Nurs 231 pathophysiology Portage Learning Exam

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A nurse is administering a tube feeding for a patient who is post bowel surgery. When attempting to aspirate the contents, the nurse notes that the tube is clogged. What would be the nurse's next action following this assessment?

• use warm water to remove the clog
• use a stylet to unclog the tubes
• administer cola to remove the clog
• replace the tube with a new one - ANSWER-A. use warm water to

remove the clog

A nurse is assisting a patient who is 2 days postoperative to sit in a chair.After assisting the patient to the side of the bed and to stand up, the patient's knees buckle, and she tells the nurse she feels faint. What is the appropriate nursing action?

• wait a few minutes and then continue the move to the chair
• call for assistance and continue the move with the help of another

nurse

• lower the patient back to the side of the bed and pivot her back into

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• have the patient sit down on the bed and dangle her feet before

moving - ANSWER-C. lower the patient back to the side of the bed and pivot her back into bed

Based on the statistics for the leading cause of hospital admission for trauma in older adults, what would be the nurse's priority intervention to prevent trauma when caring for older adults in a nursing home?

• Checking to make sure fire alarms are working properly.
• Preventing exposure to temperature extremes.
• Screening for partner or elder abuse.
• Making sure patient rooms are decluttered. - ANSWER-d. Making

sure patient rooms are decluttered.

A nurse is caring for patients in a skilled nursing facility performs risk assessments for foot and nail problems. The nurse notes that which of the following patients have a condition known to cause nail and foot problems? Select all that apply.

• a patient who is taking antibiotics for chronic bronchitis
• a patient diagnosed with type II diabetes
• a patient who is obese
• a patient who has a nervous habit of biting his nails
• a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer
• a patient whose job involves frequent handwashing - ANSWER-B, C,

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A nurse is using PPE when bathing a patient diagnosed with C. Difficile infection. Which nursing action related to this activity promotes safe, effective patient care?

• the nurse puts on PPE after entering the patient's room
• the nurse works for "clean" areas to "dirty" areas during bath
• the nurse personalizes the care by substituting glasses for goggles
• the nurse removes PPE after the bath to talk with the patient in the

room - ANSWER-B. the nurse works for "clean" areas to "dirty" areas during bath

The nurse has opened the sterile supplies and put on two sterile gloves to complete a sterile dressing change, a procedure that requires surgical asepsis. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

• Keep splashes on the sterile field to a minimum
• Cover the nose and mouth with gloved hands if a sneeze is imminent
• Use forceps soaked in a disinfectant
• Consider the outer 1 in of the sterile field as contaminated -

ANSWER-d. Consider the outer 1 in of the sterile field as contaminated

A patient comes in that is in extreme respiratory distress, what action can the nurse take next? - ANSWER-Apply 2L of oxygen via nasal cannula

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