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MSNCB Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Prep - Question List

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66. What is a normal tidal volume for a client on a ventilator?
  1. 5-7 ml/kg
  2. 7-9 ml/kg
  3. 9-11 ml/kg
  4. 11-13 ml/kg
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67.

A client with a left leg fracture is to be taught the three-point gait before discharge. Which instruction should the nurse give to this client?

  1. "your right crutch, swing the left foot forward, advance the left crutch, and then bring the right foot forward."
  2. "Move your right crutch and left foot forward together, and then swing the right foot and left crutch in one movement."
  3. "While partially bearing weight on your left leg, advance both crutches and then bring your right leg forward."
  4. "Using one movement, advance your left foot and both crutches and then bring right leg forward."
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68.

Which assessment finding by the nurse has the most serious implication for a 70-year-old client with emphysema?

  1. Increased anterior-posterior diameter of the chest
  2. Bilateral crackles throughout the lung fields
  3. Pursed-lip breathing
  4. Circumoral cyanosis
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69. The nurse is encouraging a client who has undergone an amputation to immediately fit a prosthesis. The advantage for this immediate action is:
  1. Ability to ambulate sooner
  2. Less chance of phantom limb sensation
  3. Dressing changes are not necessary
  4. Better fit of the prosthesis
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70. Mr. Sanchez visited a clinic for his timely medical check-up and brought with him his hematology result. He informed the nurse that his physician is trying to assess him for polycythemia vera. The laboratory findings for a client with polycythemia vera include major and minor criteria. What is the major or defining hematological finding?
  1. Leukocytosis >12,000/mm3
  2. Thrombocytosis >400,000/mm3
  3. RBC count >6 million/mm3
  4. Elevated leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
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