Adult Health 1 Practice Questions 2024

- correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- - correct answer-- A - correct answer--A client's potassium level is 6.7 mEq/L. Which intervention should you delegate to the first-year student nurse whom you are supervising? A. Administer sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) 15 g orally. B. Administer sprinolactone (Aldactone) 25 mg orally. C. Assess the ECG strip for tall T waves. D. Administer potassium 10 mEq orally A,B - correct answer-- A,B,C,D - correct answer--The nursing care plan for the client with dehydration includes interventions for oral health. Which interventions are within the scope of practice for an LPN being supervised by a nurse? (Select all that apply) A. Reminding the client to avoid commercial mouthwashes B. Encouraging mouth rinsing with warm saline C. Observing the lips, tongue, and mucous membranes D. Providing mouth care every 2 hours while the client is awake E. Seeking a dietary consult to increase fluids on meal trays A. Confusion D. Circumoral numbness E. Positive Chvostek's sign - correct answer--It is important for the nurse to asses for which clinical manifestations in a patient who has just undergone a total thyroidectomy? (Select all that apply) A. Confusion B. Weight gain C. Depressed reflexes D. Circumoral numbness E. Positive Chvostek's sign A. Fluid Restriction - correct answer--The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid volume excess includes: A. Fluid Restriction B. Administration of hypotonic IV fluids C. Administration of a cation-exchange resin D. Placement of an indwelling urinary catheter A. osmosis - correct answer--During administration of a hypertonic IV solution, the mechanism involved in equalizing the fluid concentration between ECF and the cell is? A. osmosis B. diffusion C. active transport D. facilitated diffusion A. weight loss B. dry oral mucosa E. decreased central venous pressure - correct answer--An older woman was admitted