Rasmussen College MDC 4 Exam 2
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
50 Qs - 6 or 7 SATA; 3 or 4 Dose Calc;
1. A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and
asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the patient's
trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patientsuffering from
ANS Pneumothorax
2. A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What
treatment might be prescribed for the patient
ANS Chest Tube
3. A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a tension pneumothorax. What
could the nurse anticipate about how this will be treated
ANS With a needledecompression thoracotomy
4. A nurse sees a patient coming into the trauma bay with paradoxical chest
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, movement. What might the patient be having
ANS Flail Chest
5. A provider tells the ED nurse that the patient has a flail chest. What does thenurse
anticipate will happen next for the patient
ANS Intubation and mechanical ventilation
6. What is an early manifestation of hypovolemic shock
ANS Decreased urineoutput
7. A nurse is caring for a patient who is critically ill and has a fever, low BP and yellowish
mucus coming from the nose. What type of shock is occurring withthis patient
8. ANS Septic Shock
9. What is the main nursing issues revolving around rib fractures
ANS Pain! Punc-turing vasculature or organs.
10. What can the nurse teach the patient who has had a rib fracture to decreasepain
11. ANS Splint when coughing
12. A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS in the ICU. What manifestations might she
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Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
50 Qs - 6 or 7 SATA; 3 or 4 Dose Calc;
1. A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and
asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the patient's
trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patientsuffering from
ANS Pneumothorax
2. A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What
treatment might be prescribed for the patient
ANS Chest Tube
3. A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a tension pneumothorax. What
could the nurse anticipate about how this will be treated
ANS With a needledecompression thoracotomy
4. A nurse sees a patient coming into the trauma bay with paradoxical chest
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, movement. What might the patient be having
ANS Flail Chest
5. A provider tells the ED nurse that the patient has a flail chest. What does thenurse
anticipate will happen next for the patient
ANS Intubation and mechanical ventilation
6. What is an early manifestation of hypovolemic shock
ANS Decreased urineoutput
7. A nurse is caring for a patient who is critically ill and has a fever, low BP and yellowish
mucus coming from the nose. What type of shock is occurring withthis patient
8. ANS Septic Shock
9. What is the main nursing issues revolving around rib fractures
ANS Pain! Punc-turing vasculature or organs.
10. What can the nurse teach the patient who has had a rib fracture to decreasepain
11. ANS Splint when coughing
12. A nurse is caring for a patient with ARDS in the ICU. What manifestations might she
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