NR 342: Fundamentals Mastery Exam
A client who has a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which
of the following of the interprofessional care team? - ANS -Speech-language
pathologist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the
medication's effects? - ANS -Provider
Pharmacist
Registered nurse
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to
use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of
the following members of the inter professional care team? - ANS -Occupational
therapist
A nurse has notices several occasions in the past week when another nurse of the unit
seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse
asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on a break. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ANS -Report the observations to the nurse manager
on the unit
A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that he will prepare
his advance directive before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following statements
made by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of advance directives?
- ANS -"I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can
perform, which of the following client activities should she include? - ANS
-Bathing/Grooming
Ambulating/Lifting
A client who has a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which
of the following of the interprofessional care team? - ANS -Speech-language
pathologist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the
adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the
medication's effects? - ANS -Provider
Pharmacist
Registered nurse
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to
use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of
the following members of the inter professional care team? - ANS -Occupational
therapist
A nurse has notices several occasions in the past week when another nurse of the unit
seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse
asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on a break. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - ANS -Report the observations to the nurse manager
on the unit
A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that he will prepare
his advance directive before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following statements
made by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of advance directives?
- ANS -"I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various
members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When
she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can
perform, which of the following client activities should she include? - ANS
-Bathing/Grooming
Ambulating/Lifting
