PN HESI VERSION 2 - Test Bank for Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse 1st Edition

1) The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after
cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to best
tolerate the ambulation?
1. Provide the client with a walker.
2. Remove the telemetry equipment.
3. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe.
4. Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating.
Correct Answer: 4. Premedicate the client with an analgesic before
ambulating.
2) A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to
alarm at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic
complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which first?
1. Call a code blue.
2. Call the health care provider.
3. Check the client status and lead placement.
4. Press the recorder button on the ECG console.
Correct Answer: 3. Check the client status and lead placement.
3) The LPN/LVN in a medical unit is caring for a client with heart failure.
The client suddenly develops extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung
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crackles, and the nurse suspects pulmonary edema. The nurse
immediately notifies the registered nurse and expects which
interventions to be prescribed? Select all that apply.