1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection.Which of the

following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon?

a. Heart rate 90/min

b. Absent bowelsounds

c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl

d.Gastric pH of 3.: c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl

Rationale:Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl.This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging.

2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus.Which of the following medications

should the nurse plan to administer?

a. Desmopressin

b. Regular insulin

c. Furosemide

d.Lithium carbonat: a.Desmopressin

Rationale:DiabetesInsipidus has decreased ADH.Administer Desmopressin/Vaso- pressin increase ADH

and to stop patient on urinating.

3. Desmopressin:treat bedwetting

4. A nurse is admitting a client who has arthritic pain and reports taking ibuprofen several times

daily for 3 years.Which of the following test should the nurse monitor?

a. Fasting blood glucose

b. Stool for occult blood - GI bleed

c. Urine for white blood cells

d.Serum calcium Rationale:: b. Stool for occult blood - GI bleed

Rationale:ATI Pharm16. Pg. 485 Ibuprofen (NSAIDs) monitorfor GI bleed (bloody, tarry stools,

abdominal pain)

5. A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client.Which of the following actions

should the nurse take first (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the

client.There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.)

a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture

b. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray

c. Initiate airborne precautions