Exam 2: NR341 / NR 341 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Complex Adult Health | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
What lab value would be drawn to determine if a patient is in shock?
Answer:
Serum lactate level
Question:
What is a sign that a patient is in hypovolemic shock?
Answer:
Increased HR
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Question:
What is one of the first signs of compensatory shock?
Answer:
Confusion
Question:
What is DIC?
Answer:
Abnormal coagulation d/t dec. clotting factors
Question:
Nursing intervention for a patient with a low PAWP
Answer:
Give fluids
Question:
What is the priority intervention for a patient with a newly placed swan-ganz catheter?
Answer:
Check placement with a chest x-ray 2 / 4
Question:
What causes a high PAWP reading?
Answer:
Mitral regurgitation, FVO, left ventricular failure
Question:
What are the symptoms of right sided HF?
Answer:
Edema, ascites, JVD
Question:
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a right radial line placement?
Answer:
Neurovascular checks of the affected hand
Question:
Nursing intervention for a patient with unstable angina or to rule out MI
Answer:
Get an EKG (if not an option, give O2) 3 / 4
Question:
What are the normal LDL, HDL, and total cholesterol lab values?
Answer:
LDL = <160 HDL = >40 Total = <200
Question:
What is a major side effect of norepinephrine?
Answer:
Digital necrosis
Question:
What is the priority action for a patient with a low BP?
Answer:
Give fluids then medications
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