Exam 2: Preface

A nurse is providing post-test instructions to a patient following thyroid scan.Which of the following should the nurse tell the patient? Select all that apply.

A neonate born to a multiparous mother with Rh negative blood is being evaluated for the potential of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)and has a positive direct Coombs' antiglobulin test (DAT).The nurse's priority intervention should be to:

A patient is suspected of having a severe, generalized granulomatous central nervous system disease caused by a protozoan.Which test would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

An infant's laboratory test results reveal elevated bilirubin levels.The nurse should expect to see which of the following skin colorations associated with this condition?

A patient is suspected of having thalassemia.Which test would be most appropriate to confirm this suspicion?

A nurse is performing a template bleeding time test on a patient.A bleeding time greater than which of the following is a critical finding that should prompt the nurse to immediately notify the patient's health-care provider?

A patient has just undergone a bone scan and the results show no bone abnormalities.However, the health-care provider is concerned that the result may be a false negative.Which of the following factors would likely cause a false negative? Select all that apply.

An antenatal patient, in the third trimester of her pregnancy, has an obstetric ultrasound for a biophysical profile (BPP)to assess fetal wellness.The nurse performing the procedure should:

Which intervention should a nurse plan to decrease pain when collecting a blood specimen from a neonate?

A patient asks a nurse if having a computed tomography (CT)scan for cardiac scoring is really necessary.What information in the patient's history indicates that this test is indicated?

A nurse is caring for a patient who will be undergoing a thyroid scan.How many hours before the scan should the nurse administer oral iodine-123 (I-123)to the patient?

A nurse works in an office in which the physician has obtained a certificate of waiver from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)program so that the nurse and other practitioners in the office may perform waived tests.Examples of waived tests include which of the following? Select all that apply.

A gastric acid stimulation test indicates that a patient has gastroparesis.Which teaching should a nurse plan for this patient?

An adolescent patient is brought to an urgent-care center with complaints of increasing weakness and persistent vomiting of 3 days' duration.Which findings in a blood gas analysis should a nurse expect as a result of the patient's history of persistent vomiting?

A mother arrives at the emergency room with her 5-year-old son and explains that she is afraid that her son may have overdosed on acetaminophen.The boy undergoes blood testing and the nurse reviews the results.The nurse knows that any blood level of acetaminophen greater than which of the following constitutes a critical finding?

A patient presents with complaints of red-tinged urine in the mornings and symptoms of anemia.The health-care provider suspects a rare form of intravascular hemolytic anemia.Which test would be most appropriate to confirm this suspicion?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate an elevated $\beta$ 2-microglobulin (BMG)blood level.Which of the following conditions would be most associated with this finding?

A patient is undergoing a bone biopsy in which a serrated needle is inserted into the bone to remove a plug of bone.The nurse understands that this type of biopsy is known as which of the following?

A neonate born to a family with a two children who have cystic fibrosis has a sweat test performed shortly after birth.The results are within normal limits.Which interpretation by the nurse is correct?

A nurse is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a neonate, who is 3 days old and being treated with phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia.Which action should be taken by the nurse to ensure that the specimen provides an accurate result?