Surgical Nursing

1. The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical–surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see initially? 1. A client admitted with hepatitis A who has had severe diarrhea for the last 24 hours 2. A client admitted with pneumonia who is has small amounts of yellow productive sputum 3. A client admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) who has been without fever for the last 48 hours 4. A client admitted with a wound infection whose WBC is 8,500 mm3 Answer: 1 Rationale: The n...

Which iassessment ifinding iwould ialert ithe inurse ito iask ithe ipatient iabout ialcohol iuse? a. Low iblood ipressure c. Elevated itemperature b. Decreased iheart irate d. i Abdominal itenderness ANS: i D Abdominal ipain iassociated iwith igastrointestinal itract iand iliver idysfunction iis icommon iinipatients iwith ichronic ialcohol iuse. iThe iother iproblems iare inot iassociated iwith ialcohol iuse. DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iApply i(application) REF: 151 TOP: i Nursing iProcess: ...

Which iassessment ifinding iwould ialert ithe inurse ito iask ithe ipatient iabout ialcohol iuse? a. Low iblood ipressure c. Elevated itemperature b. Decreased iheart irate d. i Abdominal itenderness ANS: i D Abdominal ipain iassociated iwith igastrointestinal itract iand iliver idysfunction iis icommon iinipatients iwith ichronic ialcohol iuse. iThe iother iproblems iare inot iassociated iwith ialcohol iuse. DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iApply i(application) REF: 151 TOP: i Nursing iProcess: ...