Exam 2: Preface

A patient with an ileal conduit requires a urine specimen for culture.Which procedure should a nurse use to collect this specimen?

A nurse is providing post-test instructions to an older patient who has just undergone a barium swallow.Which of the following directions should the nurse give this patient? Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a positive finding for Helicobacter pylori antibody.Besides indicating an H.pylori infection, this finding is strongly associated with which of the following conditions? Select all that apply.

Which laboratory result should a nurse interpret as an indication that a patient with respiratory acidosis is responding to treatment?

A nurse is assisting with a radionuclide bone scan of a patient.The radionuclide has just been administered and initial images have been taken to assess blood flow to the bones.How long of a delay should occur at this point to allow the radionuclide to be taken up by the bones before the complete skeleton is imaged?

A nurse is assisting with a thoracentesis to obtain pleural fluid for analysis.Which additional diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate upon .

A patient's arterial blood gases are pH 7.29, HCO₃- 24 mEq/L, PO₂ 74, PCO₂ 52 mm Hg.A nurse assessing this patient should observe for signs and symptoms of:

A patient's breast biopsy results indicate the results below.Which of them are favorable findings, indicating a lower likelihood of breast cancer, or a higher likelihood of a more manageable type of breast cancer? Select all that apply.

A middle-aged patient, with a strong family history of early death from occlusive coronary disease, has computed tomography (CT)for cardiac scoring with a score of 210 reported.Based on this score, which patient teaching should the nurse plan?

The mother of a 6-month-old would like to have her child tested for Tay-Sachs disease because of a family history of this inherited disorder.Which test would be most appropriate for this purpose?

Which instruction should a nurse provide to a patient in preparation for a gastric acid stimulation test?

A nurse has orders to obtain urine for urinalysis, but the patient has voided only a small amount.What is the minimal volume of urine that the nurse can send for a routine urinalysis?

A nurse is assisting with venography of the lower extremities.The nurse should tell the patient to expect which of the following sensations during and after injection of the contrast medium? Select all that apply.

A patient has just undergone a bone scan and the results show no bone abnormalities.However, the health-care provider is concerned that the result may be a false negative.Which of the following factors would likely cause a false negative? Select all that apply.

A nurse is reviewing a patient's chest x-ray that is described as a "PA view." This indicates that the x-ray was taken by directing the beam:

A nurse performs an Allen test.By performing an Allen test, the nurse is preparing to perform a (an):

A nurse is instructing a patient who is scheduled for a colonoscopy on preparations for the procedure.Which medication should the patient discontinue at least 1 week prior to the colonoscopy?

Prior to beginning a urine collection for catecholamine, a nurse should instruct a patient to:

One hour after starting a unit of packed red blood cells, a nurse observes that a patient receiving the transfusion is reporting flank pain and has a temperature of 101.8 $\degree$ F (38.8 $\degree$ C).The nurse's first action should be to:

A nurse is providing care to a patient following a bone biopsy.Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.