Ati Med Surg Form A Proctored Exam

lOMoARcPSD|28205643 ATI MED SURG FORM A PROCTORED EXAM 1.A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -Place hands on the upper abdomen during inhalation. -Exhale slowly through pursed lips. -Hold breath about 3 to 5 seconds before exhaling. (ATI page 138) -Position the mouthpiece 2.5 cm (1 in) from the mouth. 2.A nurse is assessing a client who is 12 hr. postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? -Heart rate 90/mm -Hgb 8.2 g/dL -Gastric ph of 3.0 -Absent bowel sounds Recall that bowel sounds are altered in patients with obstruction; absent bowel sounds imply total obstruction. QSEN: Safety (Book page 1143) 3.A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? -Regular Insulin -Furosemide -Desmopressin -Lithium Carbonate Teach patients with diabetes insipidus the proper way to self-administer desmopressin orally or by nasal spray. Management focuses on controlling symptoms with drug therapy. -The most preferred drug is desmopressin acetate (DDAVP), asynthetic form of vasopressin given orally, as a sublingual melt, or