Exam 2 Review sheet

What does dopamine do? How do you know it is working?

BP will increase and they will pee

A nurse is caring for a client who reports heart palpitations. An ECG confirms the client is experiencing ventricular tachycardia (VT). The nurse should anticipate the need for taking which of the following actions?

elective cardioversion

A nurse is caring for a client who has burns to his face, ears, and eyelids. The nurse should identify What Is the priority finding to report to the provider?

Difficulty swallowing/airway

CPR, call code, D-fib PT is in V-fib

A client who experienced a myocardial infarction is being monitored via cardiac telemetry. The nurse notes the sudden onset of this cardiac rhythm on the monitor (refer to figure) and immediately takes which action?

A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an escharotomy. The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? A. Large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation B. I can call the doctor back if you want me to C. A piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area D. Dead tissue will be surgically removed

A. Large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation Relief pressure and remove dead skin

A nurse is preparing to administer lidocaine 50 mg IV bolus. Available is lidocaine 200 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

0.3mL

A patient is brought in to the ER after being in a house fire. The patient is awake, alert and talkative. He reports some discomfort in his hands and feet, which are red. He has an area of blisters, some open, to the L arm. What is most alarming?

Airway/resp look up the nose for singed hair, sputum with smoke

A nurse in an emergency department is reviewing the medical record of a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse expect?

Potassium Hyperkalemia is b/c of 3rd spacing

A client who is having burn debridement states, "You are the worst nurse I have ever seen. All you do is hurt me." What is the correct response? a. "Do I cause more pain than the other nurses?" b. "Tell me more about that." c. "Let me get you more pain medication." d. "You have the right to your judgments."

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