ATI MED SURG EXAM.
- A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a newly inserted
permanent pacemaker. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
Answer: Keep your cell phone 6 inches away from your pace maker when making a
call. - A nurse is admitting a client who is in sickle cell crisis. Besides pain management
which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client’s plan of care?
Answer: ample hydration - A nurse in caring for a client who has a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when handling this central
venous access device? select all that apply
Answer:
Flush the line with sterile 0.9% sodium chloride before and after medication
administration
Access the PICC for blood sampling
Perform a heparin flush of the line at least daily when not in use - A nurse is teaching a client who has coronary artery disease about eh difference
between angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as indications of MI? select all that apply
Answers:
nausea and vomiting
diaphoresis and dizziness
anxiety and feeling of doom
- A nurse is teaching a client with heart disease about a lower cholesterol diet. Which
of the following client statements indicates the teaching was effective?
Answer: I should remove the skin form sultry before eating it. - A nurse is planning care for a client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Answer: Measure the client’s abdominal girth daily - A nurse is checking paradoxical blood pressure of a client who has a possible cardiac
tamponade. In what order should the nurse complete the following steps? - Palpate the blood pressure and inflate the cuff above the systolic pressure.
- Deflate the cuff slowly and listen for the first audible sounds.
- identify the first BP sounds audible on expiration and then on inspiration
- Subtract the inspiratory pressure from the expiratory pressure
- Inspect for jugular venous distention and notify the provider.
- A nurse is completing dietary teaching who a client who has heart failure and is
prescribed a 2g sodium diet. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
Answer:
I can have yogurt as a dessert
rationale low in fat and sodium - A nurse is assessing a client who has peripheral vascular disease and a venous ulcer
on the right ankle. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect in the client’s
affected extremity?