MEDICAL SURGICAL Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. Position a heat lamp over the lower extremities. Apply warm, moist compresses to the affected areas. Initiate droplet isolation precautions. - CORRECT ANSWER -Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. A nurse...

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. Position a heat lamp over the lower extremities. Apply warm, moist compresses to the affected areas. Initiate droplet isolation precautions. - CORRECT ANSWER -Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. A nurse...

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. Position a heat lamp over the lower extremities. Apply warm, moist compresses to the affected areas. Initiate droplet isolation precautions. - CORRECT ANSWER -Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. A nurse...

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. Position a heat lamp over the lower extremities. Apply warm, moist compresses to the affected areas. Initiate droplet isolation precautions. - CORRECT ANSWER -Keep bed linens off of the affected areas. A nurse...

EVALUATED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress. - CORRECT ANSWER -The nurse should reduce the temperature in the client's room and limit visitors because the client has manifestations of hyperthyroidism. Clients wh...

EVALUATED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress. - CORRECT ANSWER -The nurse should reduce the temperature in the client's room and limit visitors because the client has manifestations of hyperthyroidism. Clients wh...

EVALUATED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress. - CORRECT ANSWER -The nurse should reduce the temperature in the client's room and limit visitors because the client has manifestations of hyperthyroidism. Clients wh...

EVALUATED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress. - CORRECT ANSWER -The nurse should reduce the temperature in the client's room and limit visitors because the client has manifestations of hyperthyroidism. Clients wh...

ANALYZED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PRACTICE B WITH NGN A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription for calcitonin. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to describe the effect of calcitonin in treating osteoporosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -"Calcitonin will slow the breakdown of bone in your body." A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as...

ANALYZED PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PRACTICE B WITH NGN A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription for calcitonin. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to describe the effect of calcitonin in treating osteoporosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -"Calcitonin will slow the breakdown of bone in your body." A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as...