Ati Med Surg Complex 2 Final Proctored Exam

What does the nurse identify as the cause of acute adrenal crisis?

You are looking at the laboratory results of a patient admitted 2 days ago and was in metabolic acidosis because of a drug overdose. Which of the following indications compensation is occurring. pH 7.

You are a nursing student on a community health clinical rotation. An 85-year-old woman is involved in a house fire. As she attempted to escape, she fell hit her head, and was briefly engulfed in flam

Which of the following indicates that fluid resuscitation may be inadequate?

In caring for the patient who has a coagulopathy, what should the nurse do? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assessing a patient being admitted with fatigue and shortness of breath as well as abdominal tenderness who presents with jaundice and an enlarged liver. What does the nurse suspect that

What is the normal intracranial pressure (ICP) range the nurse tries to maintain?

What does the nurse identify as the most common cause of acute kidney injury in a critically ill patient?

While caring for a patient with a traumatic brain injury, the nurse assesses an ICP of 20 mm Hg and a CPP of 85 mm Hg. What is the best interpretation by the nurse?

What is the best position the nurse can place the patient with increased intracranial pressure in?

What are the defining characteristics the nurse assesses for in status epilepticus? (Select all that apply):

A patient with pancreatic cancer has been admitted to the critical care unit with clinical signs consistent with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. Which clinical management

Causes of delirium include all of the following except:

The nurse is caring for a possible cervical spine (CS) injury with blood pressure of 70/50 mm Hg, heart rate 45 beats/min, and respirations 26 breaths/min: their skin is warm and flushed. What is the

The nurse is caring for a patient who is mechanically ventilated understands which of the following statements is true?

The nurse has been administering 0.9% normal saline intravenous fluids as part of early goal-directed therapy protocols in a patient with severe sepsis. To evaluate the effectiveness of fluid therapy,

A patient is admitted with the diagnosis of variant or Prinzmetal angina. The nurse knows that the physiological mechanism present is most likely which of the following?

Signs and symptoms of poor perfusion associated with bradycardia include?

What are the priority interventions for the nurse managing patient symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the ED? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is assessing a client who is suspected of having ARDS. The nurse is confused that although the client appears dyspneic and the oxygen saturation is 88% on 6 L/min of oxygen, the client's lungs

The onset of ICU psychosis is:

The nurse has just completed an infusion of a 1000 ml bolus of 0.9% normal saline in a patient with severe sepsis. One hour later, which laboratory result requires immediate nursing action?

The nurse has a patient on mechanical ventilation and the pulmonologist wants the patient to receive 10 breaths/min from the ventilator but wants to encourage the patient to breathe spontaneously in b

The nurse knows that acute kidney injury from post renal etiology is caused by what?

A nurse evaluates prescriptions for a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation. Which medication would the nurse expect to find on this patient's medication administration record to prevent a common c