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TableHofHContents
UnitHI
NursingHRolesHandHResponsibilitiesH
UnitHII
PsychosocialHAspectsHofHClientHCar
eHUnitHIII ConceptsHofHHealthHandHIllness
UnitHIV CommonHMedical-SurgicalHProblems
UnitHV
CaringHforHClientsHwithHRespiratoryHDisordersHU
nitHVI
CaringHforHClientsHwithHCardiovascularHDisorder
s
UnitHVIIHCaringHforHClientsHwithHHematopoieticHandHLymphaticHDisorder
sHUnitHVIIIHCaringHforHClientsHwithHImmuneHDisorders
UnitHIX
CaringHforHClientsHwithHNeurologicHDisorder
sHUnitHX CaringHforHClientsHwithHSensoryHProblems
UnitHXI
CaringHforHClientsHwithHGastrointestinalHProblem
sHUnitHXIIH CaringHforHClientsHwithHEndocrineHProblems
UnitHXIIIHDisturbancesHofHSexualHStructuresHorHReproductiveHFunctio
nHUnitHXIVHCaringHforHClientsHwithHUrinaryHandHRenalHProblems
UnitHXVHCaringHforHClientsHwithHMusculoskeletalHProblem
sHUnitHXVIHCaringHforHClientsHwithHIntegumentaryHProblem
sHAppendix:HAnswers
MULTIPLEHCHOICE.
ChooseHtheHoneHalternativeHthatHbestHcompletesHtheHstateme
ntHorHanswersHtheHquestion.
1) TheHnurseHisHassistingHaHpostoperativeHclientHinHusingHanHincentiveHspirometer.HWhi
chHofHtheHfollowingHpostoperativeHcomplicationsHisHthisHnurseHattemptingHtoHavoidHwit
hHthisHclient?H1)HH
A) HemorrhageHB)HPulmonaryHembolis
mHC)DeepHveinHthrombosisHD)HAtelectas
is
2) AHclientHwhoHisHrecoveringHfromHabdominalHsurgeryHhasHaHpenroseHdrain.HWhichH
ofHtheHfollowingHshouldHtheHnurseHincludeHinHtheHcareHofHthisHclient?H2)HH
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HA)MakeHsureHthereHisHaHsafetyHpinHonHtheHendHofHtheHdrain.
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B) CleanHtheHwoundHwithHnormalHsalineHeveryHtwoHhours.
C) EmptyHtheHdrainHeveryH30Hminutes.
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D) RemoveHtheHdrainHfourHhoursHpostoperatively.
3) AHclientHisHinHtheHrecoveryHroom.HWhichHofHtheHfollowingHmembersHofHtheHhealthca
reHteamHshouldHtheHnurseHcontactHregardingHtheHclient'sHlevelHofHpainHcontrol?H3)HH
HA)TheHsurgeonHB)HTheHanesthesiologist
C)TheHscrubHnurseHD)HTheHcirculatingHnurse
4) DuringHtheHassessmentHofHaHpostoperativeHclient'sHbowelHsounds,HtheHnurseHausculta
tesHhigh-
pitchedHsoundsHoverHallHfourHabdominalHquadrants.HTheHnurseHrealizesHthisHfindingHco
uldHindicate:H4)HH
A) NormalHbowelHfunction.HB)HTheHonsetHofHstoo
l.HC)TheHonsetHofHflatus.HD)HParalyticHileus.
5) AHclientHisHbeingHtransferredHfromHtheHoperatingHroomHtoHtheHrecoveryHroom.HT
heHnurseHinHtheHrecoveryHroomHwillHbeHprovidingHwhichHphaseHofHnursingHcare?H5)
A) IntraoperativeHB)HPreoperativ
eHC)RestorativeHD)HPostoperative
6) AHclientHisHbeingHscheduledHforHsurgery.HWhichHofHtheHfollowingHshouldHbeHinclud
edHinHtheHpreoperativeHteachingHprovidedHbyHtheHnurse?H6)HH
A) TheHcredentialsHofHtheHanesthesiologist
B) InformationHconcerningHtheHsurgicalHprocedureHwhichHwillHbeHperformedHbyHth
eHsurgeon
C) CostHofHtheHprocedure
D) PlannedHlengthHofHstayHatHtheHhospital
7) AHclientHisHbeingHpositionedHforHaHhipHreplacementHprocedure.HInHwhichHofHt
heHfollowingHpositionsHwillHthisHclientHmostHlikelyHbeHplaced?H7)HH
HA)Dorsal Hrecumbent HB)HLateral Hchest
C)Semi-sittingHD)HProne
8) AHpostoperativeHclientHtellsHtheHnurse,H"AHbookHIHreadHsaidHthatHIHshouldHnotHeatHaft
erHsurgeryHforHatHleastHaHweek."HWhichHofHtheHfollowingHstatementsHwouldHbeHanHappr
opriateHnursingHresponse?H8)HH
A) "YouHdon'tHneedHanyHfoodHtoHhealHanyway."
B) "That'sHtrue."
C) "That'sHnotHtrue.HYouHcouldHgetHanHinfectionHinHyourHstomach."
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D) "I'llHbeHgivingHyouHintravenousHfeedingsHanyway."
9) AnHelderlyHpostoperativeHclientHisHgivenHanHantiemeticHforHnausea.HWhichHofHthe
HfollowingHsignsHwouldHindicateHthisHclientHisHexperiencingHaHpossibleHreactionHtoHt
heHmedication?H9)HH
A) DryHmouth
B) InvoluntaryHmuscleHmovement
sHC)BreakthroughHvomitingHD)Co
nfusion
10) AHclientHisHsigningHaHsurgicalHconsent.HAfterwards,HtheHnurseHalsoHsignsHtheHfor
m.HWhatHisHtheHmeaningHofHtheHnursingHsignature?H10)HH
A) ItHmeansHtheHclientHwasHalertHandHawareHofHwhatHwasHbeingHsigned.
B) ItHmeansHthereHisHaHlikelihoodHofHaHsuccessfulHoutcome.
C) ItHmeansHtheHclientHunderstoodHtheHprocedureHasHdescribedHbyHtheHnurse.
D) ItHmeansHtheHsurgeonHwasHtooHbusyHtoHwaitHforHtheHclientHtoHsignHtheHform.
11) AHclient'sHendotrachealHtubeHisHbeingHremovedHafterHtheHsurgicalHprocedure.HTh
eHintra-
operativeHnurseHrealizesHthisHclientHisHinHwhichHphaseHofHtheHgeneralHanesthesiaHpro
cess?H11)HH
A) InductionHB)HMaintenanc
eHC)ReductionHD)HEmergenc
e
12) AnHelderlyHclientHisHbeingHpreparedHforHorthopedicHsurgery.HTheHnurseHrealizesHth
isHclientHisHatHriskHforHwhichHofHtheHfollowing?H12)HH
A) ProlongedHeffectsHofHanesthesiaHbecauseHofHherbalHsupplement
sHB)DecreasedHtoleranceHofHgeneralHanesthesia
C)IncreasedHhypotensiveHeffectsHofHanesthesi
aHD)WoundHdehiscence
13) TheHclientHwhoHisHpreparingHforHsurgeryHasksHtheHnurseHtoHkeepHtheirHglassesHa
ndHhearingHaidHin-
placeHuntilHtheyHareHunderHanesthesia.HWhichHofHtheHfollowingHstatementsHbyHtheH
nurseHdemonstratesHaccurate,HtherapeuticHcommunication?H13)
A) "IHwillHcontactHtheHsurgeryHdepartmentHtoHdiscussHyouHrequests.
"HB)"Certainly,HyouHcanHkeepHthemHforHthatHtime."
C) "YouHcannotHkeepHthoseHin."