MED SURG III - EXAM 4 #2

What intervention is a priority when treating a client with HIV/AIDS?

What sign and symptoms in your patient with HIV indicates the disease is worsening and the immune system is severely compromised?

TRUE OR FALSE: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people between the ages of 13-64 be tested at least once for HIV during a routine health visit, regardless of risk factors.

A 25-year-old female is about to deliver a baby. The patient is HIV-positive and has been taking antiretroviral therapy during the pregnancy. What steps can be taken to help prevent transmitting the virus to the baby after birth?

A client with gastric cancer can expect to have surgery for resection. Which of the following should be the nursing management priority for the preoperative client with gastric cancer?

After a subtotal gastrectomy, care of the client’s nasogastric tube and drainage system should include which of the following nursing interventions?

The nurse cares for a client with superficial partial-thickness burn injuries to the lower extremities. The client is ordered IV morphine for pain. The nurse understands narcotics are given via IV during the initial management of pain because

Acticoat antimicrobial barrier dressings used in the treatment of burn wounds can be left in place for which time frame?

Which complication is common for victims of electrical burns?

When a client is receiving 100% oxygen, what is the key sign of onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome?

A medicine student arrives at the emergency unit due to a burn injury that occurred inside the laboratory and an inhalation injury is suspected. Which of the following is the appropriate oxygen therapy for the client?

The nurse is caring for a client with a burn wound on the left knee and an autograft and skin grafting was performed. Which of the following activities will be prescribed for the client post-op?

A patient has a burn on the back of the torso that is extremely red and painful but no blisters are present. When you pressed on the skin it blanches. You document this as a:

A patient has experienced full-thickness burns to the face and neck. As the nurse it is priority to:

A patient is in the acute phase of burn management. The patient experienced full-thickness burns to the perineum and sacral area of the body. In the patient’s plan of care, which nursing diagnosis is priority at this time?

A patient is receiving IV Lactated Ringers 950 mL/hr post 18 hours after a receiving a severe burn. The patient urinary output is 20 mL/hr. As the nurse your next nursing action is to:

A patient is presenting with bright red lips, headache, and nausea. The physician suspects carbon monoxide poisoning. As the nurse, you know the patient needs:

True or False: Gastric Cancer has early onset symptoms

What is the best diagnostic test for gastric cancer?

True or False: Bilroth I procedures cause dumping syndrome, but Bilroth II procedures do not.

Gastric cancer can lead to which type of anemia?

True or False: Jaundice is always present in liver cancer.

True or False: Non-small cell lung cancer is very aggressive and metastasizes quickly.

True or false: adults over the age of 50 should get periodic screening for colorectal cancer

A client is admitted to the health care center with hyperglycemia, a 15-pound weight loss, and reports of vague upper and midabdominal pain that increases in intensity at night. The client' health history indicates alcoholism, smoking of a pack of cigarettes daily, and diabetes for the past 20 years. Upon examination the nurse finds swelling in the feet and abdominal ascites. Based on the clinical manifestations, which condition is the most likely diagnosis?