Adult Health Proctored Exam

A nurse is teaching a client with a partial-thickness wound how to wear the elastic pressure garment. How often should the nurse instruct the client to wear this garment?

The nurse assesses a 72 kg client six hours after a thermal burn covering 50% of the client's total body surface area. Of the findings listed below, which is the most important to communicate to the h

The nurse is assessing the client with a circumferential burn to the left upper extremity. The nurse anticipates the performance of an escharotomy with which of the following assessment findings?

A 72 kg client with 60% severe thermal burns has crystalloid fluid replacement ordered using the American Burn Association (ABA) formula. The nurse will initially set the IV pump at ________ mL/hr for

A nurse is caring for a client with 25% full thickness burns on the arms, face, neck and shoulders. The client's voice is hoarse and has a brassy cough. These finding indicate that the client most lik

The severity of each burn injury is determined by which of these factors?

A client is brought to the emergency department with partial-thickness and full-thickness burns on the anterior surface of both arms and anterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, what is the total body

A client in the emergent/resuscitative phase of a burn injury has had blood work and arterial blood gases drawn. Upon analysis of the client's laboratory studies, the nurse will expect the results to

Twenty hours after undergoing kidney transplantation, a client develops a hyperacute rejection. To correct this problem, the nurse should prepare the client for

A client in neurogenic shock secondary to a spinal cord injury continues to have a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 50 mmHg. To assess for the onset of acute kidney injury, what laboratory findings sho

A client who has acute glomerulonephritis is hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI) and hyperkalemia. Which information will the nurse obtain to evaluate the effectiveness of the prescribed calci

A client with severe heart failure develops elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels. The nurse will plan care to meet the goal of

When a client is in the diuretic phase of acute kidney injury, the nurse must monitor for which serum electrolyte imbalances?

Which condition most likely caused pre-renal acute kidney injury?

You are caring for a client who has suffered a severe crush injury yesterday and now has decreasing urine output. The urine is now a dark cola color. You suspect the client is developing acute kidney

Which of the following assessment findings or results will the nurse plan to obtain in order to determine the effectiveness of the prescribed calcium carbonate for a client with chronic kidney disease

A client with chronic kidney disease is completing an exchange during peritoneal dialysis. The nurse observes that the peritoneal fluid is draining slowly and that the client's abdomen is increasing i

Which of the following are complications the nurse should monitor for during dialysis?

A 55-year-old male client is admitted with a diagnosis of acute hepatitis B with fever. Which of the following orders should the nurse question?

Which of the following clients are at risk for hepatitis D?

A client who has advanced cirrhosis is receiving lactulose. Which finding by the nurse indicates that the medication is effective?

When assessing a client with portal hypertension, the nurse should be alert for life threatening indications of

Which of the following drugs is administered to promote hemostasis and control active bleeding in esophageal varices?

A client with cirrhosis has an episode of bleeding esophageal varices that is controlled with administration of vasopressin and endoscopic sclerotherapy. To detect possible complications of the bleedi

A client admitted with a head injury has admission vital signs of temperature 98.6 F (37 C), blood pressure 128/68, pulse 110, and respirations 26. Which of these vital signs, if taken several hours a