TEST BANK FOR CURRENT MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT 2022-2023 62ND EDITION BY BY MAXINE
PAPADAKIS
**1.** A patient with pneumonia has dyspnea. What is the nurse’s first action?
A. Give antibiotics
B. Assess oxygen saturation
C. Encourage fluids
D. Obtain sputum sample
Answer B**
**2.** A diabetic patient reports sweating and confusion. What should the nurse do first?
A. Give insulin
, B. Check blood glucose
C. Give orange juice
D. Call physician
**Answer: B**
**3.** A post-op patient is bleeding at the incision site. Priority action?
A. Change dressing
B. Apply pressure
C. Document
D. Notify family
**Answer: B**
**4.** Patient complains of chest pain. First nursing action?
A. Give morphine
B. Call ECG technician
C. Assess pain and vitals
D. Start IV fluids
**Answer: C**
**5.** A patient with asthma is wheezing. Best initial intervention?
A. Oral antibiotics
B. High-flow oxygen
C. Bronchodilator inhaler
D. Chest X-ray
**Answer: C**
**6.** Nurse notes low BP and high pulse. This indicates:
TREATMENT 2022-2023 62ND EDITION BY BY MAXINE
PAPADAKIS
**1.** A patient with pneumonia has dyspnea. What is the nurse’s first action?
A. Give antibiotics
B. Assess oxygen saturation
C. Encourage fluids
D. Obtain sputum sample
Answer B**
**2.** A diabetic patient reports sweating and confusion. What should the nurse do first?
A. Give insulin
, B. Check blood glucose
C. Give orange juice
D. Call physician
**Answer: B**
**3.** A post-op patient is bleeding at the incision site. Priority action?
A. Change dressing
B. Apply pressure
C. Document
D. Notify family
**Answer: B**
**4.** Patient complains of chest pain. First nursing action?
A. Give morphine
B. Call ECG technician
C. Assess pain and vitals
D. Start IV fluids
**Answer: C**
**5.** A patient with asthma is wheezing. Best initial intervention?
A. Oral antibiotics
B. High-flow oxygen
C. Bronchodilator inhaler
D. Chest X-ray
**Answer: C**
**6.** Nurse notes low BP and high pulse. This indicates:
