Exam 9: BIOD 351/ BIOD351 Module 9 Complete: Pharmacology| Questions and Verified Answers | 100 OUT OF 100 With Complete Solution

Exam 9: BIOD 351/ BIOD351 Module 9 Complete:
Pharmacology| Questions and Verified Answers |
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Question:
A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she
just felt "something give way" in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the
incision and notes the presence of wound dehiscence. The nurse immediately takes
which action?
Answer:
Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline
solution




Question:
A client who just returned from the recovery room after a tonsillectomy and
adenoidectomy is restless and her pulse rate is increased. As the nurse continues
the assessment, the client begins to vomit a copious amount of bright-red blood.
Which is the immediate nursing action?
Answer:
Notify the surgeon




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Question:

,A client who has just undergone surgery suddenly experiences chest pain, dyspnea,
and tachypnea. The nurse suspects that the client has a pulmonary embolism and
immediately takes which action?
Answer:
Administering oxygen by way of nasal cannula




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Question:
A nurse is assessing a client who has a closed chest tube drainage system. The
nurse notes constant bubbling in the water seal chamber. What actions should the
nurse take? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Assessing the system for an external air leak


Documenting assessment findings, actions taken, and client response




Question:
A nurse is helping a client with a closed chest tube drainage system get out of bed
and into a chair. During the transfer, the chest tube is caught on the leg of the chair
and dislodged from the insertion site. The immediate priority on the part of the
nurse is which action?
Answer:
Covering the insertion site with a sterile occlusive dressing

,Question:
A nurse performing nasopharyngeal suctioning and suddenly notes the presence of
bloody secretions. The nurse should take which action first?
Answer:
Check the degree of suction being applied.




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Question:
A nurse is suctioning a client through a tracheostomy tube. During the procedure,
the client begins to cough, and the nurse hears a wheeze. The nurse tries to remove
the suction catheter from the client's trachea but is unable to do so. The nurse
would take which action first?
Answer:
Disconnect the suction source from the catheter.




Question:
A nurse assesses the closed chest tube drainage system of a client who underwent
lobectomy 24 hours ago. The nurse notes that there has been no chest tube drainage
for the past hour. The nurse first performs which action?
Answer:
Checks for kinks in the drainage system




Question:
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, A nurse is monitoring a postoperative client on an hourly basis. The nurse notes
that the client's urine output for the past hour was 25 mL. On the basis of this
finding, the nurse takes which action first?
Answer:
Checks the client's overall intake and output record




Question:
A nurse is getting a client out of bed for the first time since surgery. The nurse
raises the head of the bed, and the client complains of dizziness. Which action
should the nurse take first?
Answer:
Lowering the head of the bed slowly until the dizziness is relieved




Question:
A nurse is preparing for intershift report when a nurse's aide pulls an emergency
call light in a client's room. Upon answering the light, the nurse finds a client who
returned from surgery earlier in the day experiencing tachycardia and tachypnea.
Which action should the nurse take first?
Answer:
Administering oxygen at the prescribed rate




Question:
A nurse is monitoring the chest tube drainage system of a postoperative client who
has undergone a right upper lobectomy. The closed drainage system contains 300
mL of bloody drainage, and the nurse notes intermittent bubbling in the water seal