Exam 3: Reviewers

The nurse is caring for an individual who has been treated for asthma for the past 6 months.Which of the following tests would be used to evaluate the patient's response to treatment?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a decreased blood copper level.Which of the following conditions are associated with this finding? Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a total carbon dioxide (TCO₂)level of 45 mmol/L.However, the health-care provider is concerned that this result may be a false positive.Which of the following medications if taken by the patient could cause an artificially increased finding such as this?

The nurse working the midnight shift is caring for a patient scheduled to receive an echocardiogram in the morning.Which of the following findings documented in the chart would require an intervention?

A nurse is reviewing the results of a patient's coagulation factors test and learns that the patient has a deficiency in one of the factors, resulting in poor tissue perfusion.The patient complains of dizziness, and the nurse finds the patient's extremities cool to the touch.Which of the following interventions would be appropriate to address this finding? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old who just returned from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the brain.Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

A patient presents with a hemorrhagic fever.Which of the following are likely causes of this condition? Select all that apply.

A patient is suspected of having Addison's disease.Which challenge test would be most appropriate to give this patient to confirm this suspicion?

The nurse is caring for a patient undergoing cardiac catheterization who states, "My father died of a massive heart attack when he was 50, so I do everything I can to stay fit." Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

A nurse working in an ophthalmologist's office instills anesthetic eye drops in a patient's eyes in preparation for a nerve fiber analysis.Which of the following statements should be included in the teaching?

A nurse is preparing a patient for computed tomography (CT)of the pancreas.About 1 hour before the procedure, the nurse has the patient drink 450 mL of a dilute barium solution.Which of the following is the correct rationale for this intervention?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a decreased level of the von Willebrand factor.How should the nurse expect this disorder to manifest in the patient's day-to-day life?

A nurse is reviewing a patient's computed tomography (CT)scan of the spleen.Which of the following are critical findings that the nurse should report to the requesting health-care provider immediately? Select all that apply.

On assessment of a patient scheduled for cystoscopy, a nurse suspects that the patient likely has acute urethritis.On confirmation of this suspicion, the nurse notifies the health-care provider so that the procedure may be rescheduled after the patient has recovered from this condition.Which of the following is the best rationale for this action?

A patient's computed tomography (CT)scan of the brain reveals areas of decreased density on the image.These are most likely associated with which of the following?

Which of the following findings indicates the presence of Meckel's diverticulum if read in the results of a Meckel's diverticulum scan?

The nurse is caring for a patient with breast cancer who has metastasis to the liver.The health-care providers are recommending radiofrequency ablation of the liver lesions.Which of the following statements indicates the patient understands this procedure?

A patient is suspected of having tuberculosis.Which test would be most appropriate for helping diagnose this condition?

The nurse is providing care for a patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who is anticipating cardiac surgery.Which of the following diagnostic tests would most likely have been used to help determine surgical clearance?

The nurse is providing care for a patient returning from a transesophageal echocardiogram.Which of the following should be included in the patient's plan of care?