NUR 185 Med-Surg II Final | 100% Correct
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Why do we use TPN for patient? - ✔✔To allow gut to rest and heal
Patient is on TPN and Lasix which lab value do we check? - ✔✔K+
How do we confirm malignant cancer? - ✔✔Biopsy
What are Antineoplastic medications used for? - ✔✔Cancer drugs
What should you teach pt on antineoplastic drugs? - ✔✔Do not get live vaccines such as rubella,
measles, flu, pneumonia
Pt comes into ER bleeding and in moderate distress, first thing the nurse should do? - ✔✔Take VS
What do you teach a pt who has pulmonary edema and is being discharged? - ✔✔Take daily weight
Pt has vertigo and you are trying to prevent injury, what do you teach them? - ✔✔Move head slowly
Pt receiving Coumadin getting for a couple of days. INR comes back and is 1.5, what should you
anticipate happening? - ✔✔Expect the doctor to increase Coumadin
Patient is on anticoagulant drip, and is walking around & throws up coffee ground emesis. What do you
do first? - ✔✔Stop drop and obtain VS
Angioedema develops in a patient after an IV drip of a medication. What do you do? - ✔✔Give
epinephrine
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Why do we use TPN for patient? - ✔✔To allow gut to rest and heal
Patient is on TPN and Lasix which lab value do we check? - ✔✔K+
How do we confirm malignant cancer? - ✔✔Biopsy
What are Antineoplastic medications used for? - ✔✔Cancer drugs
What should you teach pt on antineoplastic drugs? - ✔✔Do not get live vaccines such as rubella,
measles, flu, pneumonia
Pt comes into ER bleeding and in moderate distress, first thing the nurse should do? - ✔✔Take VS
What do you teach a pt who has pulmonary edema and is being discharged? - ✔✔Take daily weight
Pt has vertigo and you are trying to prevent injury, what do you teach them? - ✔✔Move head slowly
Pt receiving Coumadin getting for a couple of days. INR comes back and is 1.5, what should you
anticipate happening? - ✔✔Expect the doctor to increase Coumadin
Patient is on anticoagulant drip, and is walking around & throws up coffee ground emesis. What do you
do first? - ✔✔Stop drop and obtain VS
Angioedema develops in a patient after an IV drip of a medication. What do you do? - ✔✔Give
epinephrine
