ADN 1 Exam 1 Prep Questions and Answers

ADN 1 Exam 1 Prep Questions and Answers (Ch24) A nurse is working with an 82-year-old client following gallbladder surgery who is NPO and has peripheral IV access in the right hand. The client is occasionally incontinent of urine. What nursing action has the greatest potential to reduce the client's risk of surgical complications? A. Encourage early ambulation B. Insert a Foley catheter C. Discontinue the client's IV access as soon as possible D. Change the client's surgical dressing at least q8h ANSWER A. Encourage early ambulation (Ch24) The nurse works at an agency that requires its employees to wear a face mask as long as the employee is in the building. The nurse performs the following activities while working. Which action is an error by the nurse? A. positions the mask so that it covers both the nurse's nose and the mouth B. does not touch the mask with the hands while the nurse is wearing the mask C. touching the strings of the mask when applying or removing the mask D. omitting hand hygiene following removal of the nurse's mask ANSWER D. omitting hand hygiene following removal of the nurse's mask (ch.24) The nurse is preparing to reposition an older adult client who has vancomycin-resistant enterococci? Which precautions should the nurse adopt? A. airborne B. droplet