A client has received an order for placement of compression
stockings. What would be the nurse's priority action for this
treatment? Correct Answers Place the client in supine position
with feet elevated
A client has tested positive for the HIV antibody but has no
symptoms. This client is considered a carrier. What component
of the infection cycle does the client illustrate?
a. a portal of entry
b. a portal of exit
c. a reservoir
d. an infectious agent Correct Answers c. a reservoir
A client is admitted to the hospital with E.coli infection after
consuming undercooked hamburger meat. The client's nurse
recognizes the hamburger meat as which component of the
infection cycle? Correct Answers Reservoir
A client is prescribed a clear liquid diet. Which items would the
nurse serve? Correct Answers Apple juice
Gelatin
Black coffee
Iced tea
A grad nurse is reviewing information about the Aims/Goals of
the professional nurse. Which statement would be considered
accurate? Correct Answers Nurses understand a person's level
of health is strongly influenced by health literacy
,A health care--related infection refers to an infection that
originates or takes place while in a health care facility. Correct
Answers TRUE
A home healthcare nurse has instructed an adult client with
diabetes about proper foot care. The nurse determines the clients
understands the directions when the nurse observes the client:
a. using a nail file for long toenails
b. trimming the toenails with scissors
c. walking barefoot around the house
d. cutting the toenails at the corners Correct Answers a. using a
nail file for long toenails
A hospitalized client reports the following symptoms: Anorexia,
Dysphagia, Mouth Pain.The client's nurse recognizes that the
client's risk for malnutrition is most likely related to which
issue? Correct Answers Reduced food intake
A newly admitted client in an acute care setting reports being a
member of the jewish faith. Based on this, the client's nurse
would make which conclusion Correct Answers The client may
practice dietary restrictions based on religious beliefs
A nurse assess the client's wound is red, warm to the touch,
edematous (swollen), and painful. The nurse knows that these
classic signs of acute infection occur during which phase of the
body's inflammatory response? Correct Answers Vascular
A nurse assesses a client in the ER. Which data best indicates
that the client is malnourished? Correct Answers Flaccid
muscles with poor tone
, A nurse assesses that a client in a LTC environment consumes
the following liquids during breakfast: 1/2 cup of juice, 2 cups
of coffee with 2 tablespoons of milk creamer, and 6 ounces of
water. How should the nurse document the client's total fluid
intake for this meal? Correct Answers 810 mls
A nurse assists a cognitively impaired client with a meal. Which
intervention should the nurse implement to best facilitate this
process? Correct Answers Decrease environmental stimuli
A nurse determines that a client's BMI is 19. Based on the BMI
guidelines, the nurse concludes that the client qualifies for which
category? Correct Answers Healthy weight
A nurse is administering medications, performing physical
assessments and collaborating with members of the healthcare
team. These nursing activities are examples of which goal of
nursing?
a. promote health
b. restore health
c. prevent illness
d. facilitate coping Correct Answers b. restore health
A nurse is completing a health history on a new client. The
nurse assesses the client's personal risk factors. Which statement
best describes how risk factors may increase a person's chance
of illness or injury? Correct Answers Poor health habits
increase a persons likelihood of developing an illness