Question: Upon assessment, a client reports drinking five to six bottles of beer every evening after work. Based upon this information, the nurse is aware that the client may require:

Answer Choices:
A lower doses of anesthetic agents and larger doses of postoperative analgesics.
B lower doses of anesthetic agents and lower doses of postoperative analgesics.
C larger doses of anesthetic agents and lower doses of postoperative analgesics.
D larger doses of anesthetic agents and larger doses of postoperative analgesics.

Answer: D – larger doses of anesthetic agents and larger doses of postoperative analgesics.

Question: A client scheduled for open heart surgery tells the nurse he does not want to be “saved” if he dies during surgery. What should the nurse do next?

Answer Choices:
A Discuss with and document the wishes of the client and family.
B Administer the ordered oral and intravenous preoperative medications.
C Notify the physician after completion of the surgical procedure.
D Verbally report the client’s wishes to the operating room supervisor.

Answer: A – Discuss with and document the wishes of the client and family.

Question: After conducting a preoperative health assessment, the nurse documents that the client has physical assessments supporting the medical diagnosis of emphysema. Based on this finding, which is the priority risk of complications in the postoperative period?

Answer Choices:
A Impaired physical mobility.
B impaired gas exchange
C Urinary retention
D Constipation

Answer: B – impaired gas exchange.

Question: What nursing concern is the priority for a client who has a large wound from colon surgery, is obese, and is taking corticosteroid medications?

Answer Choices:
A anxiety
B altered nutrition risk
C altered self-care ability
D infection risk

Answer: D – infection risk.

Question: A client admitted to the hospital for major surgery is at risk for what type of sensory alteration?

Answer Choices:
A Sensory stimulation
B Sensory deprivation
C Sensory deficits
D Sensory overload

Answer: D – sensory overload.

Question: Which statement accurately represents a recommended guideline when providing postoperative care for the following clients?

Answer Choices:
A If the dressing was clean but now has a large amount of fresh blood, remove the dressing and reapply it.
B Push oral fluids for an adult client who has a urine output of less than 30 mL/hr.
C If internal bleeding progressively increases or decreases from the baseline, notify the health care provider of possible.
D Expect the client to be febrile within 12 hours of surgery.

Answer: C – If internal bleeding progressively increases or decreases from the baseline, notify the health care provider of possible.

Question: What is the common cause of packet losses?

Answer Choices:
A. Slow network connections
B. Redundant connections
C. Congestion at routers
D. Signal modulation

Answer: C. Congestion at routers

Question: A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo a breast biopsy. Which major task does the nurse perform immediately during the preoperative period?

Answer Choices:
A Obtain a signature on the consent form.
B Review the surgical checklist.
C Conduct a nursing assessment.
D Reduce the dosage of toxic drugs.

Answer: C – Conduct a nursing assessment.

Question: What is attenuation?

Answer Choices:
A. An increase in a signal’s frequency over time
B. A gain in signal strength that is required for transmission
C. A decrease in a signal’s frequency over time
D. A loss of signal strength that occurs during transmission

Answer: D. A loss of signal strength that occurs during transmission

Question: A client scheduled for surgery has arranged for an autologous transfusion. What type of blood transfusion is this?

Answer Choices:
A. The client’s family members have been donors.
B. The client donates their own blood.
C. The client’s blood has been rendered sterile.
D. The client will only need fluids, not blood.

Answer: B. The client donates their own blood

Question: A client scheduled for surgery has arranged for an autologous transfusion. What type of blood transfusion is this?

Answer Choices:
A The client’s blood has been rendered sterile.
B The client’s family members have been donors.
C The client will only need fluids, not blood.
D The client donates their own blood.

Answer: D – The client donates their own blood.

Question: A nurse who works on the pediatric unit wants to help a child cope with the loss of a leg. What would the nurse implement to help the child express feelings?

Answer Choices:
A Dolls or animals
B Story books
C Support from other family members
D Television cartoons

Answer: A – Dolls or animals.

Question: A nurse is assisting a postsurgical patient with effective coughing. How often should this exercise be performed?

Answer Choices:
A every 2 hours.
B every 4 hours.
C every hour.
D every shift.

Answer: A – every 2 hours.

Question: A client with abdominal incisions experiences excruciating pain when trying to cough. What should the nurse do to reduce the client’s discomfort when coughing?

Answer Choices:
A Administer prescribed pain medication 30 minutes before deliberately attempting to cough.
B Ask the client to drink plenty of water before coughing.
C Administer prescribed pain medication just before coughing.
D Ask the client to lie in a lateral position when coughing.

Answer: A – Administer prescribed pain medication 30 minutes before deliberately attempting to cough.

Question: A nurse caring for a postoperative client observes the drainage in the client’s closed wound drainage system. The drainage is thin with a pale pink-yellow color. The nurse documents the drainage as:

Answer Choices:
A purulent.
B sanguineous.
C serous.
D serosanguineous.

Answer: D – serosanguineous.

Question: The nurse is caring for a client after a stressful and prolonged abdominal surgery. The client’s blood glucose level is elevated, yet the client has not been diagnosed with diabetes. Which statement by the nurse addresses the client’s concern about the blood glucose level?

Answer Choices:
A “This does not surprise me with your family history of diabetes.”
B “I will contact the health care provider so we can test you for diabetes.”
C “This is just something that happens sometimes after surgery.”
D “The surgery stressed your body and this is a normal response.”

Answer: D – “The surgery stressed your body and this is a normal response.”

Question: What is a reason for configuring all access points in a network with the same SSID?

Answer Choices:
A. To avoid congestion in the wireless network
B. To allow more clients on the same network
C. To allow roaming across access points
D. To improve the security of the wireless network

Answer: C. To allow roaming across access points

Question: Which advantage does digital signaling have compared to analog signaling?

Answer Choices:
A. With digital signaling, information is prevented from being layered.
B. With digital signaling, information is less susceptible to destruction by noise.
C. With digital signaling, waves cannot be decomposed into simpler signals.
D. With digital signaling, continuous signal variations prevent data loss.

Answer: B. With digital signaling, information is less susceptible to destruction by noise.