NSG 3250 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NSG 3250 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

The nurse assesses the client and finds that the client is tachypneic, has crackles on auscultation, and has frothy and pink sputum. The nurse should suspect which complication? - flash pulmonary edema

What is almost always the short term goal for post-op patients? - adequate respiratory function

The nurse is caring for a postoperative client with a history of congestive heart failure and peptic ulcer disease. The client is highly reluctant to ambulate and will not drink fluids except for hot tea with meals. The client's vital signs are slightly elevated, and the client has a nonproductive cough. The nurse auscultates crackles at the base of the lungs. Which complication should the nurse first suspect? - Hypostatic pulmonary congestion

When assessing a postsurgical client's risk for deep vein thrombosis, the nurse should prioritize what assessment parameter? - hydration status

The surgical nurse is caring for a client whose wound is classified as clean contaminated. Which type of wound is the nurse likely to assess? - A wound with a drainage system

Medical-surgical nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units, clinics, ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-term care facilities

Rehospitalization - admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from a hospitalization

transitional care - coordinated services and supports during the interval between preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another

A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for Medicare. Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS). When performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should assess what domain of the client's current status? - Functional status

Critical Care Nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital intensive unit; current practice settings have expanded to include virtual care and community settings

Rehabilitation nursing - returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.

Home health - skilled nursing in a persons home

community-based nursing - promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of life

activities of daily living (ADLs) - basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing