Exam 2: Preface

A nurse is preparing a patient for collection of cerebrospinal fluid for Alzheimer's disease markers.How should the nurse position the patient for this procedure?

A sickle cell screen ordered for a 2-month-old based on a family history of sickle cell trait returns with a negative result.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient has had a heart attack and needs to undergo testing to evaluate the resulting damage to the myocardium.Which test would be most appropriate for this purpose?

A 16-year-old female is brought to an emergency room by her mother with "sharp, stabbing pain" for the last 4 hours in her lower back.The patient is nauseous and states there is no possibility of pregnancy.Urinalysis is positive for casts, blood with 5-100 RBCs, and fewer than 100 WBCs.An IV pyelogram is ordered.Prior to this procedure, the nurse should confirm that:

A patient with a history of metastatic breast cancer asks about testing for the presence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2/neu oncoprotein).A nurse should instruct the patient that this test will require a:

An adult patient's laboratory test results indicate a normal arterial oxygen saturation.Which of the following oxygen saturations is normal?

A patient has just learned that she has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).The nurse is providing teaching regarding protection against opportunistic infections.Which of the following should the nurse mention? Select all that apply.

Initial testing indicates that a patient has hypothyroidism, but additional testing is required to confirm this.Which of the following is a complementary adjunct test that would be appropriate for this purpose?

A patient is suspected of having hypothyroidism.Which test would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

A patient seeks medical evaluation due to frequent episodes of palpitations that interfere with sleep and daily activities.A Holter monitor is ordered.Which instruction should the nurse give to this patient regarding the monitor?

A nurse is assisting with a thyroid biopsy.After the tissue sample is obtained, the nurse should place it in a container with which of the following?

nurse is preparing to collect a capillary blood glucose specimen from a neonate.Which site is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

A nurse reviews the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)results for a patient who is undergoing treatment for colon cancer.The nurse notes that, after a period of decrease, the results of the CEA are now increasing.Which additional question should the nurse ask before interpreting the significance of this result?

Which observation by a nurse indicates that a scheduled venous Doppler study is contraindicated for this patient?

A patient is scheduled to undergo a barium enema.Which of the following are contraindications for this procedure that the nurse should take into account? Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing a patient to undergo hysteroscopy.This test is indicated for which of the following? Select all that apply.

A patient who has limited exercise tolerance is scheduled for a thallium scan with dipyridamole.Which clinical parameter should a nurse identify as a possible contraindication for this procedure?

A nurse is assessing a patient for suitability to undergo vertebroplasty, a procedure in which an orthopedic cement is injected into the fracture site of a vertebrae to repair it and relive pain related to vertebral compression.Which of the following conditions would be contraindications for this procedure? Select all that apply.

A patient with a family history of glaucoma is advised to have pachymetry.The nurse should explain that the purpose of this test is to:

A patient is being considered for blood pool imaging.Which of the following conditions would be contraindications for this procedure? Select all that apply.