Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

(Sean Pound) #1

  1. Your patient’s physician told him that he has hemophilia. You are asked to
    teach the signs and symptoms of this disease. You respond by saying:
    (a) Clot formation, especially in the veins of the lower extremities.
    (b) Low blood counts and fatigue due to lack of adequate red blood cell
    production.
    (c) High blood counts and clot formation under the nails.
    (d) Excessive bleeding after minor trauma.

  2. What cell ingests invading or foreign cells?
    (a) Macrophage.
    (b) T-cell.
    (c) B-cell.
    (d) Erythrocyte.

  3. The patient asks you what the clip on his finger is for. The best response is:
    (a) This is a cardiac monitor that alerts us to any arrhythmia that you might
    experience during the night.
    (b) This measures your temperature.
    (c) This is pulse oximetry and is used to give us an idea of how much oxy-
    gen is in your blood.
    (d) This tells us the number of red blood cells you have. These cells pro-
    vide oxygen throughout your body.

  4. Your patient is experiencing exacerbations of systemic lupus erythema-
    tosus.What would you expect the physician to prescribe?
    (a) Antiemetics.
    (b) Corticosteroids.
    (c) Antineoplastics.
    (d) Antibiotics.

  5. Joan is a data-entry specialist who types most of the day. She has an increased
    risk for:
    (a) osteomyelitis.
    (b) osteoporosis.
    (c) fracture of the overused area.
    (d) carpal tunnel syndrome.


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