NSG 3800/2850 Exam 2 Review – Accurate Answers
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A patient with sleep apnea who uses a B. take your home device to the hospital.
continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) device is preparing to have
inpatient surgery. Which instruction
would the nurse provide the patient?
A. schedule a preoperative sleep
study.
B. take your home device to the
hospital.
C. expect intubation with mechanical
ventilator after surgery
D. avoid requesting pain medication
while hospitalized.
The nurse is admitting a patient B. Omeprazole drug therapy
newly diagnosed with peripheral
artery disease who takes
clopidogrel. Which admission order
would the nurse question?
A. Cilostazol drug therapy
B. Omeprazole drug therapy
C. Use of treadmill for exercise
D. Exercise to the point of discomfort
,Which assessment finding for a C. New onset shortness of breath
patient who has been admitted with a
right calf venous thromboembolism
(VTE) requires immediate action by
the nurse?
A. Report of right calf pain
B. Redness of right lower leg
C. New onset shortness of breath
D. Temperature of 100.4°F (38°C)
The nurse is developing a discharge A. Cessation of all tobacco use
teaching plan for a patient
diagnosed with thromboangiitis
obliterans (Buerger’s disease). Which
expected outcome has the highest
priority for this patient?
A. Cessation of all tobacco use
B. Control of serum lipid levels
C. Maintenance of appropriate weight
D. Demonstration of meticulous foot
care
Which instructions would the nurse B. "It is very important that you stop smoking
include in a teaching plan for an cigarettes."
older adult patient newly diagnosed
with peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
A. “Exercise only if you do not
experience any pain.”
B. “It is very important that you stop
smoking cigarettes.”
C. “Try to keep your legs elevated
whenever you are sitting.”
D. “Put elastic compression stockings
on early in the morning.”
,A young adult patient tells the health C. Coronary artery disease
care provider about having cold,
numb fingers. After Raynaud’s
phenomenon is diagnosed, which
condition would the nurse anticipate
as a likely comorbidity?
A. Hyperglycemia
B. Hyperlipidemia
C. Coronary artery disease
D. Systemic lupus erythematosus
Which patient statement is consistent A. "I can't get my shoes on at the end of the day."
with their experiencing venous
insufficiency?
A. “I can’t get my shoes on at the end
of the day.”
B. “I can’t ever seem to get my feet
warm enough.”
C. “I have burning leg pain after I walk
two blocks.”
D. “I wake up during the night because
my legs hurt.”
Which topic would the nurse include D. Application of graduated compression stockings
in teaching for a patient with a
venous stasis ulcer on the lower leg?
A. Need to increase carbohydrate
intake
B. Methods of keeping the wound
area dry
C. Purpose of prophylactic antibiotic
therapy
D. Application of graduated
compression stockings
, The nurse has started discharge B. "I should reduce the amount of green, leafy
teaching for a patient who is to vegetables that I eat."
continue warfarin after
hospitalization for venous
thromboembolism (VTE). Which
patient statement indicates a need
for additional teaching?
A. “I should get a Medic Alert device
stating that I take warfarin.”
B. “I should reduce the amount of
green, leafy vegetables that I eat.”
C. “I will need routine blood tests to
monitor the effects of the warfarin.”
D. “I will check with my health care
provider before I begin any new
drugs.”
The health care provider has c. Place a pillow under the thighs and 2 pillows under
prescribed bed rest with the feet the lower legs.
elevated for a patient admitted to the
hospital with a venous
thromboembolism of the left lower
leg. Which action would the nurse
take?
a. Place a rolled towel under the
patient’s left ankle.
b. Place the patient’s bed in the
Trendelenburg position.
c. Place a pillow under the thighs and
2 pillows under the lower legs.
d. Elevate the bed at the head and
knee and place pillows under both
feet.
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Terms in this set (80)
A patient with sleep apnea who uses a B. take your home device to the hospital.
continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) device is preparing to have
inpatient surgery. Which instruction
would the nurse provide the patient?
A. schedule a preoperative sleep
study.
B. take your home device to the
hospital.
C. expect intubation with mechanical
ventilator after surgery
D. avoid requesting pain medication
while hospitalized.
The nurse is admitting a patient B. Omeprazole drug therapy
newly diagnosed with peripheral
artery disease who takes
clopidogrel. Which admission order
would the nurse question?
A. Cilostazol drug therapy
B. Omeprazole drug therapy
C. Use of treadmill for exercise
D. Exercise to the point of discomfort
,Which assessment finding for a C. New onset shortness of breath
patient who has been admitted with a
right calf venous thromboembolism
(VTE) requires immediate action by
the nurse?
A. Report of right calf pain
B. Redness of right lower leg
C. New onset shortness of breath
D. Temperature of 100.4°F (38°C)
The nurse is developing a discharge A. Cessation of all tobacco use
teaching plan for a patient
diagnosed with thromboangiitis
obliterans (Buerger’s disease). Which
expected outcome has the highest
priority for this patient?
A. Cessation of all tobacco use
B. Control of serum lipid levels
C. Maintenance of appropriate weight
D. Demonstration of meticulous foot
care
Which instructions would the nurse B. "It is very important that you stop smoking
include in a teaching plan for an cigarettes."
older adult patient newly diagnosed
with peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
A. “Exercise only if you do not
experience any pain.”
B. “It is very important that you stop
smoking cigarettes.”
C. “Try to keep your legs elevated
whenever you are sitting.”
D. “Put elastic compression stockings
on early in the morning.”
,A young adult patient tells the health C. Coronary artery disease
care provider about having cold,
numb fingers. After Raynaud’s
phenomenon is diagnosed, which
condition would the nurse anticipate
as a likely comorbidity?
A. Hyperglycemia
B. Hyperlipidemia
C. Coronary artery disease
D. Systemic lupus erythematosus
Which patient statement is consistent A. "I can't get my shoes on at the end of the day."
with their experiencing venous
insufficiency?
A. “I can’t get my shoes on at the end
of the day.”
B. “I can’t ever seem to get my feet
warm enough.”
C. “I have burning leg pain after I walk
two blocks.”
D. “I wake up during the night because
my legs hurt.”
Which topic would the nurse include D. Application of graduated compression stockings
in teaching for a patient with a
venous stasis ulcer on the lower leg?
A. Need to increase carbohydrate
intake
B. Methods of keeping the wound
area dry
C. Purpose of prophylactic antibiotic
therapy
D. Application of graduated
compression stockings
, The nurse has started discharge B. "I should reduce the amount of green, leafy
teaching for a patient who is to vegetables that I eat."
continue warfarin after
hospitalization for venous
thromboembolism (VTE). Which
patient statement indicates a need
for additional teaching?
A. “I should get a Medic Alert device
stating that I take warfarin.”
B. “I should reduce the amount of
green, leafy vegetables that I eat.”
C. “I will need routine blood tests to
monitor the effects of the warfarin.”
D. “I will check with my health care
provider before I begin any new
drugs.”
The health care provider has c. Place a pillow under the thighs and 2 pillows under
prescribed bed rest with the feet the lower legs.
elevated for a patient admitted to the
hospital with a venous
thromboembolism of the left lower
leg. Which action would the nurse
take?
a. Place a rolled towel under the
patient’s left ankle.
b. Place the patient’s bed in the
Trendelenburg position.
c. Place a pillow under the thighs and
2 pillows under the lower legs.
d. Elevate the bed at the head and
knee and place pillows under both
feet.
