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A Patient was admitted for shortness of breath.
The nurse connects the patient to the cardiac
monitor. According to the strip below, which
treatment is appropriate for the patient?
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a. administer adenosine
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b. administer a thiazide medication
c. adminster an oral anticoagulant
d. administer a beta blocker Ans: c.
An acute myocardial infarction patient
ambulated in the hospital hallway. When
evaluating the patient response, which would
indicate the exercise level should be decreased?
a. oxygen satuartion changes from 100% to 98%
b. blood pressure changes from 118/60 to
126/26
c. respiratory rate changes from 14 to 20
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d. heart rate changes from 66-101 Ans: d.
The nurse is caring for 70-year-old patient who
the nurse suspects having difficulty hearing.
The nurse is providing discharge instructions.
The patient is nodding as the charge nurse
discusses the orders. What action should the
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nurse take to assess whether or not the patient
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heard and understood what she has said?
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a. Ask the patient to repeat back what he was
instructed to do
b. Ask the patient if he understood the
instructions and ask him to sign the form
c. Ask another nurse to witness providing
instructions to the patient
d. Call the wife and provide the instruction to
her Ans: a.
*Statement terminally ill pt to caregiver. Ans:
"Stop taking chemo-therapy medications."
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A nurse has committed a serious medication
error and reported the error to the hospital's
adverse medication error hotline as well to the
unit manager. The manager is a firm believer in
developing critical thinking skills. From this
stand point what action by the manage would be
the
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best to nurture this ability in the nurse who
made the error?
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a. Let the nurse work with more experience
nurses when giving medications
b. Have the nurse present and in-service related
to the cause of the error
c. Send the nurse to refresher course on
medication administration
d. In struct nurse to write a paper on how to
avoid this type of error Ans: b.
The nurse is taking care of a patient just
diagnosed with CHF. The patient is an attorney
and has brought his work with him to do at the
hospital. He is constantly on the phone
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discussing work and seems very hurried. The
nurse assesses this to be what type of stress?
a.Acute stress
b. Epidodic stress
c. Chronic stress
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d. Normal stress Ans: b.
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Which of the following conditions puts a patient
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at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome?
(select all)
a. Drug reaction
b. Head injury
c. Pancreatitis
d. Sepsis
e. High altitudes Ans: a.
b.
c.
Med surg 2 final exam Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
A Patient was admitted for shortness of breath.
The nurse connects the patient to the cardiac
monitor. According to the strip below, which
treatment is appropriate for the patient?
© 2025 Assignment
Guru01 - Stuvia
a. administer adenosine
Expert
b. administer a thiazide medication
c. adminster an oral anticoagulant
d. administer a beta blocker Ans: c.
An acute myocardial infarction patient
ambulated in the hospital hallway. When
evaluating the patient response, which would
indicate the exercise level should be decreased?
a. oxygen satuartion changes from 100% to 98%
b. blood pressure changes from 118/60 to
126/26
c. respiratory rate changes from 14 to 20
, 2
d. heart rate changes from 66-101 Ans: d.
The nurse is caring for 70-year-old patient who
the nurse suspects having difficulty hearing.
The nurse is providing discharge instructions.
The patient is nodding as the charge nurse
discusses the orders. What action should the
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nurse take to assess whether or not the patient
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heard and understood what she has said?
Expert
a. Ask the patient to repeat back what he was
instructed to do
b. Ask the patient if he understood the
instructions and ask him to sign the form
c. Ask another nurse to witness providing
instructions to the patient
d. Call the wife and provide the instruction to
her Ans: a.
*Statement terminally ill pt to caregiver. Ans:
"Stop taking chemo-therapy medications."
, 3
A nurse has committed a serious medication
error and reported the error to the hospital's
adverse medication error hotline as well to the
unit manager. The manager is a firm believer in
developing critical thinking skills. From this
stand point what action by the manage would be
the
© 2025 Assignment
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best to nurture this ability in the nurse who
made the error?
Expert
a. Let the nurse work with more experience
nurses when giving medications
b. Have the nurse present and in-service related
to the cause of the error
c. Send the nurse to refresher course on
medication administration
d. In struct nurse to write a paper on how to
avoid this type of error Ans: b.
The nurse is taking care of a patient just
diagnosed with CHF. The patient is an attorney
and has brought his work with him to do at the
hospital. He is constantly on the phone
, 4
discussing work and seems very hurried. The
nurse assesses this to be what type of stress?
a.Acute stress
b. Epidodic stress
c. Chronic stress
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d. Normal stress Ans: b.
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Which of the following conditions puts a patient
Expert
at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome?
(select all)
a. Drug reaction
b. Head injury
c. Pancreatitis
d. Sepsis
e. High altitudes Ans: a.
b.
c.
