Exam 10: Diagnostic Procedures

The nurse is caring for a patient who received opioids for sedation during a procedure.After the procedure the patient experiences oversedation that required the administration of a reversal agent.Which agent would the nurse administer?

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Question 21

A contrast medium study is being scheduled.Which statement by the patient during the assessment warrants further investigation by the nurse?

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Question 22

A patient is having a contrast medium study and has several allergies.During the injection of the dye, the patient complains of having a brief, severe hot flash and slight chest pain.What nursing action is most indicated?

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Question 23

An older patient has been NPO for 8 hours before a bronchoscopy.When the patient returns from the test, which is the nurse's priority assessment?

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Question 24

The nurse is caring for a patient post cardiac catheterization who experiences a vasovagal response when the sheaths are removed and pressure is applied.Which of the following symptoms is the patient likely to experience? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 25

An hour after a patient has a thoracentesis, the patient's oxygen saturation is 88%, and respiratory rate is 34 breaths per minute.What actions by the nurse are priorities?

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The nurse is caring for a patient who received opioids for sedation during a procedure.After the procedure the patient experiences oversedation that required the administration of a reversal agent.Which agent would the nurse administer?

A contrast medium study is being scheduled.Which statement by the patient during the assessment warrants further investigation by the nurse?

A patient is having a contrast medium study and has several allergies.During the injection of the dye, the patient complains of having a brief, severe hot flash and slight chest pain.What nursing action is most indicated?

An older patient has been NPO for 8 hours before a bronchoscopy.When the patient returns from the test, which is the nurse's priority assessment?

The nurse is caring for a patient post cardiac catheterization who experiences a vasovagal response when the sheaths are removed and pressure is applied.Which of the following symptoms is the patient likely to experience? (Select all that apply.)

An hour after a patient has a thoracentesis, the patient's oxygen saturation is 88%, and respiratory rate is 34 breaths per minute.What actions by the nurse are priorities?

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