Med surg final

What is the treatment for V-tach? With a pulse and with no pulse.

What is the treatment for F-vib?

What are 3 symptoms associated with cardiac tamponade?

What is the main presenting symptom of pancreatitis?

What disorder is suspected in a client who presents with pain, jaundice, and clay-colored stools?

What can you teach the client to do to prevent dumping syndrome?

Which disease would u suspect in a client that expierences dull, gnawing pain in the mid-epigastrum or radiating pain to the back that is relieved by eating or taking antacids?

Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and tenderness are signs of what?

Cobblestone granuloma, diarrhea 3-5x a day is indicative of what?

What do you hang when you run out of TPN?

Which type of nutrtion is preferred?

What are the signs of bowel perforation and peritonitis?

The client with chronic pancreatitis needs to limit which item in the diet?

Dysfunction of the lower motor neuron pathways result in:

Hyperventilation is recommended if there is any indication of increased ICP. This intervention decreases ICP by:

What type of solution would you likely hang in a patient with brain trauma?

What are the 3 signs/symptoms of cushing's triad?

You are caring for a patient with a brainstem injury, what is your priority assessment?

Client with laryngeal cancer has undergone radiation to the head and neck, what adverse effects of external radiation would you monitor for?

What is allopurinal used for?

Myelosuppression (bone marrow suppression) includes what 3 problems? And what are you at risk for?

What are neutropenic precautions?

How do we assess thrombocytopenia?

What are two electrolyte involved oncologic emergencies?

Patient with thrombocytopenia is at risk for what?

What ulcer is a common complication in burn injuries?

Tracheal deviation, unilateral absence of breath sounds, and neck vein distension are symptoms associated with:

Tumor lysis syndrome is manifested by what finding?

A client with multiple sclerosis is prescribed Balcofen for what reason?

What is the best choice of airway maintenance in an unconsious trauma victim?

Which sign/ symptom alerts the nurse to a serious complication of a pelvic fracture?

The primary nursing goal for a myasthnia gravis patient is

What is cranial nerve 9? What does it do?

The nurse is planning care for an adult man who is admitted with severe flame burns. Nursing care planning is based on the knowledge that the first 24-48 hours post-burn care is characterized by:

Which classification of medications is used most often to combat the most frequent side effect of chemotherapy?

Which nursing actions assists the client to have adequate ABG values after a head injury?

To detect a common adverse (potentially life-threatening) effect of chemotherapy the nurse should assess the client for the development of which symptom?

What vital sign changes are seen with increased ICP?

A client's platelet count is 95,000/ul. The nurse concludes that the client understands instructions to avoid potential complications when the client states to do what?

A nurse is caring for a client with metastatic bone disease. The client complains to the nurse of irritability, confusion, and weight gain. The nurse determines that these findings are indicative of:

A long term goal for a client with multiple sclerosis is to prevent:

The nurse should assess a client in the emergent phase of a burn injury for:

The major stimulus to acute glomerulonephritis is:

A patient presents with difficulty starting urination and voiding several times during the night, which disease is the pt most likely suffering from?

UTI and Pyelonephritis are usually caused by which organism?

The major manifestation of nephrotic syndrome is:

A clinical diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome is consistent with an exceedingly high level of:

What is the leading cause of ESRD?

Female reports loss of urine when she jogs, what type of incontinence is this?

The nurse would assess the client with urolithiasis for what symptom?

Which type of incontinence occurs from a sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure?

Type of incontinence that occurs from loss of sensation (paraplegia)

Type of incontinence preceded by UTI, tumors, or neurologic dysfunction

What side effects do clients often experience from dialysis?

What is the first most common clinical manifestation of acute renal failure?

Clients with acute glomerulonephritis exhibit what clinical manifestations? (3)

What is the purpose of intestinal decompression?

Client has been prescribed a renal diet, which selection would indicate understanding of the prescribed diet?

A client with Ulcerative Colitis should follow what sort of diet?

The function of the three lumens in a triple lumen catheter is:

What is the most life threatening effect of renal failure?

What are the signs of a UTI in an elderly client?

The nurse is teaching a client that is about to undergo a fistula creation, what should the nurse tell the client?

What nursing intervention is important when monitoring a patient with BPH?

The nurse teaching a client about chronic renal failure, should instruct the client to restrict what foods?

What is kayexalate used for?

What dialysis therapy is best for a hemodynamically unstable client?

Before hypertonic glucose, insulin infusion, and sodium bicarb are administered, the nurse should:

To reduce to the risk of infection in a client with a transplanted kidney, it is imperative that the nurse:

What would be most beneficial for a client who has ulcerative colitis and has lost 12 pounds?

A client with BPH has a distended bladder and experiences involuntary loss of urine, what type of inctontinence is he experiencing?

Why are steroids prescribed to the client with ulcerative colitis?

An elemental diet is prescribed to a client with inflammatory bowel to promote:

When should prevacid be taken?

What clinical finding should the nurse look for in a client with chronic renal failure?

Are grafts or fistulas able to be used sooner?

The client has developed peritonitis r/t a perforated ulcer. During the nusing assessment, what would the nurse most likely find?

What is needed after a gastrectomy for gastric cancer?

What assessment findings would be present in a client with a small bowel obstruction?

When teaching a client about the purpose of cimethidine, an H2 antagonist, the nurse should explain that it will:

The nurse suspects upper GI bleed, when she observes stool that is:

TPN is tapered before discontinuing to prevent what complication?

Clients experiencing malabsorption will exhibit what manifestations?

Which foods need to be avoided with GERD and esophagitis?

A client has undergone a radical neck dissection, post-op what needs to be assessed?

In preparing a client for a barium enema, the nurse can expect that the client will be: