Nursing - Medical Surgical Health Assessment Critical Care, Quizlet 1

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The nurse is caring for a patient in the outpatient clinic and there is suspicion that the patient may have cancer due to recent weight losses for unidentifiable reasons

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The nurse caring for a patient following a supraglottic laryngectomy reminds the patient that a common symptom that occurs after a supraglottic laryngectomy is:

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A nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy. The patient is aware that his true vocal cords will be removed. He asks the nurse how he will communicate. What is the nurse's best response?

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The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient following a laryngectomy. The patient has been a heavy smoker for 25 years. The nurse observes that the patient is coughing copious thin white sputum. The nurse should:

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A patient has been treated in the emergency room for epistaxis. What information should the nurse include in patient discharge teaching to prevent epistaxis?

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The nurse is preparing a care plan for a patient scheduled for a laryngectomy. Which of the following nursing diagnoses should receive the highest priority for this surgery?

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The patient with a laryngectomy needs an evaluation of his ability to perform self-care of the stoma prior to discharge. Which patient action would demonstrate safe and appropriate stoma care?

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The home care nurse is assessing the home environment of a patient with a laryngectomy. The nurse informs the patient that he will need to arrange for installation of which system in the home?

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Which of the following would be the best diet choice for a patient 3 days after a tonsillectomy?

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A 45-year-old obese man who arrives in a clinic with complaints of daytime sleepiness, headache, and sore throat in the morning is exhibiting manifestations of which of the following?

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A patient is admitted with epistaxis. Pressure has been applied to the patient's midline septum for 10 minutes. The attempt to stop the bleeding is unsuccessful. What treatments may be used to control the bleeding?

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A patient visits the clinic and is diagnosed with acute laryngitis. The nurse should instruct the patient to:

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Following tonsillectomy surgery, the nurse will assess the patient for:

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The patient has been prescribed an antibiotic for tonsillitis and has been instructed to take the antibiotic for 10 days. The patient informs the nurse that she is feeling better and is stopping the medication because she has taken it for 4 days

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The nurse is instructing a patient on the administration of nasal spray. What information is most important to include in this teaching plan?

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Which of the following patients is at greater risk for developing chronic pharyngitis?

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A patient visits the clinic and is diagnosed with acute sinusitis. To promote sinus drainage, the nurse instructs the patient to:

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During cold season, what information should the nurse provide to the patient to best prevent transmission of organisms?

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A nurse is teaching a patient how to perform flow type incentive spirometry prior to his scheduled thoracic surgery. What instruction should the nurse provide to the patient?

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The nurse is assessing a patient who has a chest tube in place for the treatment of a pneumothorax. The nurse observes that the water level in the water seal rises and falls in rhythm with the patient's respirations

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Postural drainage has been ordered for a patient who is having difficulty mobilizing her bronchial secretions. Before repositioning the patient and beginning treatment, the nurse should perform what health assessment?

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A patient in the ICU has had an endotracheal tube in place for 3 weeks. The physician has ordered that a tracheostomy tube be placed. The patient's family wants to know why the endotracheal tube cannot be left in place

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The home care nurse is planning to begin breathing retraining exercises with a client newly admitted to the home health service. The home care nurse knows that breathing retraining is especially indicated if the patient has what diagnosis?

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The nurse is performing nasotracheal suctioning on a medical patient and obtains copious amounts of secretions from the patient's airway, even after inserting and withdrawing the catheter several times. How should the nurse proceed?

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A nurse has performed tracheal suctioning on a patient who experienced increasing dyspnea prior to a procedure. When applying the nursing process, how can the nurse best evaluate the outcomes of this intervention?

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A patient has been discharged home after thoracic surgery. The home care nurse performs the initial visit and finds the patient discouraged and saddened. The client states, "I am recovering so slowly

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The home care nurse is visiting a patient newly discharged home after a lobectomy. What would be most important for the home care nurse to assess?

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A nurse educator is reviewing the indications for chest drainage systems with a group of medical nurses. What indications should the nurses identify? Select all that apply

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A patient is being admitted to the preoperative holding area for a thoracotomy. Preoperative teaching includes what?

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