Exam 4

A registered nurse is assigning tasks to an LPN/LVN. Which of the following would be most appropriate?

Which of the following was NOT included in the  ANA’s published “The Five Rights of Delegation” in 1997?

Which of the following is the most common electrolyte disorder seen in hospitals in the USA?

Which of the scenarios below describes an endogenous source of contamination?

During insertion of a central line, the patient takes a deep breath. They then start having dyspnea. What emergent action should be performed?

A chronically ill 30-year-old man presents with sallow skin, kussmaul respirations, confusion, and twitching . What is the most likely diagnosis?

As 65-yera-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension present with urinary frequency and urgency for 4 months. His urinalysis shows 3+ glucosuria , 2+ hematuria , and 3+ proteinuria. Which of the following represent chronic kidney damage?

Which of the following is the most serious complications of peritoneal dialysis?

What is the best treatment for a patient suspected of cyanide poisoning?

An off -duty clinician in riding his bike. He comes across another biker who has fallen off his bike and has an obvious deformity to his wrist . Which of the following is most accurate about this situation?

What type of anemia is frequently seen in patients with chronic renal failure ?

Measurement of creatinine clearance requires consideration of multiple variables . Which of the following factors is a type of variable involved in the calculation creatinine clearance?

Restless legs syndrome is common in chronic renal failure .Which of the following drugs is considered BEST to treat these individuals?

A patient presents with general malaise , cough , weight loss , and microscopic hematuria . a chest x-ray reveals multiple cavitary lesions and a renal biopsy reveals a necrotizing glomerulonephritis with crescent formation . The blood work is pending. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 63-year-old has been anurie for the past several days. His blood work reveals a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) of 45 and a creatinine of 3.2.. fractional excretion of sodium is 4% and the renal failure index is 3.3%. This patient most likely has which of the following conditions?

In chronic renal failure , psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid should be used instead of magnesium hydroxide for the treatment of constipation of constipation for which of the following reasons ?

Which diagnostic test should be ordered first in the case of an elderly female whose status is post abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with Foley catheter in place , a blood pressure of 110/75pulse of 115 whose urine output drops to 40 cc/hours and creatinine 

Hemodialysis can be used in the treatment of refractory metabolic acidosis  and acute renal failure seen in patients with ibuprofen overdose .However , hemodialysis is not effective in ibuprofen elimination . What is the possible explanation?

A patient has marked edema from head to foot secondary to severe ,acute renal failure . What is the term for this finding ?

Cyclosporine is a fungal polypeptide that acts by preventing production of: