RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY
EXAM 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1.Your 85 year old patient with atrial fibrillation fell at
home 3 days ago. You notice she has been having
several episodes of acute confusion since being
admitted to your unit. What is the most important
order you should anticipate from the provider? You're?
...ANSWER..Hold wayfaring (coumadin) for the next 48
hours
2.Your new admission presents with a cough,
unintentional weight loss, frequent knot sweats, and
bloody sputum. What type of isolation precautions
should you initiate, if any? ...ANSWER..Airborne
precautions
3.Upon entering your patient's room you note that they
are having a seizure. What is your 1st action?
...ANSWER..Position the patient on their side to
maintain the airway
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, 4.You find your coworker looking through your patient's
medical record.. She States how is Mr. Smith doing? He
is my best friend's dad. We are so worried about him.
What is the best course of action? ...ANSWER..Tell her
you cannot give her information and report her actions
to your manager.
5.Your male patient complaints of discomfort while
inflating the balloon during insertion of a endwelling
urinary catheter. What would be the most appropriate
action? ...ANSWER..Deflate the balloon, advance the
catheter further, then reinflate the balloon.
6.Your patient takes regular insulin and NPH twice A-day
for glucose control. What times should the patient be
taught to be alert for signs of hypoglycemia?
...ANSWER..Is late afternoon and early morning
7.What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole
(protonix) used for? ...ANSWER..Reduce gastric acid
secretion
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EXAM 2024 TEST BANK COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1.Your 85 year old patient with atrial fibrillation fell at
home 3 days ago. You notice she has been having
several episodes of acute confusion since being
admitted to your unit. What is the most important
order you should anticipate from the provider? You're?
...ANSWER..Hold wayfaring (coumadin) for the next 48
hours
2.Your new admission presents with a cough,
unintentional weight loss, frequent knot sweats, and
bloody sputum. What type of isolation precautions
should you initiate, if any? ...ANSWER..Airborne
precautions
3.Upon entering your patient's room you note that they
are having a seizure. What is your 1st action?
...ANSWER..Position the patient on their side to
maintain the airway
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, 4.You find your coworker looking through your patient's
medical record.. She States how is Mr. Smith doing? He
is my best friend's dad. We are so worried about him.
What is the best course of action? ...ANSWER..Tell her
you cannot give her information and report her actions
to your manager.
5.Your male patient complaints of discomfort while
inflating the balloon during insertion of a endwelling
urinary catheter. What would be the most appropriate
action? ...ANSWER..Deflate the balloon, advance the
catheter further, then reinflate the balloon.
6.Your patient takes regular insulin and NPH twice A-day
for glucose control. What times should the patient be
taught to be alert for signs of hypoglycemia?
...ANSWER..Is late afternoon and early morning
7.What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole
(protonix) used for? ...ANSWER..Reduce gastric acid
secretion
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