Adult Health III (Asn) Section 02- Final Proctored Exam - Albany State University

The nurse correlates which process with the brain damage that results from increased intracranial pressure secondary to cerebral edema?

Which of these patient assignments should the medical-surgical RN give to an LPN/LVN with 10 years of medical-surgical experience?

When caring for a patient with acute coronary syndrome who has returned to the coronary care unit after having a PCI, the nurse obtains these assessment data. Which data indicate the need for immediat

A terminally ill client has just died in a hospital setting with the family members at the bedside. The health care provider is also present. What should be the nurse's priority intervention as postmo

The nurse assesses a client with dyspnea, tracheal deviation, and pulse oximetry reading of 86 What is the nurse's interpretation of these findings?

The nurse is triaging four clients injured in a car crash. Which client should receive priority treatment?

The client has a heart rate averaging 56 beats/min. The client has no adverse symptoms associated with this bradycardia and is not being treated for it. Which of the following activity modifications s

While assessing the patient, the nurse observes constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber of the patient's closed chest-drainage system. What should the nurse conclude?

The physician orders the following mechanical ventilation settings for a patient: Tidal volume 800 mL, FiO2 50, Respiratory rate 14 breaths/min, Mode assist/control, and PEEP 10 cm. The patient's spon

Which medication will the nurse administer to a client in the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock?

The nurse is caring for an 18-year-old athlete with a possible cervical spine (C-5) injury following a diving accident. The nurse assesses a blood pressure of 70/50 mm Hg, heart rate 45 beats/min, and

The client is experiencing sinus bradycardia with hypotension and dizziness. Which medication will the nurse administer?

Which statement by the nurse when explaining the purpose of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to the family members of a patient with ARDS is correct?

A 65-year-old male is admitted to the progressive care unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia. He has a past history of pulmonary disease and diabetes. A set of arterial blood gases is obtained on admissi

The nurse is admitting a patient who is complaining of chest pain to the emergency department. Which information collected by the nurse suggests that the pain is caused by an acute myocardial infarcti

The nurse is caring for an adult patient who has gone into ventricular fibrillation. When assisting with defibrillating the patient, what must the nurse do?

To decrease the risk of secondary exposure to a chemical that was used in a terrorist attack, which of the following initial steps must be implemented?

The patient is a known intravenous drug abuser and presents to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The patient denies having hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus in

The development of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome is confirmed in a patient who manifests:

Which of the following statements are true regarding post-traumatic stress disorder?

Which statement best describes the basic concept of mass casualty triage?

Which assessment alerts the nurse to the possibility that the intrathoracic pressure in a mechanically ventilated client is too high?

Mr. Paul is a 39-year-old man who sustained a 30 The affected areas include his right arm and hand and sections of his anterior and posterior trunk and neck. Mr. Paul was injured at 2:00 p.m. and rush

The nurse has received change-of-shift report about all of these patients on the telemetry unit. Which patient should the nurse see first.

A patient with myocardial infarction develops symptomatic hypotension. The monitor shows a type 1, second-degree AV block with a heart rate of 30. The nurse administers IV atropine as prescribed. The