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mRationale:mMorphinemcanmcausemrespiratorymdepressionmifmgivenmtoommuch.mAlsomyo
umshouldmALWAYSmASSESSmthempatientmfirstmwhenmammedmerrormismperformedmtom
makemsuremmedmerrormdoesn‟tm putmthemclient‟smhealthminmrisk.
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4. Amnursemismpreparingmtom administermdiphenhydraminem20mmgmorallymtomam6-year-
oldmchildmwhomhasmdifficultymswallowingmpills.mAvailablemismdiphenhydraminem12.5mmg/5mm
Lmoralmsyrup.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmimagesmshowsmthemcorrectm#mofmmLmthemnursemshouldmadminister?m(R
oundmthemanswermtomthemnearestm wholemnumber.)
Clickmonmthemsyringemthatmhasm8mmLmofmmed.
20mmgmxm(5mL/12.5mg)m=m8mmL
5. Amnursemismcaringmformam6-year-
oldmchildmwhomhasmamnewmprescriptionmformcefoxitinm80mmg/kg/daymadministeredmintrave
nouslymeverym6mhour.mThemchildmweighsm20mkg.mHowmmuchmcefoxitinmshouldmthemnursemad
ministermwithmeachmdose?m(Roundmthemanswermtomthemnearestmwholemnumber.mUsemamleadi
ngmzeromifmitmapplies.mDomnotmusemamtrailingmzero.)
Somitmsaysmeachmdosemformthemfinalmanswer,mbutmwemaremgivenm80mmg/kg/day.
80mxm20m=m1600m/m4m(dosemismgivenmeverym6mhoursmamday)m=400mmg
mRationale:m80mmgmxm20mkgm=m1,600mm1,600/4mxmdaym(q6h)m=m400mmg
6. AmnursemismpreparingmtomadministermIVmfluidsmtomamclient.mThemnursemnotesmsparksmwhenmplugg
ingminmthemIVmpump.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
a. Labelmthempumpmwithmamdefectivemequipmentmsticker.
b. Unplugmthempump.
c. Obtainmamreplacementmpump.
d. Notifiedmthembiomedicalmdepartmentmtomfixmthempump.
mRationale:mPrioritizationmquestion.mYOUmWILLmFIRSTmUNPLUGmthemIVmpumpmtomavoid
causingmam fire.
m
7. Amnursemismcaringmformamclientm whomhasmamsurgicalmwound.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmlaborat
orymvaluesmplacesmthemclientm atmriskmformpoormwoundmhealing?
a. Serummalbuminm3mg/dL
b. Totalmlymphocytemcountm2400mmm3
c. HCTm42%
d. HGBm16g/dL
mRationale:mAlbuminminmlow.mNormalmrangemism3.5mtom5.5mg/dL.mLowmalbuminmplacesm
themclientmatmriskmforpoormwoundmhealing.mThemothermlabmvaluesmaremwithinmnormalmlimits.
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8. Amnursemismpreparingmtom checkmamclient'smbloodmpressure.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmsho
uldmthemnursemtake?mChapterm27mVitalsmsignsmpagem244
a. Applymthemcuffmabovemthemclient‟smantecubitalmfossa.
b. Usemamcuffmwithmamwidthmthatm ismaboutm60%mofmthemclient'smarmmcircumference.m -
m widthmofmthemcuffmshouldm bem40m%mofmarmmcircumference
c. Howmthemclientsmsitmwithmhismarmmrestingmabovemthemlevelmofmhismheart.m-
m MUSTmBEmATmHEARTmLEVEL
d. Releasemthempressuremonmthemclient'smarmm5mtom6mmmmpermsecond.m -
pressuremreleasemshouldmnotmbem moremthanm2mtom 3mmmmhgmpermsecond
m
mRationale:mATImFUNDAmsaysm40%mofmthemarmmcircumferencempg.m139.mReleasemthempres
suremnomfastermthanm2mtom3mmmmHgmpermsecond.mApplymthemBPmcuffm2.5mcmm(1min)mabovemthemantecubitalms
pacemwithmthembrachialmarteryminmlinemwithmthemmarkingmonmthemcuff.ApplymthemBPmcuffm2.5mcmm(1min)mabov
emthemantecubitalmspacemwithmthembrachialmarteryminmlinemwithmthem markingmonmthemcuff.
9. Amnursemismpreparingmtomperformmnasalmtrachealmsuctioningmformamclient.mWhichmofmthemfollow
ingmismanmappropriatemactionmformthemnursemtomtake?mChapterm53mAirwaymmanagementmpage
m 563
a. Holdmthemsuctionmcathetermwithmthemcleanmnon-dominantmhand.
b. Applymsuctioningmform20mtom30mseconds.-m10m-15msecondsmismthemmaximum.
c. Placemthemcatheterminmamlocationmthatmismcleanmandmdrymformlatermusemnewmline.-
m NEVERmEVERmREUSEmTHEmSUCTIONmCATHETERm.myoumthrowmitmawaymaftermb
eingmused.
d. Usemsurgicalmasepsismwhenmperformingmthemprocedure.-
m bookmsaymmedicalmasepsismwhichmismmaybemthemsamemthingm.
Rationale:msterilemtechniquemformtrachea
Rationale:mATImFUNDA.mPG.m316mUsemsurgicalmasepsismformallmtypesmofmsuctioning.m
Nomlongermthanm10-15msecondsmtomavoidmhypoxemia
10. Amnursemismdocumentingmclientmcare.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmabbreviationsmshouldmthemnurse
m use?atimbookmwasmnotmthoroughmsomimhadmtomgomonmdifferentmsitesmformchartsm-
notmconfidentmwithmthis,mpleasemdoublemcheck.
m
a. “SS”mformslidingmscale
b. “BRP”mformbathroommprivileges
c. “OJ”mformorangemjuice-mdomnot
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