Med Surg study Guide

A patient is seen in the health clinic with symptoms of a stooped posture, shuffling gait, and pill rolling-type tremor. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about

· When the nurse applies a painful stimulus to the nail beds of an unconscious patient, the patient responds with internal rotation, adduction, and flexion of the arms. The nurse documents this as?

The charge nurse on serves an inexperienced staff nurse who is caring for a patient who has had a craniotomy for a brain tumor. Which action by the inexperienced nurse requires the charge nurse to intervene.

A patient is brought to the Emergency department by ambulance after being found uncouncious on the bathroom floor by the spouse. In admitting the patient, the nurse will first assess:

When caring for a patient who has had a head injury, which assessment information is of most concern to the nurse?

When admitting a patient who has a tumor of the right frontal lobe, the nurse would expect to find:

The intervention that should be added to the nursing care plan in supporting nutritional intake for a patient with Parkinson’s disease is to:

The nursing assessment that would indicate a need for suctioning a patient with Guillain-Barre who is experiencing impaired breathing patterns because of neuromuscular failure is:

A 24-year-old patient is hospitalized with the onset of Guillain-Barre syndrome. During this phase of the patient’s illness, the most essential assessment for the nurse to carry out is:

A patient who is diagnosed with AIDS has had a developed Kaosi’s sarcoma tells the nurse. “I have lots of thoughts about dying. Do you think I am just being morbid?” which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

Interventions such as promotion of nutrition’s, exercise, and stress reduction should be promoted by the nurse for patient who have HIV infection, primarily because these interventions will:

The occupational health nurse will teach the nursing staff that the highest risk of acquiring HIV from an HIV-infected patient is: a needle sticks with a needle and syringe used to draw blood.

While teaching community groups about AIDS, the nurse informs people that the most common method of transmission of the HIV virus currently is:

· A patient is admitted to the hospital in preparation for a splenectomy for treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) asks the nurse about the benefits of the splenectomy. The nurse explains that the expected effect of the splenectomy is:

Which nursing intervention will be included in the care plan for a patient with ITP?

The most appropriate nursing interventions to include in the care plan for a patient with neutropenia is to:

A patient with newly diagnosed leukemia is receiving chemotherapy. Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care:

In preparing discharge plans for a patient newly diagnosed with pernicious anemia, it is most important for the nurse to include information regarding:

The rationale for administering injections of vitamin B12 to patients with pernicious anemia is that:

A 35-year-old man is seen in an urgent care clinic. He presents with symptoms of polychthemia vera. The laboratory value that would confirm the possible diagnosis is:

At the end of a shift, a nurse documents the effectiveness of parent teaching concerning the transmission of hemophilia. Which of the following statements by the mother would best indicate an accurate parental perception?

When assessing the patient with thrombocytopenia, the nurse observes for:

A patient with Parkinson’s disease is considering taking St. John’s Wort, an herbal remedy for depression, in addition to Sinemet and L-Dopa. The best response by the nurse would be:

The nursing assessment that would indicate need for suctioning a patient with Guillain-Barre who is experiencing impaired breathing patterns because of neuromuscular failure:

A family member ask the nurse what would be an appropriate gift for a patient with Parkinson’s disease. The most useful gift would be:

When a patient falls to the floor is a generalized seizure, the nurse should:

In caring for the postcraniotomy patient, the nurse can help reduce ICP by:

The nurse updates the nursing care plan for a patient with amyptrophic lateral sclererosis who is uniquely prone to depression because:

The nurse explain that neurotransmitters, which support smooth neural transmission, are:

the most reliable indicator of neurologic status is:

the patient who is stuporous, but reacts by withdraw is said to be:

The nurse documents a normal finding from the _________ as:

A patient with a severe head injury begins to assume a posture of extended upper extremities with extended lower extremities. Theses assessments indicate:

The nurse caring for a 90-year-old patient with a closed head injury would immediately report:

In caring for a postcraniotomy patient, the the nurse can help reduce ICP by:

When a patient falls to the floor in a generalized seizure, the nurse should:

The patient in the ER states that she fell and hit her head and blacked out for a while, but became alert again. Suspecting an epidural hematoma, the nurse will be diligent in the assessment of:

To prevent a post-lumbar puncture headache, the patient is instructed to:

The assessment indicating that mannitol therapy for cerebral edema is effective in a patient with increased ICP is:

A patient has a tonic-clonic seizure while the nurse is in the patient’s room. During the seizure , it is important for the nurse to:

When preparing to admit a patient who has been treated for status epilepticus in the emergency department, which equipment should the nurse have available in the room? Suction tubing.

The nurse explains that the spinal cord extends from the brainstem to the level of which vertebra:

The health care provider prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) for control of complex partial seizures. After the nurse has taught the patient about phenytoin , which statement indicates understand priority patient responsibilities of the of the medications?

When caring for a patient who has had a head injury, which assessment information is of most concern for the nurse?

When the nurse applies a painful stimulus to the nail bed of an unconscious patient, the patient responds with internal rotation, adduction, and flexion of the arms. The nurse documents this as:

An unconscious patient has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective tissue perfusion (cerebral) r/t cerebral tissue swelling. The most appropriate nursing intervention for this problem is to:

The nurse witnesses a patient with a seizure disorder as the patient suddenly jerks the arms and legs, falls to the floor, and regains consciousness immediately. It will be most important for the nurse to:

A patient with leukemia has developed ulcerated mouth disease and is uncertain as to what to eat. Which of the following foods would be a good selection?

The nurse is alarmed by a complete blood count that shows a large “shift to the left.” The nurse assesses this to mean that the cell level count of:

The nurse differentiates the passive acquired immunity means that the antibodies were:

After experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizures in the classroom, an elementary school teacher is evaluated and diagnosed with idiopatich epilepsy. The patient cries and tells the nurse, “I Can not teach anymore. It will be too difficult for the students if this happens again at work.”The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is:

The nurse points out that the spleen’s primary function in the immune process is to:

During an initial assessment of a new patient in a walk-in- clinic, the nurse suspects that the patient might have thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The assessment that has led to this conclusion is:

In preparing discharge plans for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it is most important for the nurse to include:

The nurse is preparing a patient for a liver-spleen scan. Which of the following interventions is most important before the procedure:

An 11-year-old girl is diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). The parental statement that helps the nurse evaluation the teaching as successful is:

After teaching the patient about taking oral iron preparations for a moderate iron deficiencyAnemia, the nurse determines that additional instructions is needed when the patient says:

A 52-year-old patient has a new diagnosis pernicious anemia. After teaching the patient about pernicious anemia, the nurse determines that the patient understands the disorder when the patient states:

The nurse explains that in autoimmune disease, the body identifies its own proteins as foreign matter and sets out to destroy itself:

The nurse explains that the type of bone marrow translate that uses the patient’s own bone marrow is:

Fifteen minutes after a transfusion of packed red cells is started, a patient develops tachycardia and tachypena and complains of back pain and feeling warm. The nurse first action should be to:

The health care provider orders transfusion with packed RBS’s for a patient who is hospitalized with severe anemia. The most important action by the nurse to prevent a transfusion reactions when administering the blood is to:

Which of these assessments data obtained by the nurse when caring for a patient with Thrombocytopenia should be immediately communicated to the health care provider?

A patient who is having a sickle cell crisis asks the nurse why the sickling causes pain. Nurse explains that the pain of sickling is caused by:

A patient with sickle cell anemia is admitted to the hospital with sickle cell crisis. While caring for the patient during the crisis, it is important for the nurse to:

A patient is admitted to the hospital with idiopathic Aplastic anemia. An appropriate collaborative Problem for the nurse to identify for the patient is:

the most reliable indicator of neurologic status is:

The nurse documents a normal finding from the babinski reflex as:

A patient with a severe head injury begins to assume a posture of extended upper extremities with extended lower extremities: the assessments indicates:

the nurse caring for a 90 year old patient with a closed head injury would immediately report:

An unconscious patient has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective tissue perfussion (cerebral) related to cerebral tissue swelling. the most appropriate nursing intervention for this problem is:

When the nurse applies a painful stimulus to the nailbeds of an unconscious patient responds with internal rotation, adduction, and flexion of the arms. the nurse would document this as:

A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance found unconscious on the bathroom floor by the spouse. In admitting the nurse would assess first:

On admission to the ER, the patient with a compression fracture at C5 can move only his head and has flaccid paralysis to all extremities. the distress family member ask if the paraplysis is permanent. The nurse's best response would be:

Which assessment would indicate the resolution of spinal shock?

Which technique of opening the airway in the newly admitted patient with spinal cord injury is the most approprate.

A paraplegic patient excitedly reports seeing his foot move when he was being turned. this phenomenon is best explained as:

After spinal shock has been resolved, the indwelling catheter is removed the nurse tells the patient to expect the bladder to empty by:

a distressed family member asks about the purpose of the Gardner-Wells tongs. the most helpful explanation by the nurse would be that the gardner-well tongs:

The spinal cord-injured patient begins to have seizures, and the blood pressure rises, rapidly to 210/160. Which of the following is the thrid indicator of the dreaded syndrome of Autonomic dysreflexia:

When the nurse recognized autonomic dysreflexia in the spinal-cord injured patient, the immediate intervention should be to:

the nurse notes in a 2 hour post-laminectomy patient that there has been no urine output the nurse should:

the nurse considering interventions for the outcome of prevention of contractures in a spinal cord-injury patient will include:

After teaching a patient about management of migraine headache, the nurse determinds that the teaching has been effective if the patient states:

A patient dhas a tonic-clonic seizure while the nurse is in the patient's room. During the seizure, the nurse should:

the nurse witnessess a patient with a seizure disorder as the patient suddenly jerks the arms and legs, falls to the floor, and regains consciousness immediately. It will be most important for the nurse to:

When obtaining a health history and physical assessment for a patient with possible multiple sclerosis (MS), the nurse should:

When planning care for a patient with mS who has a nursing Diagnosis of risk for activity intolerance related to extremity weakness secondary to stress, the most appropriate patient goal is:

A patient has a new prescription for levodopa to control parkinson's disease which assessment data obtained by the nurse may indicate a need for a decrease in the dose?

a patient recovering from CVS asks the purpose of warfarin. the best response by the nurse is:

the nurse explains that a patient who has been determiners to have had a complete stroke as a result of a ruptured vessel in the left hemisphere would be classified as:

Immediately after CVA a major nursing priority is ensuring airway maintance

Acute phase of a stroke speaking ddistinelty begins to speak indistinctly and only with the great effort, but is coherent the stroke in evolution with dysarthia

Several days after a CVA the patient family asks the nurse if tPA is a drug therapy option now.

the nurse explains that a lumbar puncture is most helpful as a diagnosis tool for a new stroke patient because:

a patient who has suffered a hemorragic stroke is placed on a protocol of 60mg nimodipine every 4 days. The patient pulse is 82 prior to the administeration of dose. the nurse should:

during the CVA phase there is a risk for falls r/t paralysis. the intervention that best protects the patient from injury is:

neural synapse refers to the length of time it takes for afferent neurons to carry impulses to the CNS

patient who is stuporous, but reacts to painful stimuli is:

babinski reflex normal signs

a patient with sever head injury begins to assume a posture of flexed upper extermities with plantar-flexed lower.

positive brudzinskis sign

ER pt fell hit head and blacked out for a while but became alert suspecting epidural hematoma the nurse will be dilignet in the assessment of

CVA weakness on RIght side with impaired reasoning has CVA in the:

Greastest risk for CVA is:

period of momentary confusion, dizziness and slurred speech recovered in 2 hours. Most helpful episode would help:

patient with TIA placed on warfarin and has lab reports reflecting range for drug is

Updates teaching plan for post-TIA include provision for

pneumonia after stroke to prevent with a hemorrhagic CVA is to:

indicate fluid volume excess in patient actue phase of CVA is:

nurse assess that CVA is in transition to the rehabilitation phase when:

Diagnosis imbalanced nutrition related to dysphagia what goal?

lacunar stroke differs from an ischemic CVA in that a lucunar CVA:

Purpose of a stent in the carotid artery of a person with a TIA is:

supportive of the fustrated patient with expressive aphasia characterized by:

indicate resolution of spincal shock is:

pernicious anemia, most important info is

rationale for administering injections of vit B12 to patient with pernicious anemaia is that:

35 year old seen in urgent care clinic. presents with symptoms of polycthemia vera. lab values that would confirm the possible diagnosis is an extremely: