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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information
about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Lymphedema
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV ump to administer?
CORRECT ANSWERS: 33
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? CORRECT ANSWERS: I should lie down when I take
this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching.
CORRECT ANSWERS: Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the
following actions should the nurse take.
CORRECT ANSWERS: Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for
crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to
their role change?
CORRECT ANSWERS: I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the
teaching?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Change your pet's litter box daily
a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's
urinary output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a
prescription for which of the following IV medications?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy
with an ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by the
,nurse is appropriate?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral
trigger for exacerbation of Raynaud's?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Using nicotine transdermal patch
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has
become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
CORRECT ANSWERS:
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older client and notes reddened areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Support bony prominences with pillows
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
CORRECT ANSWERS:
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "exhibit" button for additional
information about the client
CORRECT ANSWERS: Initiate airborne precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal cancer.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the client's risk?
CORRECT ANSWERS: History of Crohn's disease
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells the
nurse, "I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
CORRECT ANSWERS: I can give you additional information about the procedure
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. obtain venous access using a 19-gauge
needle 2. Obtain the unit of a packed RBCs from blood bank
3. verify blood compatibility with another nurse
4. Initiate traensfuntion of the unit of packed RBCs
5. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 minutes
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical
mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching.
CORRECT ANSWERS: I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage
devices
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has a severe head injury. In response to
painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays decerebrate posturing and
makes incomprehensible sounds. which of the following glasgow Coma scale scores
should the nurse assign the client?
CORRECT ANSWERS: 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and instructs
him to limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following statements by the
100% CORRECT
_GRADED A
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information
about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Lymphedema
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV ump to administer?
CORRECT ANSWERS: 33
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? CORRECT ANSWERS: I should lie down when I take
this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching.
CORRECT ANSWERS: Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the
following actions should the nurse take.
CORRECT ANSWERS: Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for
crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to
their role change?
CORRECT ANSWERS: I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to
chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the
teaching?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Change your pet's litter box daily
a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's
urinary output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a
prescription for which of the following IV medications?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy
with an ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by the
,nurse is appropriate?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral
trigger for exacerbation of Raynaud's?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Using nicotine transdermal patch
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has
become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
CORRECT ANSWERS:
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older client and notes reddened areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
CORRECT ANSWERS: Support bony prominences with pillows
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
CORRECT ANSWERS:
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "exhibit" button for additional
information about the client
CORRECT ANSWERS: Initiate airborne precautions
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal cancer.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the client's risk?
CORRECT ANSWERS: History of Crohn's disease
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells the
nurse, "I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
CORRECT ANSWERS: I can give you additional information about the procedure
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic.
Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. obtain venous access using a 19-gauge
needle 2. Obtain the unit of a packed RBCs from blood bank
3. verify blood compatibility with another nurse
4. Initiate traensfuntion of the unit of packed RBCs
5. Remain with the client for the first 15 to 30 minutes
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical
mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching.
CORRECT ANSWERS: I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage
devices
A critical care nurse is assessing a client who has a severe head injury. In response to
painful stimuli, the client does not open her eyes, displays decerebrate posturing and
makes incomprehensible sounds. which of the following glasgow Coma scale scores
should the nurse assign the client?
CORRECT ANSWERS: 5
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and instructs
him to limit sodium intake to 2 g per day. Which of the following statements by the
