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ATI CARDIAC Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (2023/ 2024) Q: A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and whose telemetry reading displays a flattening of the T wave. Which of the following laboratory results about the nurse anticipate as the cause of this ECG change? A. Potassium 2.8 mEq/L B. Digoxin level 0.7 ng/mL C. Hemoglobin 9.8 g/dL D. Calcium 8.0 mg Answer: A Q: A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has anemia and a new prescri...

Healthstream Test 2022/2023 Updated Questions and Answers with complete solution A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and decreased systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with: cardiac tamponade. The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: transcutaneous pacing. A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected ...

Healthstream Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Update 2023/2024 (Graded A+). The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery. The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: this is an excessive amount of drainage The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT ther...

Absolute Contraindications to Exercise Testing - ANSWER • A recent significant change in the resting ECG suggesting significant ischemia, recent MI (within 2 d), or other acute cardiac event • Unstable angina • Uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise • Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis • Uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure • Acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction • Acute myocarditis or pericarditis • Suspected or known di...

Portage Learning NURS 231 Pathophysiology Module 4 Exam Module 4 Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 pts Which of the following increases the chance of clotting? Select all that apply. Thrombocytopenia Correct! Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 pts A deficiency in which of the following would lead to a hypercoagulable state? Select all that apply. ...

ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam Practice Qs |Questions and Answers 2023 A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening meningitis. A nurse is p...

minimum urine output for adult 0.5mL/kg/hr ADH (antidiuretic hormone) - water retainer - vasoconstrictor (also called Vasopressin) - produced by hypothalamus - store and released from posterior pituitary ADH pathway - hypothalamus senses low blood volumed and increased serum osmolality - signal pituitary to release ADH - ADH causes kidney to retain water - water retention increases blood volume and decreases serum osmolality ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) -...

What are the physiological changes of aging - ANSWER 1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems 2.Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust 3. Changes in the sympathetic response 4. Impaired immunological function- infection risk is greater and autoimmune diseases are more prevalent. What factors influence lab value interpretation in the older adult - ANSWER 1. physiological changes with aging 2. the prevalence of chronic disease 3. changes in nutritional and fluid in...

Hesi Exit Exam | A++++++Questions and Answers | Latest 2023/2024 1. The healthcare provider prescribes potassium chloride 25 mEq in 500 ml D_5W to infuse over 6 hours. The available 20 ml vial of potassium chloride is labeled, "10 mEq/5ml." how many ml of potassium chloride should the nurse add the IV fluid? (Enter numeric value only. If is rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.) ~ Answer: 12.5  Rationale: Using the formula D / H X Q: 25 mEq / 10 mEq x 5ml= 12.5ml ...

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Exam Prep Questions -AHIMA 6th Edition. 023-Other benign neoplasms of skin Includes: Benign neoplasm of hair follicles Benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands Benign neoplasm of sweat glands Excludes 1: benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (017.0-017.3) melanocytic nevi (022.-) When coding benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin, the section noted above directs the coder to: a. Use category D23 b. Use a code from D17.0-D17.3 c. Use code E88.2 d. Us...