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NURS 120



 BrownieRecipe 2



WEEK 3

 1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa

 2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension)

 3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula)

 4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure

 5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT]

 ...
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NURS 120



 BrownieRecipe 2



WEEK 3

 1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa

 2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension)

 3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula)

 4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure

 5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT]

 ...
WEEK 3

1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa

2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension)

3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive

spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula)

4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure

5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT]

6. Apical pulse location → (image) mitral location

7. PaO2...
WEEK 3

1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa

2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension)

3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive

spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula)

4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure

5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT]

6. Apical pulse location → (image) mitral location

7. PaO2...
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Med Surg 120 Quiz 1 Study Guide practice Test Hard Questions {Answered Correctly 2022}
Other • 21
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• 2022
Chapter 17

Preoperative Care

Surgery – the art and science of treating diseases, injuries, and deformities by operation

and instrumentation.

- Performed for:

o Diagnosis: determine the presence and extent

o Cure: eliminate or repair

o Palliation: alleviate symptoms without cure

o Prevention: reduce risk

o Cosmetic Improvement

o Exploration: determine the nature or extent

- The total surgical episode is called Preoperative Period.

o This period includes the time before surgery preop...
Med Surg 120 Quiz 1 Study Guide practice Test Hard Questions {Answered Correctly 2022}
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Chapter 17

Preoperative Care

Surgery – the art and science of treating diseases, injuries, and deformities by operation

and instrumentation.

- Performed for:

o Diagnosis: determine the presence and extent

o Cure: eliminate or repair

o Palliation: alleviate symptoms without cure

o Prevention: reduce risk

o Cosmetic Improvement

o Exploration: determine the nature or extent

- The total surgical episode is called Preoperative Period.

o This period includes the time before surgery preop...
NURS 120 final pdf test practice questions_ answered 100% correctly.
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1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with

severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s

spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following

nursing statements is appropriate?

a. “ large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation ”

b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to”

c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area”

d. “d...
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1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with

severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s

spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following

nursing statements is appropriate?

a. “ large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation ”

b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to”

c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area”

d. “d...
NURS 120_QUIZ #3 test practice questions_ answered 100% correctly.
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MedSurge 1 – Quiz # 3

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage I pressure ulcer. Which of the

following dressings should the nurse plan to apply?

 Alginate dressing

 Wet-to-dry gauze dressing

 Hydrogel dressing

 Transparent dressing

2. Nurse is caring for a patient who has had an open reduction and internal

fixation (ORIF) of left lower leg fractures continues to complain of severe pain

in the leg 15 minutes after receiving the prescribed IV morphine. Which

actio...
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MedSurge 1 – Quiz # 3

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage I pressure ulcer. Which of the

following dressings should the nurse plan to apply?

 Alginate dressing

 Wet-to-dry gauze dressing

 Hydrogel dressing

 Transparent dressing

2. Nurse is caring for a patient who has had an open reduction and internal

fixation (ORIF) of left lower leg fractures continues to complain of severe pain

in the leg 15 minutes after receiving the prescribed IV morphine. Which

actio...
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MedSurge 1 – Quiz # 4

1. A nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting.

Which of the following abnormalities on the client’s EKG should the nurse

interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?

 Elevated ST segment

 Abnormally prominent U wave

 Inverted P wave

 Wide QRS

2. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is on diuretic therapy and has a

mew prescription for potassium chloride (KCl) 20 mEq extended release PO

daily. Which of the following i...
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MedSurge 1 – Quiz # 4

1. A nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting.

Which of the following abnormalities on the client’s EKG should the nurse

interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?

 Elevated ST segment

 Abnormally prominent U wave

 Inverted P wave

 Wide QRS

2. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is on diuretic therapy and has a

mew prescription for potassium chloride (KCl) 20 mEq extended release PO

daily. Which of the following i...
NURS 120 - QUIZ # 1

1) The first nursing action indicated when a patient returns to the surgical unit following a

thyroidectomy is to

 Assess respiratory rate and effort

2) During the client’s admission to PACU, which intervention is a priority for the nurse to perform?

 Assess for airway patency and quality of respiration and obtain vital signs

3) Following admission of the postoperative client to the clinical unit, which of the following

assessment data requires the most immedia...
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NURS 120 - QUIZ # 1

1) The first nursing action indicated when a patient returns to the surgical unit following a

thyroidectomy is to

 Assess respiratory rate and effort

2) During the client’s admission to PACU, which intervention is a priority for the nurse to perform?

 Assess for airway patency and quality of respiration and obtain vital signs

3) Following admission of the postoperative client to the clinical unit, which of the following

assessment data requires the most immedia...
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