KAPLAN MEDICAL SURGICAL 2 INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FINAL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ BEST DOCUMENT FOR FINAL EXAM PREP

KAPLAN MEDICAL SURGICAL 2 INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE
TEST BANK FINAL EXAM 1 \QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ BEST
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Which technique should the nurse use to assess a patient's CN IX
Glossopharyngeal?
1) Apply a tongue depressor to the back of the throat
2) Ask the patient to read from a book or a newspaper
3) Ask the patient to smile, frown, puff cheeks, and raise eyebrows
4) Ask the patient to follow the examiner's finger as it is moved toward the
patient's nose



1) Apply a tongue depressor to the back of the throat




A patient is unable to feel light touch down the anterior left leg and top of the
left foot. How should the nurse document this finding?
1) Anesthesia
2) Paresthesia
3) Hypoesthesia
4) Hyperesthesia




1) Anesthesia

,The nurse notes that a patient has a positive Babinski response. For what
should the nurse assess this patient? SATA
1) Alcohol abuse
2) Substance abuse
3) Multiple sclerosis
4) Parkinson's disease
5) Traumatic brain injur


1) Alcohol abuse
2) Substance abuse
3) Multiple sclerosis
5) Traumatic brain injury

,The nurse administers the preoperative medication to the patient one
hour before elective surgery, and then discovers the preoperative consent
is not signed. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1) Have the patient sign the consent quickly, before the medication
begins taking effect.
2) Have a family member or medical power of attorney sign the consent.
3) Send the patient to the holding area without a signed consent.
4) Notify the health-care provider that surgery will need to be canceled.


4. Notify the health-care provider that surgery will need to be canceled.


The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist on the night shift in
preparation for the patient's surgery scheduled for 0800. Which tasks
could the nurse complete at this time?
1) Documenting the time of last voiding
2) Checking the medical record for the history, physical, and signed
informed consent
3) Administering preoperative medication
4) Removing the prosthesis


2. Checking the medical record for the history, physical, and signed informed
consent


The nurse is conducting a medication assessment for a preoperative patient.
Which action by the nurse is appropriate for the patient who is prescribed
amiodarone?
1) Obtaining a baseline ECG
2) Monitoring blood pressure
3) Assessing for hyperglycemia
4) Tapering the drug two days prior to surgery


1. Obtaining a baseline ECG

, The nurse is conducting a medication assessment for a preoperative patient.
Which action by the nurse is appropriate for the patient who is prescribed
warfarin?
1) Obtaining a baseline ECG
2) Monitoring blood pressure
3) Assessing for hyperglycemia
4) Tapering the drug two days prior to surgery


4. Tapering the drug two days prior to surgery

The nurse is conducting a medication assessment for a preoperative patient.
Which action by the nurse is appropriate for the patient who is prescribed
metoprolol?
1) Obtaining a baseline ECG
2) Monitoring blood pressure
3) Assessing for hyperglycemia
4) Tapering the drug two days prior to surgery


2. Monitoring blood pressure

The nurse is conducting a medication assessment for a preoperative patient.
Which action by the nurse is appropriate for the patient who is prescribed
dexamethasone?
1) Obtaining a baseline ECG
2) Monitoring blood pressure
3) Assessing for hyperglycemia
4) Tapering the drug two days prior to surgery


3. Assessing for hyperglycemia