NCLEX-Med Surg Exam Practice Questions 2021-Latest Download for Grade A

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A client with a history of hypertension has just had a total hip replacement. The physician orders hydrochlorothiazide (Hydro-Chlor) 35 mg oral solution by mouth, once per day. The label on the soluti... on reads hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg/5 ml. To administer the correct dose, how many ml should the nurse pour?A client on telemetry reports that she’s having chest pain. The hospital unit has standing orders that allow a nurse to begin treating the client before notifying the physician. Place the following actions in proper ascending chronological order. Use all the options. 1. Evaluate the client’s response. 2. Administer SL nitroglycerin. 3. Administer oxygen at 2 L/min. 4. Check vital signs.A nurse is checking a client who’s at risk for cardiac tamponade due to chest trauma sustained in a motorcycle accident. What’s the client’s pulse pressure if his blood pressure is 108/82 mm Hg?A nurse is preparing to take the blood pressure of a client. Which actions are appropriate? Select all the apply. □ 1. Selecting a cuff that’s 80% of arm circumference □ 2. Wrapping the cuff so that the lower border is 8 cm above the antecubital space □ 3. Centering the bladder of the cuff over the brachial artery □ 4. Inflating the cuff to 30 mm above the reading where the brachial pulse disappeared □ 5. Quickly releasing the bulb valve so the pressure drops more than 5 mm Hg per secondA nurse is applying a 3-lead telemetry unit to a client newly admitted to the telemetry unit. The client is to be monitored in a lead MCL1. Identify the area where the nurse would correctly place the positive chest lead. [Show More]

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