NUR 321 FUND PRACTICE TEST 1 QUIZ BANK

nurse is planning to obtain the vital signs of a 2 year old child who is experiencing diarrhea and might have a right ear infection. Which route should the nurse use to obtain the temperature? - Temporal The temporal artery route, while not as accurate as the rectal route for obtaining a precise body temperature, is noninvasive and can be used to obtain a temperature in a toddler who might have an ear infection and who is having diarrhea. The nurse should place the probe behind the ear if the client is diaphoretic, but should avoid placing it over an area covered with hair. A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when she observes the client crying? - Sit and hold the client's hand. With this action, the nurse uses the therapeutic communication techniques of silence, touch, and offering of self to the client A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the nurse include as a secondary prevention? - Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities for early influenza manifestations. Screening older adults who have some manifestations of illness to determine if they have influenza is an example of secondary prevention. Secondary prevention is focused on preventing complications of an illness or providing care to prevent illness from b