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Prophecy Medical Surgical-Telemetry Question & Answers 2024, Exams of Nursing

A collection of questions and answers related to medical-surgical and telemetry nursing topics. It covers a wide range of subjects, including obtaining informed consent, medication management, lab values, postoperative care, cardiac monitoring, and various nursing interventions. The questions are designed to test the knowledge and critical thinking skills of nursing students or professionals preparing for exams or assessments. Detailed explanations for the correct answers, which can be valuable study material for those seeking to enhance their understanding of medical-surgical and telemetry nursing concepts. The comprehensive nature of the content and the focus on practical application make this document a potentially useful resource for nursing education and professional development.

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2023/2024

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Download Prophecy Medical Surgical-Telemetry Question & Answers 2024 and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Prophecy medical surgical-telemetry Question & Answers 2024 You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with your patient. Which of the following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent? - Correct Answers ✅The hospitals language interpreter You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication should you question? - Correct Answers ✅Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin) When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab should be reviewed? - Correct Answers ✅Lipase and amylase You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency? - Correct Answers ✅Laryngeal strider Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa? - Correct Answers ✅Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit - Correct Answers ✅Sinus tachycardia Prophecy medical surgical-telemetry Question & Answers 2024 You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would be the most therapeutic response? - Correct Answers ✅Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment? NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you respond? - Correct Answers ✅Honor the patient's wishes - Correct Answers ✅Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing: - Correct Answers ✅ Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon, the patient complains of discomfort what is the best action? - Correct Answers ✅Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-inflate the balloon Prophecy medical surgical-telemetry Question & Answers 2024 What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? - Correct Answers ✅Change 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? - Correct Answers ✅Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates, Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅And washing with soap and water is mandatory because alcohol based hand sanitizers do not kill C-diff Heart rate - Correct Answers ✅80 Which of the following assessment findings should you report immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a bronchoscopy and biopsy? - Correct Answers ✅Sputum with streaks of blood NOT: increased salivation Prophecy medical surgical-telemetry Question & Answers 2024 Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-Pratt JP drain in place which of the following is the best nursing action? - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅Educate 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? - Correct Answers ✅Discarded, then begin the 24 hour collection Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in a patient diagnosed with?.... - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅Upper G.I. bleed Prophecy medical surgical-telemetry Question & Answers 2024 Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased shortness of breath - Correct Answers ✅Assess your patient for a change in condition What information is vital for you to know prior to administering an ordered dose of digoxin - Correct Answers ✅Heart rate Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA - Correct Answers ✅Heparin 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: - Correct Answers ✅Pulmonary embolism? NOT: tuberculosis You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on Warfran what food should they not eat? - Correct Answers ✅Spinach Which of the following issues should be reported up the chain of command - Correct Answers ✅A coworker arriving to work under the influence of alcohol