Clinical 10/26

A 75-year-old patient will be undergoing a mitral valve replacement for severe mitral stenosis. When reviewing the patient's chart, which of these infectious diseases would likely be present in this patient's history?

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Rheumatic fever

• Haemophilus influenzae

• Meningitis

You are doing discharge teaching with a patient diagnosed with HF. What would you teach this patient to doto assess fluid balance?

• Assess radial pulse

• Daily weights

• monitor bowel movements

• Monitor BP daily

A patient has severe aortic stenosis. When assessing the patient, which of these findings would be expected? Select all that apply

• Pulmonary edema

• Dizziness

• Angina

• Dyspnea on exertion

• Diastolic murmur

You need to administer furosemide (Lasix) 2 mg/minute via continuous IV infusion on a controller. Pharmacy has sent a bag of Lasix 400 mg diluted in D5W 250 mL. How many milliliters per hour will you set on the controller?

Fill in the blank with just the number

You are completing discharge teaching on a patient who has systemic lupus erythematosus. What will the nurse include? Select all that apply

• Report fever

• Encourage outdoor activities

• Encourage support groups

• Follow client wishes on immunizations

• Encourage vitamin D and Calcium

The nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with RSV. The nurse knows the priority intervention is:

• administer antibiotics

• Maintain patent airway

• Provide comfort measures

• Ensure adequate fluid intake

Which nursing measure is most important to decrease the postoperative complications of a client with sickle cell anemia?

• Preparing the child psychologically

• Discourage coughing

• Limit analgesic use

• Increase fluids

A 6-year-old with cerebral palsy functions at the level of an 18-month-old. which finding would support this assessment?

• She dresses herself

• she pulls a toy behind her

• she can build a tower of 8 blocks

• she can copy a horizontal or vertical line.

17. The nurse should expect to include bed rest, a high- calorie diet, and extra fluids in the care plan for a client with which disorder?

• 17. Cystic fibrosis

• 17. Pneumothorax

• 17. Pneumonia

• RSV

6. Which is an example of primary prevention?

• 
  Testing neonates for sickle cell anemia

• 1. Screening clients for osteoporosis

• Speaking to community groups about possible toxin exposure in the home

• 1. Admitting clients to an intensive care unit