Adult 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A client is prescribed 1 g postassium phosphate IV to be infused
contionously over 6 hours. Available is 1g potassium phosphate
in 250 mL dextrose 5% water (D5W). The nurse should set the
IV pump to run at how many mL/hr. Correct Answers 42 mL
A client who has a history of an MI is prescribed 325 mg of
aspirin. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to
which of the following actions of medication? Correct Answers
Anti-coagulant
A mother approaches the nurse who is caring for her gravely ill
son and asks what is a POLST (Physician Orders for Life-
Sustaining Treatment). What is the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answers Explain this is a provider order to carry out
patient wishes
A nurse in the ER is caring for a patient reporting SOB and
chest pressure. Which of the following lab tests should the nurse
anticipate for the provider to order? Correct Answers Troponin
I
A nurse in the ICU is caring for a patient who has heart failure
and is receiving a dobutamine drip. The nurse should identify
that which of the following findings indicates that the
medication has been effective? Correct Answers Increased urine
output
A nurse is a provider's office is assessing a patient who reports
dyspnea and fatigue. The physical assessment report shows
, tachycardiac with a weak peripheral pulse. What is this
manifestation? Correct Answers Heart Failure
A nurse is admitting a patient who has acute heart failure
following a MI. The nurse recognizes that which of the
following prescriptions by the provider require clarification?
Correct Answers 0.9% NS IV at 100 mL/hr continuous
A nurse is caring for a client who has cardiopulmonary arrest,
the nurse anticipates that the emergency response team will
administer which of the following medicatons to restore this
heart rhythm if it is symptomatic bradycardia? Correct Answers
Atropine
A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who
is on ECG monitoring, the nurse understands that the pacemaker
is functioning properly when which of the following appears on
the monitor strip? Correct Answers The pacing spike is
BEFORE the QRS
A nurse is caring for a patient who came to the emergency
department reporting chest pain and the provider suspects a MI.
While waiting for the troponin levels report, the patient asks
what will the blood test show? Correct Answers Troponin is a
heart muscle protein that appears in the blood when there is
damage to the heart
A nurse is comforting the spouse of a patient who is actively
passing. The nurse explains different stages of grief despite the
patient still being alive at this time. The spouse states "I just feel
numb. Sometimes I am angry and then sad, but recently I cannot
A client is prescribed 1 g postassium phosphate IV to be infused
contionously over 6 hours. Available is 1g potassium phosphate
in 250 mL dextrose 5% water (D5W). The nurse should set the
IV pump to run at how many mL/hr. Correct Answers 42 mL
A client who has a history of an MI is prescribed 325 mg of
aspirin. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to
which of the following actions of medication? Correct Answers
Anti-coagulant
A mother approaches the nurse who is caring for her gravely ill
son and asks what is a POLST (Physician Orders for Life-
Sustaining Treatment). What is the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answers Explain this is a provider order to carry out
patient wishes
A nurse in the ER is caring for a patient reporting SOB and
chest pressure. Which of the following lab tests should the nurse
anticipate for the provider to order? Correct Answers Troponin
I
A nurse in the ICU is caring for a patient who has heart failure
and is receiving a dobutamine drip. The nurse should identify
that which of the following findings indicates that the
medication has been effective? Correct Answers Increased urine
output
A nurse is a provider's office is assessing a patient who reports
dyspnea and fatigue. The physical assessment report shows
, tachycardiac with a weak peripheral pulse. What is this
manifestation? Correct Answers Heart Failure
A nurse is admitting a patient who has acute heart failure
following a MI. The nurse recognizes that which of the
following prescriptions by the provider require clarification?
Correct Answers 0.9% NS IV at 100 mL/hr continuous
A nurse is caring for a client who has cardiopulmonary arrest,
the nurse anticipates that the emergency response team will
administer which of the following medicatons to restore this
heart rhythm if it is symptomatic bradycardia? Correct Answers
Atropine
A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who
is on ECG monitoring, the nurse understands that the pacemaker
is functioning properly when which of the following appears on
the monitor strip? Correct Answers The pacing spike is
BEFORE the QRS
A nurse is caring for a patient who came to the emergency
department reporting chest pain and the provider suspects a MI.
While waiting for the troponin levels report, the patient asks
what will the blood test show? Correct Answers Troponin is a
heart muscle protein that appears in the blood when there is
damage to the heart
A nurse is comforting the spouse of a patient who is actively
passing. The nurse explains different stages of grief despite the
patient still being alive at this time. The spouse states "I just feel
numb. Sometimes I am angry and then sad, but recently I cannot
