1. Which patient is most likely to require transitional subacute care before being discharged to the home setting?

Question Answered step-by-step 1. Which patient is most likely to require transitional subacute care before being discharged to the home setting? a. The patient with stable human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection b. The patient with a diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization of the nares c. The patient requiring deep wound management d. The patient who was hospitalized for one week 2. Which signs and symptoms can occur with fab emboli? a. Tachypnea, tachycardia, shortness of breath, paresthesia b. Paresthesia, bradypnea, bradycardia, petechial rash on chest and neck c. Bradypnea, bradycardia, shortness of breath, petechial rash on chest and neck d. Tachypnea, tachycardia, shortness of breath, petechial rash on chest and neck 3.  A nurse is working with a young female client who has a history of lupus. Which laboratory result would the nurse expect to see in the client’s chart? a. Uric acid 3.2 mg/dL; platelet count 750,000/mm3 b. Serum albumin 42 g/dL; serum creatinine 1.1 mg/dL c. Abnormal antinuclear antibody (ANA); hemoglobin 8.3 g/dL d. Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) 86 seconds; random blood sugar 108 mg/dL 4. A nurse reads the chart of a 25-year-old male and notes that he has been diagnosed with an osteosarcoma of the distal femur. Which statement indicates the nurse’s correct interpretation of the client’s diagnosis? a. The tumor originated elsewhere in the client’s body and metastasized to the bone. b. Osteosarcoma is the most common and often fatal bone tumor. c. The only treatment for osteosarcoma is a leg amputation well above the tumor growth. d. Osteosarcoma is a nonmalignant growth that can be excised, and the bone replaced with a bone graft. 5. A patient tells a nurse that he has been diagnosed with macular degeneration “wet type”. Based on the nurse’s knowledge of this diagnosis, the nurse, examining the patient’s eyes using an ophthalmoscope, should expect to observe: a. Growth of abnormal blood vessels in the macula b. Atrophy of structures in the macula c. A clouding of the lens of the eye d. A thin, grayish-white area on the end of the cornea Health Science Science Nursing NURS 110 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)