BS-Nursing General Flashcards
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A nurse is caring for a patient with heart failure who has dependent edema and crackles bilaterally. Which position is most therapeutic?
Answer: High Fowler's (90°)
High Fowler's position reduces preload by pooling blood in dependent extremities and eases breathing in heart failure patients.
Which electrolyte imbalance is most likely to precipitate digoxin toxicity?
Answer: Hypokalemia
Hypokalemia enhances digoxin binding to cardiac Na+/K+-ATPase receptors, increasing toxicity risk.
A patient's ABG results are: pH 7.28, PaCO2 52 mmHg, HCO3 24 mEq/L. What is the correct interpretation?
Answer: Respiratory acidosis
Elevated PaCO2 with low pH and normal HCO3 indicates uncompensated respiratory acidosis.
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which action is permissible without patient authorization?
Answer: Disclosing PHI to law enforcement for a court order
HIPAA permits disclosure of PHI to law enforcement when required by a court order or subpoena.
A nurse administers the wrong medication dose. After notifying the physician, what is the nurse's next priority action?
Answer: File a variance/incident report
Filing an incident report per institutional policy is required to promote patient safety and system improvement after a medication error.
Which finding in a postoperative patient requires the most immediate nursing intervention?
Answer: Respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min with SpO2 90%
A respiratory rate of 8 with SpO2 of 90% indicates respiratory depression requiring immediate intervention to prevent hypoxic injury.
A patient with a serum potassium of 2.9 mEq/L is prescribed IV potassium chloride. Which nursing action is essential?
Answer: Infuse no faster than 10–20 mEq/hour via an infusion pump
IV potassium must never be given as a bolus; rates exceeding 20 mEq/hour risk fatal cardiac dysrhythmias.