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Saunders Medsurg Respiratory/Saunders Medsurg Respiratory. 1. The nurse is assessing the functioning of a chest tube drainage system in a client who has just returned from the recovery room following a thoracotomy with wedge resection. Which are the expected assessment findings? Select all that apply. 1. Excessive bubbling in the water seal chamber 2. Vigorous bubbling in the suction control chamber 3. Drainage system maintained below the client's chest 4. 50 mL of drainage in the drai...

Prioritization Chapter 8 Endocrine Management/Prioritization Chapter 8 Endocrine Management. hapter 8 Endocrine Management 2. Which task is most appropriate for the medical nurse to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? 1. Request the UAP to take the diabetic client’s HS snack to the client. 2. Ask the UAP to escort the client on the PCA pump to the bathroom. 3. Tell the UAP to witness the client’s advance directive. 4. Ask the UAP to show the client how to take the cl...

Saunders Medsurg Skin Integumentary/Saunders Medsurg Skin Integumentary. 1. A client calls the emergency department and tells the nurse that he came directly into contact with poison ivy shrubs. The client tells the nurse that he cannot see anything on the skin and asks the nurse what to do. The nurse should make which response? 1. "Come to the emergency department." 2. "Apply calamine lotion immediately to the exposed skin areas." 3. "Take a shower immediately, lathering and rinsi...

Saunders Medsurg Endocrine 1. A client is brought to the emergency department in an unresponsive state, and a diagnosis of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome is made. The nurse would immediately pre pare to initiate which anticipated health care provider's prescription? 1. Endotracheal intubation 2. 100 units of NPH insulin 3. Intravenous infusion of normal saline 4. Intravenous infusion of sodium bicarbonate Answer: 3. Intravenous infusion of normal saline Rationale: The primary goal of treat...

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Test Bank: Working With Groups of Patients Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A psychiatric nurse clinician on an inpatient unit plans to lead a special-problems group for withdrawn patients. Which information will be of most assistance as the nurse prepares for this assignment? a. Inpatient groups rarely have a lasting beneficial effect. b. Inpatient groups have short-term, goal-oriented sessions. c. Inpatient groups are helpful for patients with verbal skil...

Test Bank: Working With an Individual Patient Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient is hospitalized for severe depression. Knowing that the patient will be discharged after a short stay, what is the nurse’s first priority? a. Maximize the benefits of milieu management. b. Immediately begin to explore acute patient issues. c. Develop a goal-directed, problem-centered relationship. d. Choose a specific theoretical model as the basis for care. ANS: C ...

Test Bank: Legal Issues Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Considering the M’Naghten Rule, what information is most important for the nurse to document when caring for a patient who will soon be tried on murder charges? a. The patient’s participation in treatment planning b. The patient’s comments about commission of the crime c. Examples of behaviors that support psychiatric diagnoses d. The patient’s perceptions of the need for hospitalization and ...

Test Bank: Spiritual Issues Keltner : Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The patient says, “I know I’m very sick right now, but I trust that God will make me better.” Based on this statement, the nurse can assess the patient’s spirituality as being based on what model? a. Theism b. Humanism c. Behaviorism d. Existentialism ANS: A Theism is the only model that suggests that people are inextricably tied to a transcendent being. This view provides hope for a b...

Test Bank: Med, Meds, Milieu Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A newly licensed asks a nursing recruiter for a description of nursing practice in the psychiatric setting. What is the nurse recruiter’s best response? a. “The nurse primarily serves in a supportive role to members of the health care delivery team.” b. “The multidisciplinary approach eliminates the need to clearly define the responsibilities of nursing in such a setting.” c. “Nursing...