32 Your 85 year old patient with atrial fibrillation fell at home 3 days ago. You notice she has been having several episodes of acute confusion since being admitted to your unit. What is the most important order you should anticipate from the provider? You're? - ✔✔Hold wayfaring (coumadin) for the next 48 hours Your new admission presents with a cough, unintentional weight loss, frequent knot sweats, and bloody sputum. What type of isolation precautions should you initiate, if any? - ✔✔Airborne precautions Upon entering your patient's room you note that they are having a seizure. What is your 1 st action? - ✔✔Position the patient on their side to maintain the airway You find your coworker looking through your patient's medical record.. She States how is Mr. Smith doing? He is my best friend's dad. We are so worried about him. What is the best course of action? - ✔✔Tell her you cannot give her information and report her actions to your manager. Your male patient complaints of discomfort while inflating the balloon during insertion of a endwelling urinary catheter. What would be the most appropriate action? - ✔✔Deflate the balloon, advance the catheter further, then reinflate the balloon. Your patient takes regular insulin and NPH twice A-day for glucose control. What times should the patient be taught to be alert for signs of hypoglycemia? - ✔✔Is late afternoon and early morning
What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole (protonix) used for? - ✔✔Reduce gastric acid secretion Your patient has a non productive cough and presence of secretions in his tracheostomy. Prior to sectioning the patient, what should you do 1 st? - ✔✔Hyperoxygenate patient dietary teaching for a patient with chronic renal failure should include choices that are: - ✔✔Low potassium, low protein, moderate fat Which of the following nursing diagnosis is most important for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) - ✔✔Impaired gas exchange Your patient is admitted from the ED with failure to thrive and advanced dementia. You note he is extremely underweight, appears unbathed for some time, and has a stage 4 pressure injury to his coccyx. You were told in report that he lives at home with family members. What should you do? - ✔✔Notify the charge nurse and social worker of your concerns. You have a patient going for dialysis. There are medications include Lisinopril(prinivil), ondansetron (zofran), famotidine(pepcid) and atorvastatin(lipitor). Which medication would you possibly hold and seek clarification? - ✔✔LISINOPRIL(PRINIVIL) What is the best indication of an acute neurological problem? - ✔✔Change in level of consciousness Your patient is admitted with diverticulitis. What type of diet do you expect to be ordered for the patient? - ✔✔Clear liquids Which tool should you use to assess pain in your 80 year old patient with severe dementia? - ✔✔? Your post op patient has a Jackson - Pratt drain in place. how do you ensure effective drain function? - ✔✔Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction.
When would sucralfate(Carafate) 4 times daily be scheduled for? - ✔✔ 1 hour before meals and at bedtime Your new patient was admitted with Blunt force trauma to the abdomen Following a motor vehicle accident. A NG Tube is in place for decompression, however, you note during the assessment that the stomach is rigid and hard during palpation. What condition do you suspect. - ✔✔Hemorrhage What is clubbing of the fingers most likely associated with? - ✔✔Chronic oxygen deficiency Is your patient with hepatitis C Exhibits signs of jaundice and a distended abdomen. What procedure would you anticipate being performed by the provider at the bedside for this patient? - ✔✔Paracentesis Is the provider gives you a telephone order to explain a surgical procedure to your patient and obtain surgical consent. How should you respond? - ✔✔Inform the provider that explaining the procedure is outside the nurse's scope of practice. You're patient Recently had a G Tube Placed and interminent enteral Feedings have been initiated. What symptoms may indicate intolerance to the feedings? - ✔✔Vomiting and diarrhea You are caring for a patient post lobotomy With a chest tube in place for drainage. What is a priority in caring for this patient? - ✔✔Encourage the patient to cough and deep breathe. Your new patient understands very limited English. How should you communicate with them when completing the admission assessment? - ✔✔Use the organizations interpreter services You are ordered to give Digoxin(lanoxin). Your patience vital signs are BP 130 / 75 , temp 97 .9F, HR 52 , RR 16 , o 2 sat 100 % on room air. What should you do next? - ✔✔HOLD DIGOXIN AND CALL PROVIDER Your patient tells you I hope I don't die, but if I do I don't want to be brought back. You notice on her chart and wrist band that she is a full code. What would be the most appropriate action? - ✔✔Discuss code status with the patient and follow up with the provider to ensure the medical record reflects her wishes
What are the most common causes of acute onset pancreatitis? - ✔✔Alcoholism and gallstones Your 18 year old female patient was admitted with dehydration secondary to anorexia nervosa. During your assessment you note she has a flat effect and says" I just want to die, I'm tired of my life ". What should be your 1 st intervention? - ✔✔Stay with the patient and ask if she has a plan to carry out this wish A patient with diabetes who is receiving peritoneal dialysis Is at risk for which of the following? - ✔✔? To reduce the risk of infection and phlebotomy in an adult patient with a peripherL IV, What is the minimum duration the catheter should remain in place before routine replacement. - ✔✔ 72 hours Your patient was admitted for a hypertensive crisis and has a history of HTN. Parkinson disease, depression and alcohol use. On his 2 nd hospitalized day, you notice he is more anxious and restless than his baseline. What would be your 1 st nursing intervention? - ✔✔Ask the patient when his last drink of alcohol was Black and tarry Colored stools are classic symptoms of what condition? - ✔✔Bleeding gastric ulcer In addition to pain, pallor, and pulselssness, a neurovascular assessment Also includes checking for - ✔✔Parasthesia and paralysis After scrolling through your social media, you notice a coworker posted a photo with a patient from your unit. What is the most appropriate action to take? - ✔✔Report the situation to the hospital compliance officer. Your patient's morning labs revealed a hemoglobin level of 6. 3 and hematocrit of 18. What blood product do you expect to administer? - ✔✔PRBCs What medication is contraindicated In a patient with A hemorrhagic CVA? - ✔✔Heparin
Your patient has symptomatic anemia but is refusing a blood transfusion for religious reasons. What is an appropriate response? - ✔✔Respect his wishes and notify the provider Your patient has a temp of 102 .3 F, HR 122 , and has had 15 ml of urine from the indwelling urinary catheter in the last 2 hours. What is your patient most likely experiencing? - ✔✔? Patients with diabetes are at a high risk for complications for damage in what body areas? - ✔✔Nerve and kidney damage Your patient is 4 hours post open appendectomy Anne has not voided yet. You note his lower abdomen is distended. What should you do next? - ✔✔Perform a bladder scan You receive a provider's order that is not consistent with evidence based practice.What is your 1 st step? - ✔✔Clarify the order with the provider Is what is the earliest sign indicating increased intracranial pressure(ICP)? - ✔✔Level of consciousness What patient population is the pneumococcal vaccine PPSV 23 indicated for? - ✔✔Adults aged 65 years and older Your patient takes 5 mg of warfarin(coumadin) day and reports having black cored stool today. What do you most likely suspect? - ✔✔Gastrointestinal bleeding Failed to capture question - ✔✔Failed to capture answer Failed to capture question - ✔✔Failed to capture answer