BANK 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A professional nurse is teaching a patient who has
diabetes mellitus about mixing regular and NPH insulin.
Which of the following statements but the patient
indicates an understanding of the teaching
a. I should wait 3 minutes after mixing the insulin to inject it
b. I should draw up the NPH insulin before regular insulin
c. I should inject air into the vial of regular insulin first
d. I should roll the vial of NPH insulin between my
hands before drawing it up - RIGHT ANS✔✔ I should roll
the vial of NPH insulin between my hands before
drawing it up
A professional nurse is assessing the body temperature of
an adult patient using a temporal artery thermometer.
Which of the following actions should the professional
nurse take? (Select all that apply)
,a. Slide the probe across the patients forehead
b. Pull the patients pinna up & back
c. Hold the patient's hair aside while performing the
procedure
d. Document the patient's temperature with "AX" next to
the value
e. Move the probe in a circular motion - RIGHT ANS✔✔
Slide the probe across the patients forehead
Hold the patient's hair aside while performing the procedure
A professional nurse is preparing to insert a peripheral IV
catheter into the patient's arm. Which of the following
actions should the professional nurse take to help dilate
the vein?
,a. Stroke the skin near the vein in an upward position
b. Dangle the patient's arm over the edge of the bed
c. Apply a cool compress to the vein for 10 min
d. Instruct the patient to flex their arm with the hand
open - RIGHT ANS✔✔ Dangle the patient's arm over the
edge of the bed
A professional nurse is preparing to suction a patient's
tracheostomy tube. Which of the following actions should
the professional nurse plan to take?
a. Apply intermittent suction during catheter insertion
b. Suction the patient's airway for 20 seconds with each
pass
c. Hyperoxygenate the patient manually for 30 to
60 seconds before suctioning
d. decrease suction pressure to 150 mm Hg if the O2
sat levels drop during suctioning - RIGHT ANS✔✔
Hyperoxegenate the patient for 60 seconds.
, A professional nurse is assessing a patient who received
morphine for severe pain 30 mins ago. Which of the
following finding is the professional nurse's priority?
a. Last bowel movement was 3 days ago
b. Reports pain of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10
c. Distended bladder
d. Respiratory rate 7/min - RIGHT ANS✔✔ Respiratory
rate 7/min
A professional nurse is caring for a patient who has been
treated multiple times for STIs. Which of the following
responses should the professional nurse take?
a. "You must have too many sexual partners"
b. "Why do you keep letting this happen?"
c. "Let's explore why this might be re-occuring"
d. "Don't you have access to condoms?" - RIGHT ANS✔✔
Let's explore why this might be re-occuring