MED SURG 201 Section 2 Final Exam Practice Questions 2022.2023 .

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,1. The nurse is scheduled to give a dose of ipratropi
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um bromide by metered dose inhaler. The nurse wo
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uld administer the right drug by selecting the inhal
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er with which of the following trade names?
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A. Vanceril
B. Pulmicort
C. AeroBid
D. Atrovent - ANS- g g


D. Atrovent The trade or brand name for ipratropi
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um bromide, an anticholinergic medication, is Atro
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2. The nurse determines that the patient understood
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medication instructions about the use of a spacer devi
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ce when taking inhaled medications after hearing the
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patient state which of the following as the primary be
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nefit?
A. "Now I will not need to breathe in as deeply
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when taking the inhaler medications."
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,B. "This device will make it so much easier and f
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aster to take my inhaled medications."
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C. "I will pay less for medication because it will last l
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onger."
D. "More of the medication will get down into my lu
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ngs to help my breathing." - ANS-
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D. "More of the medication will get down into my lu
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ngs to help my breathing." A spacer assists more m
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edication to reach the lungs, with less being deposit
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ed in the mouth and the back of the throat.
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2. The nurse is caring for a patient with COPD and
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pneumonia who has an order for arterial blood gas g g g g g g g g


es to be drawn. Which of the following is the mini
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mum length of time the nurse should plan to hold
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pressure on the puncture site? g g g g




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D. 15 minutes - ANS- g g g


B. 5 minutes Following obtaining an arterial bloo
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d gas, the nurse should
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, hold pressure on the puncture site for 5 minutes by t
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he clock to be sure that bleeding has stopped. An art
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ery is an elastic vessel under higher pressure than vei
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ns, and significant blood loss or hematoma formatio
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n could occur if the time is insufficient.
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3. The nurse notices clear nasal drainage in a patient
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newly admitted with facial trauma, including a nasal
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fracture. The nurse should:
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A. test the drainage for the presence of glucose.
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D. apply a drip pad and reassure the patient this is no
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A. test the drainage for the presence of glucose. Clea
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r nasal drainage suggests leakage of cerebrospinal fl
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uid (CSF). The drainage should be tested for the prese
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nce of glucose, which would indicate the presence of
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CSF.