Ati Pn Adult Med Surg Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Client prescribed disulfiram (Antabuse) for long term alcohol abuse {Ans: Aversion therapy uses aversive stimuli to decrease the pleasurable effects of a maladaptive behavior}Accountability {Ans: Taking responsibility for ones own actions}Upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to esophageal varices, which action to take first {Ans: Measure the clients vital signs, highest priority, ABCs}Client doesn't speak English who has just given birth {Ans: Demonstrate basic infant care}Veracity {Ans: The duty to tell the truth}Orthopnea position {Ans: Increases lung expansion}Glasgow coma scale {Ans: Eye opening, verbal response, motor response, low score 3 highest score 15}Normal cardiac output {Ans: 5 to 6 liters per min}Stage 5 Alzheimer's disease {Ans: Provide a variety of the clients favorite finger foods durning meal time. This helps to maintain independence by eating himself}What task can be delegated to AP {Ans: Clean skin folds with mild soap and dry}Furosemide {Ans: A loop diuretic can lead to hypokalemia}Autonomy {Ans: Respecting the clients right to make her own decision}Lorazepam (Ativan) {Ans: Benzodiazepine, CNS depressant}Heparin sodium {Ans: Monitor clients partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) keep value at 1.5 to 2 times the baseline (60 to 80 seconds)}Which four clients to