RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY

EXAM 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 180

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

Which of the following food items would you question in the menu of

your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? - ANSWER- Wheat

bread

A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving

morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a

narcotic overdose? - ANSWER- A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per

minute

Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the

following orders would you question - ANSWER- KCI 40 mEq IV push

STAT

What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWERChange in LOC

A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The doctor is

suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be ordered? - ANSWERMorphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,

Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin

The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER- 3 to 15

You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately using

alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-Diff. What

education should you provide to the nurse aide - ANSWER- And

washing with soap and water is mandatory because alcohol based hand

sanitizers do not kill C-diff

Which of the following assessment findings should you report

immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a bronchoscopy

and biopsy? - ANSWER- Sputum with streaks of blood

NOT: increased salivation

Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-Pratt JP

drain in place which of the following is the best nursing action? -

ANSWER- Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction

Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do you notice the spouse

adjusting the oxygen on the wall and she states "she always takes care of

my husband" what would be an appropriate response? - ANSWEREducate the spouse on oxygen use as a medical device in the hospital

Deposition has ordered for your patience to begin a 24 hour urine

collection. Your patient voids for the first time two hours after the orders

received. What should be done with this urine sample? - ANSWERDiscarded, then begin the 24 hour collection

Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in a patient

diagnosed with?.... - ANSWER- Lipase - 196

You were caring for a patient admitted with abdominal pain. Your

patient has a bowel movement and you know dark tarry stool what

would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER- Upper G.I. bleed

Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased shortness

of breath - ANSWER- Assess your patient for a change in condition

What information is vital for you to know prior to administering an

ordered dose of digoxin - ANSWER- Heart rate

Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA - ANSWERHeparin infusion per pharmacy protocol

A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of shortness of breath, chest pain,

apprehension, rapid pulse, cough with bloody sputum, diaphoresis, and

syncope. The symptoms are indicative of: - ANSWER- Pulmonary

embolism?

NOT: tuberculosis