When teaching a client, which laboratory tests will the nurse identify that assess
cardiac and vascular disease risk? (Select all that apply.)
a) triglyceride level
b) CBC with differential
c) creatinine
d) cholesterol level
e) BUN
f) lipoprotein level
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a) triglyceride level
d) cholesterol level
f) lipoprotein level
,Which catheter would the nurse use to drain a client's bladder for short periods (5 to
10 minutes)?
a) straight catheter
b) suprapubic catheter
c) Foley catheter
d) indwelling urethral catheter
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a) straight catheter
A 16-year-old adolescent informs her nurse that she became a vegetarian 1 year ago.
Lately she is reporting fatigue and has trouble concentrating. A quick blood test
ordered by her licensed provider informs the nurse that she has pernicious anemia.
This is a deficiency of what vitamin?
a) Folic acid
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin B12
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d) Vitamin B12
The nurse is working with a client who requires continence training. Which client
teaching about pelvic floor muscle exercises (Kegel exercises) will the nurse include?
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, Kegel exercises should be performed by tightening the internal muscles
used to prevent or interrupt urination for 10 seconds, followed by a period
of 10 seconds of relaxation. The client should be instructed to perform this
regimen 3-4 times daily for 2 weeks to 1 month.
A nurse is performing intermittent closed-catheter irrigation for a patient with an
indwelling catheter. After attaching the syringe to the access port on the catheter, the
nurse finds that the irrigant will not enter the catheter. What intervention would the
nurse appropriately perform next?
a) Apply pressure to the catheter to force the solution into the catheter.
b) Disconnect and reconnect the drainage system quickly.
c) Notify the primary care provider.
d) Change the catheter.
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c) Notify the primary care provider.
A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube in a client with an ileus. Which actions would be
appropriate for the nurse to use to confirm correct placement of the tube? Select all
that apply.
a) Do a radiographic examination.
b) Auscultate injected air over the epigastric space.
c) Listen for gurgling at the end of the nasogastric tube.
d) Measure tube length and tube marking.
e) Aspirate stomach contents to check pH level.
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a) Do a radiographic examination.
d) Measure tube length and tube marking.
, e) Aspirate stomach contents to check pH level.
A patient has been encouraged to increase fluid intake. Which measure would be
most effective for the nurse to implement?
a.Explaining the mechanisms involved in transporting fluids to and from intracellular
compartments
b.Keeping fluids readily available for the patient
c.Emphasizing the long-term outcome of increasing fluids when the patient returns
home
d.Planning to offer most daily fluids in the evening
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b.Keeping fluids readily available for the patient
Which statements about suprapubic catheters is true?
a) They drain urine directly from the ureters.
b) They are surgically inserted through a small incision above the umbilicus.
c) Inadvertent dislodgement can permanently damage the urethra.
d) They are often preferred over an indwelling urethral catheter for long-term urinary
drainage.
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d) They are often preferred over an indwelling urethral catheter for long-
term urinary drainage.
cardiac and vascular disease risk? (Select all that apply.)
a) triglyceride level
b) CBC with differential
c) creatinine
d) cholesterol level
e) BUN
f) lipoprotein level
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a) triglyceride level
d) cholesterol level
f) lipoprotein level
,Which catheter would the nurse use to drain a client's bladder for short periods (5 to
10 minutes)?
a) straight catheter
b) suprapubic catheter
c) Foley catheter
d) indwelling urethral catheter
Give this one a try later!
a) straight catheter
A 16-year-old adolescent informs her nurse that she became a vegetarian 1 year ago.
Lately she is reporting fatigue and has trouble concentrating. A quick blood test
ordered by her licensed provider informs the nurse that she has pernicious anemia.
This is a deficiency of what vitamin?
a) Folic acid
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin B12
Give this one a try later!
d) Vitamin B12
The nurse is working with a client who requires continence training. Which client
teaching about pelvic floor muscle exercises (Kegel exercises) will the nurse include?
Give this one a try later!
, Kegel exercises should be performed by tightening the internal muscles
used to prevent or interrupt urination for 10 seconds, followed by a period
of 10 seconds of relaxation. The client should be instructed to perform this
regimen 3-4 times daily for 2 weeks to 1 month.
A nurse is performing intermittent closed-catheter irrigation for a patient with an
indwelling catheter. After attaching the syringe to the access port on the catheter, the
nurse finds that the irrigant will not enter the catheter. What intervention would the
nurse appropriately perform next?
a) Apply pressure to the catheter to force the solution into the catheter.
b) Disconnect and reconnect the drainage system quickly.
c) Notify the primary care provider.
d) Change the catheter.
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c) Notify the primary care provider.
A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube in a client with an ileus. Which actions would be
appropriate for the nurse to use to confirm correct placement of the tube? Select all
that apply.
a) Do a radiographic examination.
b) Auscultate injected air over the epigastric space.
c) Listen for gurgling at the end of the nasogastric tube.
d) Measure tube length and tube marking.
e) Aspirate stomach contents to check pH level.
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a) Do a radiographic examination.
d) Measure tube length and tube marking.
, e) Aspirate stomach contents to check pH level.
A patient has been encouraged to increase fluid intake. Which measure would be
most effective for the nurse to implement?
a.Explaining the mechanisms involved in transporting fluids to and from intracellular
compartments
b.Keeping fluids readily available for the patient
c.Emphasizing the long-term outcome of increasing fluids when the patient returns
home
d.Planning to offer most daily fluids in the evening
Give this one a try later!
b.Keeping fluids readily available for the patient
Which statements about suprapubic catheters is true?
a) They drain urine directly from the ureters.
b) They are surgically inserted through a small incision above the umbilicus.
c) Inadvertent dislodgement can permanently damage the urethra.
d) They are often preferred over an indwelling urethral catheter for long-term urinary
drainage.
Give this one a try later!
d) They are often preferred over an indwelling urethral catheter for long-
term urinary drainage.
