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Adult health / medical-surgical nursing practice questions

Cardiac disorders, Emergency deterioration, Endocrine disorders, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hematologic disorders, Neurologic disorders

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  1. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include the client has crackles…Multiple choiceHard
  2. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include surgical incision with purulent drainage…Multiple choiceMedium
  3. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally,…Multiple choiceMedium
  4. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. Assessment data include temperature 102.2°F (39°C), heart…Multiple choiceEasy
  5. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include temperature 102.2°F (39°C), heart…Multiple choiceHard
  6. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL with pallor…Multiple choiceHard
  7. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for pancytopenia after chemotherapy. Assessment data include the client reports sudden…Multiple choiceMedium
  8. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include urine output 15 mL/hr for 2…Multiple choiceHard
  9. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for pancytopenia after chemotherapy. Assessment data include the client reports worst…Multiple choiceMedium
  10. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally,…Multiple choiceEasy
  11. After nursing care for uncontrolled hyperglycemia, the nurse evaluates the client response. Which action best demonstrates evaluation?Multiple choiceMedium
  12. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. The nurse reviews this trend: potassium trending from 4.0…Multiple choiceEasy
  13. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache of…Multiple choiceEasy
  14. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache of…Multiple choiceMedium
  15. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally, SpO2…Multiple choiceEasy
  16. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client reports sudden sharp…Multiple choiceMedium
  17. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include the client has crackles…Multiple choiceMedium
  18. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL with pallor and…Multiple choiceMedium
  19. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include temperature 102.2°F (39°C), heart rate…Multiple choiceMedium
  20. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include the client has crackles…Multiple choiceMedium
  21. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include blood glucose 420 mg/dL with acetone…Multiple choiceHard
  22. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL with pallor…Multiple choiceHard
  23. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache…Multiple choiceEasy
  24. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include blood glucose 420 mg/dL with acetone…Multiple choiceHard
  25. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include blood glucose 420 mg/dL with…Multiple choiceMedium
  26. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include the client reports sudden sharp…Multiple choiceEasy
  27. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include surgical incision with purulent…Multiple choiceHard
  28. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. The nurse reviews this trend: INR increasing from 2.0 to 4.5…Multiple choiceMedium
  29. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. Assessment data include the client has crackles bilaterally, SpO2…Multiple choiceEasy
  30. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for heart failure exacerbation. Assessment data include sudden slurred speech and right-sided…Multiple choiceEasy
  31. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for partial bowel obstruction. Assessment data include bilateral calf pain with redness and warmth…Multiple choiceMedium
  32. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL with pallor and…Multiple choiceMedium
  33. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include sudden slurred speech and right-sided…Multiple choiceHard
  34. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include surgical incision with purulent…Multiple choiceHard
  35. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include urine output 15 mL/hr for 2 hours…Multiple choiceMedium
  36. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Assessment data include sudden slurred speech and…Multiple choiceMedium
  37. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for rapidly worsening vital signs. Assessment data include urine output 15 mL/hr for 2…Multiple choiceHard
  38. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for pancytopenia after chemotherapy. Assessment data include urine output 15 mL/hr for 2 hours…Multiple choiceMedium
  39. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for pneumonia with increased work of breathing. Assessment data include surgical incision…Multiple choiceEasy
  40. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for postoperative abdominal surgery recovery. Assessment data include surgical incision…Multiple choiceHard
  41. A 62-year-old client on a postoperative unit is being evaluated for pneumonia with increased work of breathing. Assessment data include the client has…Multiple choiceEasy
  42. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for pneumonia with increased work of breathing. The nurse reviews this trend: hemoglobin…Multiple choiceEasy
  43. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for chronic kidney disease with fluid overload. Assessment data include hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL…Multiple choiceMedium
  44. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for acute stroke symptoms. Assessment data include the client reports worst headache of life with…Multiple choiceEasy
  45. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for postoperative abdominal surgery recovery. Assessment data include bilateral calf pain with…Multiple choiceHard
  46. A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for neutropenia during chemotherapy. Assessment data include urine output 15 mL/hr for 2…Multiple choiceHard
  47. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for acute stroke symptoms. Assessment data include the client reports sudden sharp chest pain and…Multiple choiceEasy
  48. A 68-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for pancytopenia after chemotherapy. Assessment data include blood glucose 420 mg/dL with…Multiple choiceMedium
  49. A 45-year-old client in the emergency department is being evaluated for chronic kidney disease with fluid overload. Assessment data include the client reports…Multiple choiceMedium
  50. A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for pancytopenia after chemotherapy. Assessment data include bilateral calf pain with redness and…Multiple choiceMedium