Which adverse effects would the nurse NOT expect to observe in a patient receiving a narcotic analgesic?
A) Urine Retention
B) Constipation
C) Hypoglycemia
D) Hyperglycemia
Question 2
Which of the following observations by the nurse indicates an adverse effect of naloxone (Narcan) on the patient?
A) Hypotension
B) Bradycardia
C) Tremors
D) Increased urine output
A) Hypotension
B) Bradycardia
C) Tremors
D) Increased urine output
Question 3
The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a chest tube inserted and connected to a portable water-seal drainage system. The nurse determines that the drainage system is functioning properly when he observes which one of the following?
A) A dependent loop in the tubing
B) Continuous bubbling in the suction chamber and intermittent in the water-seal chamber
C) Tubing is clamped at most proximal point to patient
D) Drainage system placed on table next to patient
A) A dependent loop in the tubing
B) Continuous bubbling in the suction chamber and intermittent in the water-seal chamber
C) Tubing is clamped at most proximal point to patient
D) Drainage system placed on table next to patient
Question 4
The nurse enters the room of a patient who has a chest tube attached to a water-seal drainage system and notices that the chest tube is dislodged from the chest. What is the priority nursing intervention?:
A) Notify the physician
B) Insert a new chest tube
C) Cover the insertion site with petroleum gauze
D) Instruct the patient to breath deeply until the physician arrives
A) Notify the physician
B) Insert a new chest tube
C) Cover the insertion site with petroleum gauze
D) Instruct the patient to breath deeply until the physician arrives
Question 5
A 73-year-old has fallen and broken his eighth rib on his right side. The nurse should include which of the following in this patient’s plan of care?:
A) Bind the patient’s chest with a 6-inch Ace bandage
B) Keep the patient on bed rest for 6 days
C) Encourage the patient to use his incentive spirometer and cough and deep breathing exercises hourly
D) Administer large doses of a narcotic analgesic so the patient will be more comfortable and fully participate in his pulmonary care.
A) Bind the patient’s chest with a 6-inch Ace bandage
B) Keep the patient on bed rest for 6 days
C) Encourage the patient to use his incentive spirometer and cough and deep breathing exercises hourly
D) Administer large doses of a narcotic analgesic so the patient will be more comfortable and fully participate in his pulmonary care.
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