1. A newborn has been delivered with a meningomyelocele. The nursery nurse should position the newborn:
A) Prone
B) Supine
C) Side lying
D) Semi-Fowler
2. Nursing care of the infant prior to surgical closure of a meningomyelocele would include:
A) Cover sac with dry sterile dressing
B) Cover sac with saline-soaked sterile dressing
C) Do not apply dressing; keep sac open to air
D) Aspirate any fluid from sac
3. A 35-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. Results of arterial blood gases are pH 7.2, PaO2 90, PaCO2 45, and HCO3 16. The nursing assessment of arterial blood gases indicate the presence of:
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
D) Metabolic acidosis
4. A client presents to the emergency room with cyanosis, coughing, tachypnea, and tachycardia. She has a history of asthma. Arterial blood gas values are pH 7.28,PaO2 54, PaCO2 60, and HCO3 24. The nursing assessment of arterial blood gases indicate the presence of:
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic alkalosis
D) Metabolic acidosis
5. A 40-year-old client is admitted to the coronary care unit with chest pain and shortness of breath. The physician diagnosed an anterior wall myocardial infarction.What tests should the nurse anticipate?
A) Reticulocyte count, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)
B) Aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase
C) Sedimentation rate, WBC count
D) Lactic dehydrogenase, CPK
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