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the he willdrink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect
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his ulcer. What is thebest follow-up action by the nurse?
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• Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cre
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place of employment. Which agency should the client be referred to by the em
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ployeehealth nurse for health insurance needs?
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• A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of gastrointest
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inal upset.What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take with the tetr
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acycline?
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• Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What
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complaintindicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a compli
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cation?
• “I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up”
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• “I am having pain in my lower back when I move my legs”
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• “My throat hurts when I swallow”
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• “I feel sick to my stomach and am going to throw up”
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• An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea, dysuria, a
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nd urgencywith incontinence. Which action should the nurse implement?
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• Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen d d d d d
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• A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescript
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ions at his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood p
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, ressure (BP). His BPis 158/106 and he admits that he has not been taking the p
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rescribed medication because the drugs make him “feel bad”. In explaining th
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e need for hypertension control, the nurseshould stress that an elevated BP pla
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ces the client at risk for which pathophysiological condition?
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• The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a
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newly admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and th
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e UAP is placingsoft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nur
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se implement?
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• The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a
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newly admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and th
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e UAP is placingsoft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nur
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se implement?
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• The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a
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newly admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and th
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e UAP is placingsoft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nur
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se implement?
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• The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a
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newly admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and th
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e UAP is placingsoft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nur
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se implement?
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• Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails i
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nstead ofpillows. d d
• An adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cy
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mbalta) forthe past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate fo
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llow-up?
• Describes life without purpose d d d
• A 60-year-
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old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has develop
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ed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her
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d Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the n
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urse includein the client’s teaching plan?
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, • Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
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• A client who recently underwear a tracheostomy is being prepared for dischar
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ge to home.Which instructions is most important for the nurse to include in the
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d discharge plan? d
• Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
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• In assessing an adult client with a partial rebreather mask, the nurse notes that the
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oxygen
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spiratoryrate is 14 breaths / minute. What action should the nurse implement?
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• Document the assessment data d d d
• Rational: reservoir bag should not deflate completely during inspirati
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on and theclient’s respiratory rate is within normal limits.
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• During shift report, the central electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring syst
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em alarms.Which client alarm should the nurse investigate firs?
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• During a home visit, the nurse observed an elderly client with diabetes slip and
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fall. Whataction should the nurse take first?
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• Check the client for lacerations or fractures
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• At 0600 while admitting a woman for a schedule repeat cesarean section (C-
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Section), the d
client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wante
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d to avoidgetting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
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• Inform the anesthesia care provider d d d d
• After placing a stethoscope as seen in the picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and S2
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sounds. To determine if an S3 heart sound is present, what action should the n
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urse takefirst? d d
• Listen with the bell at the same location
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• The nurse is assisting the mother of a child with phenylketonuria (PKU) to se
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lect foodsthat are in keeping with the child’s dietary restrictions. Which food
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s are contraindicatedfor this child?
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• Foods sweetened with aspartame d d d
• Before preparing a client for the first surgical case of the day, a part-
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time scrub nurse asksthe circulating nurse if a 3 minute surgical hand scrub is a
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dequate preparation for this client. Which response should the circulating nurs
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e provide?
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• Direct the nurse to continue the surgical hand scrub for a 5 minute duratio
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n
• Which breakfast selection indicates that the client understands the nurse’s i
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nstructionsabout the dietary management of osteoporosis?
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