QUESTION 301
Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern can be associated with which of the following conditions?
QUESTION 302
When providing dietary teaching to an individual who has diabetes mellitus, type II, the nurse disc
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QUESTION 301
Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern can be associated with which of the following conditions?
QUESTION 302
When providing dietary teaching to an individual who has diabetes mellitus, type II, the nurse discusses the importance of consuming the recommended daily allowance of which of the following electrolytes?
QUESTION 303
A physician tells the nurse that he wants to orally intubate a client with a No. 8 endotracheal tube. The finding of normal breath sounds on the right side of the chest and diminished, distant breath sounds on the left side of the chest of a newly intubated client is probably due to:
QUESTION 304
Which of the following blood gas parameters primarily reflects respiratory function?
QUESTION 305
Endotracheal tube cuff pressure should never exceed:
QUESTION 306
The physician prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) for a client with seizure disorders. Phenytoin can only be mixed with which of the following solutions?
QUESTION 307
A client sustained second- and third-degree burns to his face, neck, and upper chest. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be given the highest priority in the first 8 hours' postburn?
QUESTION 308
A post-lung surgery client is placed on a chest tube drainage system. When explaining to the family how the system works, the nurse states that the water-seal bottle of a three-bottle chest drainage system serves which of the following purposes?
QUESTION 309
Which of the following serum laboratory values would the nurse monitor during gentamicin therapy?
QUESTION 310
While changing the dressing on a client's central line, the nurse notices redness and warmth at the needle insertion site. Which of the following actions would be appropriate to implement based on this finding?
QUESTION 311
The nurse is caring for a client who has had a tracheostomy for 7 years. The client is started on a fullstrength tube feeding at 75 mL/hr. Prior to starting the tube feeding, the nurse confirms placement of the tube in the stomach. The hospital policy states that all tube feeding must be dyed blue. On suctioning, the nurse notices the sputum to be a blue color. This is indicative of which of the following?
QUESTION 312
The nurse is caring for a client with pancreatitis. Which of the following IV medications would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe for control of pain in this client?
QUESTION 313
The nurse begins morning assessment on a male client and notices that she is unable to palpate either of his dorsalis pedis pulses in his feet. What is the first nursing action after assessing this finding?
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