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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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36. What would not be a nursing intervention for the patient with tonic-clonic seizures?
  1. Restraining a patient during a seizure.
  2. Clear the area of hard objects.
  3. Turn the patient’s head or turn him on his side.
  4. Assist the patient to a lying position and loosen any tight clothing.
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37. A NP is observing her patient after a computerized tomography (CT) scan to assess whether they are having an adverse reaction to the contrast medium. Signs and symptoms of an adverse reaction would include everything but:
  1. Facial flushing
  2. Urticaria
  3. Bradycardia
  4. Restlessness
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38. What is the most common cause for Cardiogenic shock?
  1. Stroke
  2. Hypertensive crisis
  3. Myocardial infarction
  4. Acute pulmonary edema
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39. A 49 year old male patient has experienced a myocardial infarction with an approximate 55% damage to his ventricle. What interventions would most likely NOT be performed for this patient to avoid the complication of cardiogenic shock?
  1. Intraaortic balloon pump
  2. Angioplasty
  3. Bypass surgery
  4. Chest tube insertion
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40. The anticoagulant, Heparin, is appropriate to use in all of the following diagnosis except:
  1. Embolism prophylaxis
  2. Cerebral thrombosis
  3. Ischemic Stroke
  4. New onset atrial fibrillation
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