NSG 430 EXAM 4 ADULT HEALTH NURSING II
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1. What is an expected lab value for someone with SIADH?
a. The patient has a weight gain of 9 pounds.
b. The patient reports some dyspnea with activity.
c. The patient has a urine specific gravity of 1.025.
d. The patient has a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L.
Answer> d. The patient has a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L.
2. A 37-year-old female patient is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI).
Which information will be most useful to the nurse in evaluating improvement
in kidney function?
a. Urine volume
b. Creatinine level
c. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
d. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level
Answer> c. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
3. A 50-year-old man vomiting blood-streaked fluid is admitted to the hospital
with acute gastritis. To determine possible risk factors for gastritis, the nurse will
ask the patient about?// known gastritis risk?
a. The amount of saturated fat in the diet
,4. Which information will a patient's glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) result
provide to the nurse?
a. Fasting preprandial glucose levels
b. Glucose levels 2 hours after a meal
c. Glucose control over the past 90 days
d. Hypoglycemic episodes in the past 3 months
Answer> c. Glucose control over the past 90 days
5. Patient has partial-thickness burns, what indicates that fluid resuscitation has
been effective? //During the emergent phase of burn care, which assess- ment is
most useful in determining whether the patient is receiving adequate fluid
infusion?
Answer> Measure hourly urine output
6. After a patient who has septic shock receives 2 L of IV normal saline, the
central venous pressure is 10 mm Hg and the blood pressure is 82/40 mm Hg.
Which medication would the nurse anticipate being prescribed?
a. Furosemide
b. Nitroglycerin
c. Norepinephrine
d. Sodium nitroprusside
Answer> c. Norepinephrine
7. Parkland formula 65kg, 55% med math in ml/hr
, nurse take first?
a. Monitor the pulses every hour.
b. Notify the health care provider.
c. Elevate both legs above heart level with pillows.
d. Encourage the patient to flex and extend the toes.
Answer> b. Notify the health care
provider.
9. The nurse will plan discharge teaching about the need for prophylactic
antibiotics when having dental procedures for the patient who?
a. Patient admitted with a large acute myocardial infarction
b. Patient being discharged after an exacerbation of heart failure
c. Patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve
d. Patient being treated for rheumatic fever after a streptococcal infection
Answer> c. Patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve
10. Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient
who has cardiogenic shock?
a. Check temperature every 2 hours.
b. Monitor breath sounds frequently.
c. Maintain patient in supine position.
d. Assess skin for flushing and itching.
Answer> b. Monitor breath sounds frequently.
11. When titrating IV nitroglycerin (Tridil) for a patient with a myocardial infarc-
tion (MI), which action will the nurse take to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Questions with Answers Top Rated A+ 2025
1. What is an expected lab value for someone with SIADH?
a. The patient has a weight gain of 9 pounds.
b. The patient reports some dyspnea with activity.
c. The patient has a urine specific gravity of 1.025.
d. The patient has a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L.
Answer> d. The patient has a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L.
2. A 37-year-old female patient is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI).
Which information will be most useful to the nurse in evaluating improvement
in kidney function?
a. Urine volume
b. Creatinine level
c. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
d. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level
Answer> c. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
3. A 50-year-old man vomiting blood-streaked fluid is admitted to the hospital
with acute gastritis. To determine possible risk factors for gastritis, the nurse will
ask the patient about?// known gastritis risk?
a. The amount of saturated fat in the diet
,4. Which information will a patient's glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) result
provide to the nurse?
a. Fasting preprandial glucose levels
b. Glucose levels 2 hours after a meal
c. Glucose control over the past 90 days
d. Hypoglycemic episodes in the past 3 months
Answer> c. Glucose control over the past 90 days
5. Patient has partial-thickness burns, what indicates that fluid resuscitation has
been effective? //During the emergent phase of burn care, which assess- ment is
most useful in determining whether the patient is receiving adequate fluid
infusion?
Answer> Measure hourly urine output
6. After a patient who has septic shock receives 2 L of IV normal saline, the
central venous pressure is 10 mm Hg and the blood pressure is 82/40 mm Hg.
Which medication would the nurse anticipate being prescribed?
a. Furosemide
b. Nitroglycerin
c. Norepinephrine
d. Sodium nitroprusside
Answer> c. Norepinephrine
7. Parkland formula 65kg, 55% med math in ml/hr
, nurse take first?
a. Monitor the pulses every hour.
b. Notify the health care provider.
c. Elevate both legs above heart level with pillows.
d. Encourage the patient to flex and extend the toes.
Answer> b. Notify the health care
provider.
9. The nurse will plan discharge teaching about the need for prophylactic
antibiotics when having dental procedures for the patient who?
a. Patient admitted with a large acute myocardial infarction
b. Patient being discharged after an exacerbation of heart failure
c. Patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve
d. Patient being treated for rheumatic fever after a streptococcal infection
Answer> c. Patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve
10. Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient
who has cardiogenic shock?
a. Check temperature every 2 hours.
b. Monitor breath sounds frequently.
c. Maintain patient in supine position.
d. Assess skin for flushing and itching.
Answer> b. Monitor breath sounds frequently.
11. When titrating IV nitroglycerin (Tridil) for a patient with a myocardial infarc-
tion (MI), which action will the nurse take to evaluate the effectiveness of the
