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NU 310 Exam 1 Students also studied Save Pharmacology (HLTH 314) - Exam 1 182 terms nicolewheeler001 Preview Pharmacology 314 - Exam 1 70 terms krautkremer_lana Preview 314 Pharmacology Exam 1 139 terms mollyherbert001 Preview Mobilit 47 terms sofi What would delay your patients discharge from the hospital? A. Pain of 4/10 with ambulation B. Inability to void since surgery C. Hemoglobin of 8 D. Heart rate of 100 B Your patient comes in with a temperature of 101, heart rate of 100, respiratory rate of 30. He appears to be using accessory muscles to breath. Lungs sounds crackles at the bases. What would be your first thing to do? A. Obtain a sputum sample and blood cultures B. Give him oxygen so his O2 sat is >95% C. Give him a liter of normal saline D. Start him on IV antibiotics B You are checking your patients labs and notice they have a potassium level of 6, would be expected findings. A. Heart palpitations B. Muscle spasms C. Dark amber urine D. Drowsiness A

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You are discharging your patient who just received chemotherapy for AML. What findings does your patient need to report immediately? A. Nausea and vomiting B. Muscle twitching and cramping ( indicates hyperkalemia, pt may go into renal failure) C. Fatigue D. Vertigo with position changes B You have a 80 year old male come in with pneumonia what would be the first symptoms he would present? A. Temperature elevation and chills B. Altered mental status C. A cough and SOB D. Increase sputum B Your patient has a calcium level of 16, what would be potential complications? A. Increase risk of falls B. Acute kidney injury C. Pneumonia D. Heart palpitations B When would be an incorrect time to clamp the chest tube? A. When changing out the system B. When assessing for potential air leaks C. When having the patient ambulate with PT D. When turning the patient and briefly placing the system above their body C What would your patient be most at risk for that develops SIADH after chemo treatment? A. Muscle cramps and twitching B. Seizure like activity C. Chest palpitations D. Anorexia and pallor B Your post-op patient appears to have an increased work of breathing. His SpO2 is 95%.When assessing his lungs you notice crackles in the bases. What would be an appropriate nursing intervention? A. Put in on a nasal cannula to help with breathing B. Give him normal saline at 125ml/hr C. Have him use incentive spirometer D. Provide antibiotics because this is possibly a pneumonia C

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Who should you evaluate first? A. A patient who is post op day one complaining of 7/10 pain B. A patient with a DVT who is complaining of shortness of breath C. A patient who has intermittent bubbling in the chest tube D. A patient who has positive blood cultures for pneumonia B You have a patient with uncontrolled asthma, you have just given him an albuterol nebulizer but he is still short of breath what would you do next? A. Do stat Pulmonary function tests B. Give IV Steroids C. Put him on continuous oxygen D. Given IV antibiotics B A patient comes in after a severe motor vehicle accident his heart rate is 150, BP is 90/50, and respiratory rate is 18 what would you want to do first? A. Take blood for electrolytes B. Give potassium stat C. Administer opioids D. Document vital signs stat A Your patient is post-op day one what would we do to prevent complications? (Select all that apply) A. Having them use IS B. Giving them pain meds when their pain is 8/10 C. Ambulating every hour D. Giving them sub-q enoxaparin A, D Your 24 year old patient comes in for knee surgery. He informs you that his dad spiked a fever of 104 when he had the same surgery. Why is this information relevant to you? A. He is at a risk for post op infection B. He is at a risk for malignant hyperthermia C. He is at a risk for DVT's D. This information is not relevant B

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