Which diagnostic test(s) would be used to test thyroid functioning? (Select all that apply)
a. TSH
b. T3
c. T4
d. Blood glucose
a. TSH
b. T3
c. T4
What important nursing care during the pre-test phase of a thyroid imaging scan will ensure the patients safety?
A. Checking for iodine allergy
Which of the following troponin I levels would indicate to the nurse that the patient most likely had a myocardial infarction?
C. 2.9 ng/mL
After a heart catherterization is performed, the nurse's main priority is to assess which of the following?
C. Circulation of extremity catheter is inserted
An echocardiogram involves all of these aspects except?
B. Requires the use of radiation to produce detailed image of heart
What kind of restrictions should the patient be aware of before coming in for her mammogram test?
D. There are no restrictions for paitent before coming in for the test
True or False:
A breast ultrasound can replace a mammogram.
False
Which diagnostic test evaluating for breast cancer requires contrast dye?
A. MRI breast exam
Which of the following patients would a breast biopsy be indicated?
D. A patient who came to the hospital complaining of dense and lumpy breasts, has a family history of breast cancer, and has had abnormal findings in her mammogram and breast MRI
Mr.Jones is having a renal ultrasound to diagnose kidney problems. Which will Mr.Jones NOT do before his procedure?
C. Withhold voiding
How much urine should be collected for a urine cell study?
D. 10mL
At what age is it recommended to have a colonoscopy?
C. 50 years old
What are some indications for obtaining an EDG (esophagogastroduodenscopy)? (Select all that apply)
a. Headache
b. Vomiting
c. Gastric pain
d. Blurred vision
e. Nausea
b. vomiting
c. gastric pain
e. nausea
What blood tests are used to test blood clotting? (Select all that apply)
A. PT
c. INR
d. PTT
Prior to a cerebrovascular ultrasound, the patient should refrain from:
D. Caffiene and smoking
Which is the most important post test care needed with a Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)?
D. Make sure patient has a positive gag reflex before eating or drinking
Mr.Garcia's wife is concerned about her husbands condition of epilepsy and is confused as to why he is receiving an EEG. What would the nurse's most appropriate response be?
D. To measure and record electrical pulses of the brain
Mr. Garcia is suspected of noncompliance in his drugs managment of epilepsy. An appropriate test to determine this would be:
C. Drug monitoring
Lumbar punctures are indicated for all of the following except:
A. Cushing's syndrome
Mr. Barrett has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has been scheduled to have a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. What would be the indication for this test?
C. To help with grading, staging, and appropriate course treatment
An elevated PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) level may be caused by: (Select all that apply)
C. Prostate cancer
c. BPH
d. Long bike rides
A patient is scheduled for a bone scan. The nurse explains that this diagnostic test involves:
A. Administration of a radioisotope before procedure
The nurse recognizes that the patient understands how to properly prepare for the CT scan when the patient expresses that:
C. I should not wear metal objects prior to the test
During a thoracentesis, a large bore needle will be inserted through the chest wall while the patient is positioned:
D. Sitting upright with feet supported
A nurse is educating a patient on how to perform a forced expiratory spirometry test. The nurse instructs the patient to:
D. Take as deep a breath as possible, then exhale as hard, fast and long as possible
The carcionembryonic antigen (CEA) test, a test that measures protein in blood of people with some cancers, is used for all the following except:
A. To screen for certain types of cancers
Which of the following should be included in the patients post-test education. (Select all that apply)
A. Bed rest
*This is a bad question because it didnt have the answer on it and I'm pretty sure AB's was supposed to be ATBs
When teaching a client following an amputation, the nurse should teach all of the following except:
A. elevate residual leg
A patient with metastatic bone cancer has a nursing diagnosis of risk for injury r/t bone tissue changes. The nursing managment of this patient is primarily direct toward:
B. supporting and positioning the leg
What is the fracture that disrupts blood supply?
D. intrascapular
17 year old Bobby was texting while driving and flipped his car resulting in a fracture of his humerus. After a few days the nurse believes he has compartment syndroms. What should the nurse do to help Bobby? (Select all that apply)
A. Elevate Bobby's arm below his heart
d. Monitor Bobby's urine
e. Notify physician
When teaching a client about caring for themselves after repair of a fracture which would indicate need for further education?
B. If in a traction cast, adjust by self if found uncomfortable
18 year old Johnny fractures his leg and gets a hard cast. While in the hospital, Johnny asks his nurse which stage of healing will he first expect to get his cast removed?
A. Ossification
A patient with osteomyelitis is treated with surgical debridement with implantation of antiobiotic beads. In responding to the patient who asks why beads are used, the nurse answers: (Select all that apply)
A. "The beads are used to directly deliver antibiotics to the site of infection."
c. "The beads are on adjunct to debridement and oral and IV antibiotics for deep infections."
In teaching a patient scheduled for a total ankle replacement it is important that the nurse tell the patient that after surgey he should avoid:
B. bearing weight on the affected leg for 6 weeks
Which sport does NOT put a person at risk for a rotator cuff injury?
B. swimming
The nurse is educating a High School athlete on care of his strain. The nurse realizes he requires further education when he states:
C. I should immediately alternate heat after using ice on the strained area
When assessing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse's initial action will usually be to:
D. observe the patients body build and muscle configuration
Ms. J was the passenger in the side care of a motorcycle when the driver had a heart attack and crashed into the side wall of an aquarium store. She received a third-degree strain of her left quadriceps muscle, requiring surgical repair. What is the nurses highest priority?
D. Palpating for dorsal pedal pulses bilaterally
A 19 year old female fast pitch softball pitcher has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. When the nurse plans postop teaching for the patient, which information will be included?
B. "You have an appointment with a physical therapist for tomorrow."
You are preparing your patient for carpal tunnel release surgery and know he needs additional teaching when he says:
A. "My surgery will fix my foot drop so I can drive."
The nurse finds the patient laying on the floor in between the bed and the bathroom, moaning. The nurse knows that the patient very likely dislocated a should because (Select all that apply)
a. Shoulder are one of the most commonly dislocated joints
b. The left shoulder looks misshapen and ecchymotic
c. The patient cannot move the left arm
d. Trauma is a common cause of dislocated shoulders
a. Shoulder are one of the most commonly dislocated joints
b. The left shoulder looks misshapen and ecchymotic
c. The patient cannot move the left arm
d. Trauma is a common cause of dislocated shoulders
The nurse knows that stabilizing a reduction can be achieved using:
a. traction
b. a plaster cast
c. a bed trapeze
d. pain medication
a. traction
b. a plaster cast
The nurse knows that the priority post-op need for the patient who has had an amputation is:
C. Neurovascular checks
The nurse knows that after joint surgery, the highest priority nursing activity in the list below is:
B. reviewing the vital signs given to you by the patient care assistant
Which of the following bone cancers is typically diagnosed after a patient is seen for a fractured limb?
