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An RN working w/an LPN is planning client care assignments. Which of the following
tasks should the nurse delegate to the LPN?
A. Performing tracheostomy suctioning for a stable client
B. Performing an admission assessment of a client who is preop
C. Initiating the referral of a client to hospice
D. Interpreting a client's digoxin level - ANSWER A
A client is prescribed morphine sulfate IM. Which of the following should the nurse
recognize as a requirement for governing controlled substances?
A. Delegate med admin to a RN
B. Ask another nurse to observe disposal of unused med
C. Request another nurse to validate admin of the med
D. Observe the LPN admin the med - ANSWER B
An older adult client who has early Alzheimer's disease is living w/an adult child who is
employed part-time but is committed to keeping her parent at home. Which of the
following options is appropriate for the nurse to discuss w/the client & family at this
time?
A. Hospice care
B. Adult day care
C. An assisted-living facility
D. Long-term care facility - ANSWER B
A nurse is overheard telling other nurses that the unit manager gives preferential
treatment to nurses on the night shift. Which of the following approaches by the unit
manager reflects an assertive response to resolution of this conflict?
A. Understand that the vocal nurse is misinformed & take no action.
B. Assign the vocal staff nurse to work the night shift to allow direct experience w/the
night shift.
C. Meet one-on-one w/the vocal staff nurse to discuss the concerns raised
D. Confront the staff nurse during the next unit meeting regarding her statement -
ANSWER C
, A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical unit. Which of the following is the
priority finding the nurse should report to the provider?
A. A client receiving metoclopramide (Reglan) reports diarrhea
B. A client receiving tamsulosin (Flomax) reports feeling dizzy
C. A client receiving cephalexin (Keflex) reports dyspnea
D. A client receiving erythromycin (E-Mycin) reports epigastric pain - CORRECT
ANSWER C
A nurse is caring for a client who has recently been prescribed lithium carbonate
(Eskalith). Which of the following is the priority assessment finding for this client?
A. Fine hand tremors
B. Weight gain of 2.7 kg (6 lb)
C. Report of nausea
D. Poor motor coordination - ANSWER D
A nurse manager is reviewing the function of "Code of Ethics for Nurses with
Interpretive Statements" during a staff meeting. The nurse manager recognizes that this
document is: A. legally binding
B. mandatory for the practice of nursing
C. a description of requirements for licensure
D. a guide for professional actions - ANSWER D.
A nurse manager finds an increased incidence of health-care associated infections
(HAIs) on a long term care unit. Which of the following is the priority action the nurse
manager should take to address the problem?
A. Monitor the staff's hand hygiene techniques
B. Hold a mandatory in-service about hand hygiene & infection rates
C. Require nurses to take an online course on HAIs
D. Conduct a chart review to gather data about clients who developed HAIs -
ANSWER D
A nurse manager is about to write a 2 month performance appraisal for a newly
graduated nurse. Which of the following factors should the nurse manager take into
consideration when planning a performance appraisal interview for this nurse?
A. The written appraisal & interview should sound friendly & be informal
B. No one except the nurse manager should have input regarding the nurses's appraisal
C. A nursing administrator who does not know the nurse should conduct the interview
to promote fairness
D. The nurse should have a copy of performance standards before the appraisal
interview - ANSWER D