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The nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a 6
month−old child. Which injection site is best for the nurse
to use?
a) Vastus lateralis
b) Deltoid
c) Ventrogluteal
d) Dorsogluteal − answer>>>a) Vastus lateralis
he client diagnosed with a right fractured femur has
skeletal traction applied to the right femur. Which
interventions should the nurse implement?
a. Perform passive range of motion to the right leg
b. Remove skeletal weights every shift to assess right leg
c. Turn frequently from prone to supine positions
d. Maintain skeletal pin sites and assess for signs of infection −
answer>>>d. Maintain skeletal pin sites and assess for signs of
infection
A male client is admitted to the mental health unit because
he experiences panic attacks when driving on the freeway.
To attempt to desensitize this fear, what action should the
nurse encourage the client to implement?
a. Watch training videos of people driving in various environments
b. Begin visualizing himself driving each route to the freeway
c. Take antianxiety medication two hours before driving on freeways
d. Get in the car with a support person and drive on a freeway
during rush hour. − answer>>>b. Begin visualizing himself
driving each route to the freeway
A client diagnosed with a deep vein thrombus (DVT)
followed by a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is
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receiving heparin via an infusion pump at a rate of 1400
u/hour. The client tells the nurse, <I wish this medicine
would hurry up and dissolve this clot in my ling so that I
can go home=. What response is best for the nurse to
provide?
a. Heparin prevents future clot formation, but your
risk of bleeding needs to be monitored closely
b. You seem to be concerned about the length of
time it takes for Heparin to dissolve this clot
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c. Let me contact your surgeon and find out Heparin IV
therapy can be given to you at home
d. Why are you so anxious to leave the hospital when you know you
are not well
enough yet? − answer>>>a. Heparin prevents future clot
formation, but your risk of bleeding needs to be
monitored closely
An angry client screams at the emergency department triage nurse,
<I've been
waiting here for two hour! You and the staff are
incompetent= What is the best response for the nurse to
make?
a. The emergency department is very busy at this time
b. I'll let you see the doctor next because you've waited so long
c. I'm doing the best I can for the sickest clients first
d. I understand you are frustrated with the wait time −
answer>>>d. I understand you are frustrated with the wait
time
he UAP asks if it is necessary to continue to strain the
urine of a client with kidney stones since several stones
were obtained the previous day. What information should
the nurse provide the UAP?
a. UAPs do not have authority to question prescribed care
b. It is important to continue straining all the client's urine
c. Measuring intake and output is more important than straining the
urine
d. Ensuring that the client is free from pain is a higher priority care
− answer>>>b. It is important to continue straining all the client's
urine
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Which assessment finding is most indicative of deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) in a client's right leg?
a. Dorsiflexes the right foot and left on command
b. A 3 by 5cm ecchymosis area covering the right calf
c. Right calf is 3 cm larger in circumference than the left
d. Bilateral lower extremity has 3+ pitting edema −
answer>>>c. Right calf is 3 cm larger in circumference than
the left
The nurse is caring for a laboring 22 year−old primigravida following
administration
of regional anesthesia. In planning care for this client, what
nursing intervention has the highest priority?
a. Raising the side rails and placing the call bell within reach
b. Teaching the client how to push to decrease the length of the second
stage of
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The nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a 6
month−old child. Which injection site is best for the nurse
to use?
a) Vastus lateralis
b) Deltoid
c) Ventrogluteal
d) Dorsogluteal − answer>>>a) Vastus lateralis
he client diagnosed with a right fractured femur has
skeletal traction applied to the right femur. Which
interventions should the nurse implement?
a. Perform passive range of motion to the right leg
b. Remove skeletal weights every shift to assess right leg
c. Turn frequently from prone to supine positions
d. Maintain skeletal pin sites and assess for signs of infection −
answer>>>d. Maintain skeletal pin sites and assess for signs of
infection
A male client is admitted to the mental health unit because
he experiences panic attacks when driving on the freeway.
To attempt to desensitize this fear, what action should the
nurse encourage the client to implement?
a. Watch training videos of people driving in various environments
b. Begin visualizing himself driving each route to the freeway
c. Take antianxiety medication two hours before driving on freeways
d. Get in the car with a support person and drive on a freeway
during rush hour. − answer>>>b. Begin visualizing himself
driving each route to the freeway
A client diagnosed with a deep vein thrombus (DVT)
followed by a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is
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receiving heparin via an infusion pump at a rate of 1400
u/hour. The client tells the nurse, <I wish this medicine
would hurry up and dissolve this clot in my ling so that I
can go home=. What response is best for the nurse to
provide?
a. Heparin prevents future clot formation, but your
risk of bleeding needs to be monitored closely
b. You seem to be concerned about the length of
time it takes for Heparin to dissolve this clot
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c. Let me contact your surgeon and find out Heparin IV
therapy can be given to you at home
d. Why are you so anxious to leave the hospital when you know you
are not well
enough yet? − answer>>>a. Heparin prevents future clot
formation, but your risk of bleeding needs to be
monitored closely
An angry client screams at the emergency department triage nurse,
<I've been
waiting here for two hour! You and the staff are
incompetent= What is the best response for the nurse to
make?
a. The emergency department is very busy at this time
b. I'll let you see the doctor next because you've waited so long
c. I'm doing the best I can for the sickest clients first
d. I understand you are frustrated with the wait time −
answer>>>d. I understand you are frustrated with the wait
time
he UAP asks if it is necessary to continue to strain the
urine of a client with kidney stones since several stones
were obtained the previous day. What information should
the nurse provide the UAP?
a. UAPs do not have authority to question prescribed care
b. It is important to continue straining all the client's urine
c. Measuring intake and output is more important than straining the
urine
d. Ensuring that the client is free from pain is a higher priority care
− answer>>>b. It is important to continue straining all the client's
urine
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Which assessment finding is most indicative of deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) in a client's right leg?
a. Dorsiflexes the right foot and left on command
b. A 3 by 5cm ecchymosis area covering the right calf
c. Right calf is 3 cm larger in circumference than the left
d. Bilateral lower extremity has 3+ pitting edema −
answer>>>c. Right calf is 3 cm larger in circumference than
the left
The nurse is caring for a laboring 22 year−old primigravida following
administration
of regional anesthesia. In planning care for this client, what
nursing intervention has the highest priority?
a. Raising the side rails and placing the call bell within reach
b. Teaching the client how to push to decrease the length of the second
stage of
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