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Medical Surgical Nursing Questions and Answers (Q&A)

What is an early indicator of hypoxia in the unconscious client?
C. Block, English Professor
Answered: Feb 28, 2019
Hypoxia is known to be a condition wherein there isn’t enough oxygen that the tissues are receiving. This is a dangerous condition because people who experience this begin to feel like they...Read More

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What is the primary goal of therapy for a client with pulmonary edema and heart failure?
H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018
The answer to this is B. There is a need for the volume of the blood being produced by the heart to increase because of the condition that the person is going through. There are a lot of people...Read More

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Which findings is the best indication that fluid replacement for the client with hypovolemic shock is adequate?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 08, 2024
Urine output greater than 30ml/hr

Urine output provides the most sensitive indication of the clients response to therapy for hypovolemic shock. Urine output should be consistently greater...Read More

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What is contraindicated with the client having diagnosed with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 08, 2024
Administering Coumadin

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) has not been found to respond to oral anticoagulants such as Coumadin.

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What would be the nurse priority nursing diagnosis if a client has been diagnosed with hypertension?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 08, 2024
Ineffective health maintenance

Managing hypertension is the priority for the client with hypertension. Clients with hypertension frequently do not experience pain, deficient volume, or...Read More

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What should the nurse in charge should monitor the client to assess for damage to major blood vessels from the fracture tibia if a male clients left tibia is fractures in an automobile accident,...
C. Bernthal, Teacher
Answered: Jan 31, 2019
A nurse should monitor prolonged reperfusion of the toes after blanching. The tibia is one of the two bones that make up the lower leg, and the other would be the fibula. The tibia is the largest...Read More

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What is an assessment specific to safe administration of the said drug?
Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Feb 28, 2019
Urine output hourly is the best answer to this. It should be noted first what Mannitol I.V is used for. This is a diuretic that is used to increase the urine production of humans. This is done in...Read More

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What does a late clinical sign and symptom of hypoxemia include?
N. Kingsley, Writer
Answered: Jul 17, 2018
Hypoxemia is the inadequate supply of oxygen to the body tissues. It can be due to a number of reasons. However, it often displays similar symptoms which allows doctors to diagnose it. All the...Read More

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Which nursing diagnosis takes the highest priority for a client with Parkinsons crisis?
Barry Mclean, Sales Manager
Answered: Jan 17, 2019
In a lot of medical emergencies, this will always be considered serious because people would need the opportunity to breathe. In people who have Parkinson’s disease, this can be considered...Read More

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Which symptom should the Nurse instruct the male client with an ileostomy to report immediately?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 08, 2024
Absence of drainage from the ileostomy for 6 or more hours

Sudden decrease in drainage or onset of severe abdominal pain should be reported immediately to the physician because it could...Read More

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Which assessment data would indicate to the nurse that the client would be at risk for a hemorrhagic stroke?
M. Klose, Content Writer
Answered: Oct 09, 2018
The answer to this is letter C. The blood pressure of the patient is at 220/120 mg Hg and this is not normal at all. When the blood pressure reaches that high, the main thing that medical...Read More

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Which action by the UAP requires the nurse to intervene? The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a client with right-sided paralysis.
Nursejbv
Answered: Nov 08, 2024
The assistant places her hand under the client’s right axilla to help him/her move up in bed.

This action is inappropriate and would require intervention by the nurse because pulling...Read More

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What position is the nurse place the client before surgery?
Chris Kenway, Content Writer
Answered: Aug 29, 2018
The best position is C. Semi-Fowler’s position may be the best option available. This is the position wherein the patient’s trunk and head will be raised from 15 degrees to 45...Read More

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What should you instruct a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease to do (after every meal)?
L.Steven
Answered: Jan 07, 2018
The client should rest in a sitting position. This is because gravity helps in speeding up the digestion process, and also prevents stomach reflux back to the esophagus. Also known as Acid...Read More

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What is an early adaptation of client with renal carcinoma?
Njeanjackson
Answered: Dec 26, 2018
Poorly written question. Early adaptation by definition means a positive change or better suited in biology. Seeing this question is being presented in field of nursing, as a nurse-...Read More

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