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Keiser University:
1. A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent dislocation?
a. Encourage the client to lean forward when attempting to stand.
b. Elevate the knees higher than the hips when sitting
c. Place to bed pillows between the legs when in bed
d. Remove the wedge device when turning
2. A nurse suspects that a client who has diabetes mellitus is experiencing
hypoglycemia. Which of the following assessment findings suspicion?
a. Increased urine output
b. Kussmaul respiration
c. Acetone breath
d. Cool, clammy skin
3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has asthma and a
new prescription for a metered dose inhaler which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. “I should clean the cap of the inhaler once per week”
b. “I should wait 15 seconds between puffs”
c. “I should shake the inhaler before I use it”
d. “I should inhale the medication quickly”
4. A nurse is planning care for an older adult client who has Meniere’s disease.
Which of the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Limit the clients fluid intake to 1500 mL/day
b. Encourage the client to change position slowly
,c. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients neck every 4 hr
d. Administer aspirin if the client reports a headache
, 5. Nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a hypertensive crisis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Initiate an IV dopamine infusion
b. Place the client supine
c. Begin an IV bolus of lactated ringer’s
d. Perform neurological assessment
6. The nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicate
that the client is adapting to their rule change?
a. “These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child”
b. “I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the meals for us”
c. “I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean”
d. “It’s going to be difficult to tell my parents I can’t take
them to their appointments anymore.”
7. Nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia. Which of the
following question should the nurse ask to assess thinking?
a. “Can you count backwards from 100 and intervals of 7?”
b. “Can you tell me the state where you were born?”
c. “What is meant by the saying don’t be around a brush?”
d. “What do you understand about your condition?”
8. A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client reports a pain
level of six on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the intervention should the nurse take?
a. Apply an ice pack to the clients knee.
b. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee
c. Please pillows under the clients knee
d. Gently massage the area around the clients incision
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from surgery with an
external fixator to the left tibia which of the following assessment findings
require immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. The client reports a pain level of seven on a scale from 0 to 10 at
the operative site
Keiser University:
1. A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take to prevent dislocation?
a. Encourage the client to lean forward when attempting to stand.
b. Elevate the knees higher than the hips when sitting
c. Place to bed pillows between the legs when in bed
d. Remove the wedge device when turning
2. A nurse suspects that a client who has diabetes mellitus is experiencing
hypoglycemia. Which of the following assessment findings suspicion?
a. Increased urine output
b. Kussmaul respiration
c. Acetone breath
d. Cool, clammy skin
3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has asthma and a
new prescription for a metered dose inhaler which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. “I should clean the cap of the inhaler once per week”
b. “I should wait 15 seconds between puffs”
c. “I should shake the inhaler before I use it”
d. “I should inhale the medication quickly”
4. A nurse is planning care for an older adult client who has Meniere’s disease.
Which of the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan?
a. Limit the clients fluid intake to 1500 mL/day
b. Encourage the client to change position slowly
,c. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients neck every 4 hr
d. Administer aspirin if the client reports a headache
, 5. Nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a hypertensive crisis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Initiate an IV dopamine infusion
b. Place the client supine
c. Begin an IV bolus of lactated ringer’s
d. Perform neurological assessment
6. The nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicate
that the client is adapting to their rule change?
a. “These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child”
b. “I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the meals for us”
c. “I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean”
d. “It’s going to be difficult to tell my parents I can’t take
them to their appointments anymore.”
7. Nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dementia. Which of the
following question should the nurse ask to assess thinking?
a. “Can you count backwards from 100 and intervals of 7?”
b. “Can you tell me the state where you were born?”
c. “What is meant by the saying don’t be around a brush?”
d. “What do you understand about your condition?”
8. A nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client reports a pain
level of six on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the intervention should the nurse take?
a. Apply an ice pack to the clients knee.
b. Perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee
c. Please pillows under the clients knee
d. Gently massage the area around the clients incision
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from surgery with an
external fixator to the left tibia which of the following assessment findings
require immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. The client reports a pain level of seven on a scale from 0 to 10 at
the operative site
