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NSG233 EXAM 1 /NSG 233 MED SURG III EXAM 1
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
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What action should the nurse take to assist the client with pain control in a pt with hemothorax?The nurse should assist the client with splinting for coughing and deep breathing to support the chest.
What actions should the nurse take to stabilize the client with a hemothorax?The nurse should administer analgesics and oxygen as required and prepare for chest tube insertion.
A nurse is caring for a client with a blunt chest trauma. Which of the following injuries can occur as a result of blunt chest trauma? (Select all that apply.)
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Increased lung capacity Rib fractures Flail chest Cardiac contusion Chest wall injury Rib frx flail chest cardiac contusion chest wall injury
Increased lung capacity is incorrect. When a client presents with hemothorax, they will have blood in their lung displacing air and decreasing lung capacity.Rib fractures is correct. Conditions that can arise are chest wall injury, rib fractures or flail chest, or a cardiovascular injury such as cardiac contusion.Flail chest is correct. Conditions that can arise are chest wall injury, rib fractures or flail chest, or a cardiovascular injury such as cardiac contusion.Cardiac contusion is correct. Conditions that can arise are chest wall injury, rib fractures or flail chest, or a cardiovascular injury such as cardiac contusion. 2 / 4
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Chest wall injury is correct. Conditions that can arise are chest wall injury, rib fractures or flail chest, or a cardiovascular injury such as cardiac contusion.
A nurse is caring for the client who has a primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
Jugular vein distention Cyanosis Shortness of breath Severe dyspnea Severe chest pain radiating to the shoulder SOB Sever chest pain radiating to the shoulder
Jugular vein distention is incorrect. A client with a tension pneumothorax will have jugular vein distension and severe hypotension.Cyanosis is incorrect. A client with a tension pneumothorax may have a manifestation of cyanosis. 3 / 4
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Shortness of breath is correct. The most common manifestations include severe pleuritic chest pain that radiates to the shoulder, and shortness of breath.Severe dyspnea is incorrect. A client with a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax will likely have severe dyspnea because of the underlying disease causing the pneumothorax.Severe chest pain radiating to the shoulder is correct. The most common manifestations include severe pleuritic chest pain that radiates to the shoulder, and shortness of breath.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a hemothorax. Hemothorax and pneumothorax have similar manifestations. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse understand are found with hemothorax? (Select all that apply.)
Barrel chest Respiratory distress Tachycardia Blood in the lung Signs of shock Respiratory distress Tachycardia
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