Latest Capstone Exam 1 2024 Q&A

2011 Health Act that provided health care benefits to uninsured individuals and families - correct answer--Affordable Care Act A client has an NG tube and complains of nausea. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? A- Administer an antiemetic B- Irrigate the NG tube C- Notify the physician D- Reposition the tube - correct answer--B- irrigate the NG tube A client who has frequent watery stools and a possible clostridium difficile infection is hospitilized with dehydration. Which nursing action should the chage nurse delegate to an LPN? A- Performing ongoing assessments to dtermine the client's hydration status B- Explaining the purpose of ordered stool cultures to the client and family C- Administering the ordered metronidazole PO to the client D- Reviewing the client's medical history for any risk factors for diarrhea - correct answer--C- Administering the ordered metronidazole PO to the client *LPNs can't assess, teach, or determine risk factors A client with a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) is admitted to the medical unit. Which action can be delegated to the UAP who is assesting with the client's care? A- Teaching the client and family members about means to prevent transmission of VRE B- Communicating with other departments when the client is transported for ordered tests C- Implementing contact precaustions when prociding care for the client D- Monitoring the results of ordered laboratory culture and semsitivity tests - correct answer--C- Implementing contact precautions when providing care for the client *can't teach, communicate with other departments about tests or monitor results A client with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) reports dark, coffee ground vomitus. The nurse would recognize that this is a result from A- Mixing of blood and fecal contents B- Presence of mucous from the large intestine C- Blood being changed by gastric secretions D- Fresh bleeding in the epigastric stomach region - correct answer--C- blood being chagned by epigastric secretions