GUIDE EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
Compartment syndrome
Pain that increases with passive movement in a client with a short leg cast
Lyme disease
Joints ache as a manifestation of severe stage II Lyme disease
Phenytoin
Oral solution 125 mg/5 mL, nurse should administer 24 mL for 600 mg
Arterial line
Flush line before administering antibiotics
Chemotherapy
Report of sore throat is the priority finding for a client receiving chemotherapy
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Facial butterfly rash is an expected finding in a client with SLE
Parathyroidectomy
Using pillows to support the client's head and neck is the priority action
Diabetes insipidus
Low urine specific gravity is an expected finding in a client with diabetes insipidus
Cervical cancer
Implant placed twice each month for the duration of the treatment in stage II cervical cancer
Thoracentesis
Instruct the client to remain NPO after midnight prior to the procedure
Blood transfusion
Restlessness, dyspnea, and crackles noted to the lung bases indicate a transfusion reaction
Kidney transplant
Immunosuppressive therapy is necessary until the donated kidney begins producing urine
Hypothyroidism
Constipation is an expected manifestation of hypothyroidism
Mastectomy