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65-year-old female arrives in the ER with shortness of breath and chest pain, nurse accidentally
administers 10 mg of morphine sulfate instead of 4 mg as prescribed. Later, the client's
respiratory rate is 10 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation is 98%, and she states that her pain has
subsided
The client would not be able to prove malpractice in court
Deep vein thrombosis on heparin protocol based on a tPTT of 65 to 95 seconds. The current
PTT resultis 35 seconds
Increase the rate of the heparin infusion
Calculate the rate of this rhythm strip
(It should be 90-100 depending on which set of 6 squares you use)
A client is admitted to the emergency room because of an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) The antidote for acetaminophen (Tylenol) is acetylcysteine
(Mucomyst)
For increase magnesium level
Give calcium gluconate
Patient admitted with a Dx of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with scant urinary output, K+2.5
mEq/l, pHof 7.26, T 98ºF, HR 128 bpm, RR 36, and BP 90/52 Pottasium IV at 20 mEq/250 ml
over 1 hour
Irregular respiratory rate with periods of apnea lasting 10 to 15 seconds Apply
supplemental O2
The alarm of a client’s pulse oximeter sounds and the nurse notes that the oxygen saturation rate
is indicated at 85%
Administer oxygen by face mask
Doing CPR on intubated client with palpable pulse during 2-min cycle of chest compressions,
absent breath sounds over left lung
prepare for the endotracheal tube to be repositioned
Unresponsive client who ingested an unknown number of meperidine (DEMOROL) 50mg
tablets. Naloxone (NARCAN) 0.4mg IV is administered, and the client is now responding to
verbal stimuli. Which finding in the next hour requires immediate action by the nurse Difficulty
in arousing
Patient in the MICU. What problem is a client probably experiencing who has an easily
obliterated radial pulse and below-normal pressures, (BP), (CVP), (PAP), and pulmonary under
pressure Hypovolemic shock
PRI interval
, depolarization and repolarization
Which is the highest for carcinogenic shock
traumatic amputation from the groin down (there one of the choice a pt w/ gunshot wound to
the chestand abdomen)
*HESI HINT: if Cardiogenic shock exits in the presence of pulmonary edema (ex. from pump
failure), position pt to reduce venous return (high fowler’s w/ legs down) in order to reduce
further venous return to the left ventricle
Patient with wrist restraints the nurse first slides two fingers under the restraints and then notes
that the ties are secured to the side rail using a quick-release tie Reposition the restraints ties,
securing them to the bed frame
Nursing home patient admitted with urinary sepsis and has a single-lumen, peripherally-
inserted central catheter (PICC). Four medications are prescribed for 9:00 a.m.and the nurse
is running behind schedule(Zosyn) over 30 minutes q8 hours first
During a family baseball game, an adult male is hot on the head with a bat, and he is suspected
of sustaining an epidural bleed
“Was your husband knocked out by the blow”
CPR for a pregnant lady
Heimlich w/ chest compression
*HESI HINT: At 20wks gestation & beyond, the gravid uterus should be shifted to the left by
placing the women in a 15-30 degree angled, left lateral position or by using a wedge under her
right side to tilt her to her left
Patient has received 250 ml of 0.9% normal saline through the IV line in the last hour and is
now tachypneic, and has a pulse rate of 120 beats/minute, with a pulse volume of +4. Decrease
the saline to keep-open rate
In EKG reading which complex represents depolarization of the ventricles QRS
complex
The risk for metabolic shock syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome
23 year-old male brought to the ER by a group of fraternity brothers after a hazing event at the
university.Blood alcohol level (BAL) of 3.8 and a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3
Initiate IV access using Lactated Ringer’s solution 1000ml with thiamine 100mg
The nurse in the emergency department is using the simple triage and rapid transport
(START) systemto assess victims of a hurricane
A yellow disaster tag means critical injuries and require immediate intervention
Electrical burn pt
put him in a cardiac telemetry monitor