Nursing Note Quiz #35

1. Atropine is given before abdominal surgery to:

Reduce gastric secretions
Increase peristalsis
Prevent infection
Increase urine output

2. A patient is presented with pelvic trauma associated with testicular injury. What is the priority nursing action?

Insert Foley catheter immediately
Avoid urethral catheterization
Apply ice packs and reassurance only
Start antibiotics and send urine culture

3. Which finding in a patient receiving opioid analgesics indicates the most serious concern and requires immediate intervention?

Constipation
Nausea and vomiting
Respiratory rate 10/min
Urinary retention

4. A COPD patient develops respiratory acidosis. Which intervention is most appropriate?

Administer oxygen via BiPAP
Start mechanical ventilation
Give sodium bicarbonate IV
Restrict fluids

5. During dialysis a patient’s potassium level rises to 6.8 mEq/L. What is the immediate life-saving intervention?

Administer calcium gluconate IV
Start potassium-restricted diet
Administer furosemide
Restrict IV fluids

6. A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide. What is the expected outcome of this medication?

Decreased preload
Increased afterload
Increased cardiac contractility
Decreased heart rate

7. A patient with pericardial effusion develops pulsus paradoxus. What does this finding indicate?

Decreased pulse volume during inspiration
Increased pulse volume during inspiration
Decreased pulse volume during expiration
Increased pulse volume during expiration

8. What is the antidote for heparin?

Protamine sulfate
Vitamin K
Naloxone
Flumazenil

9. A patient is receiving a blood transfusion and begins to experience chills, fever, and back pain. What is the nurse’s priority action?

Administer acetaminophen for fever
Stop the transfusion and notify the healthcare provider
Increase the infusion rate of the blood
Encourage the patient to take deep breaths

10. A patient with central diabetes insipidus receives vasopressin. What is the expected effect on urine?

Urine volume remains high
Urine specific gravity rises
Urine volume does not change
Urine specific gravity lowers

Quiz By Nursing Note

Nursing Quiz

1. Atropine is given before abdominal surgery to:

2. A patient is presented with pelvic trauma associated with testicular injury. What is the priority nursing action?

3. Which finding in a patient receiving opioid analgesics indicates the most serious concern and requires immediate intervention?

4. A COPD patient develops respiratory acidosis. Which intervention is most appropriate?

5. During dialysis a patient’s potassium level rises to 6.8 mEq/L. What is the immediate life-saving intervention?

6. A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide. What is the expected outcome of this medication?

7. A patient with pericardial effusion develops pulsus paradoxus. What does this finding indicate?

8. What is the antidote for heparin?

9. A patient is receiving a blood transfusion and begins to experience chills, fever, and back pain. What is the nurse’s priority action?

10. A patient with central diabetes insipidus receives vasopressin. What is the expected effect on urine?

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