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A nurse is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing mania. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan?
A. Encourage the client to spend time in the day room
B. Withdraw the client's TV privileges if he does not attend group therapy X
C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
D. Place the client in seclusion when he exhibits signs of anxiety X --
CORRECT ANSWER--C. Encourage the client to take frequent rest periods
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain
D. Contractions --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Contractions
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,A nurse is providing teaching to an older adult client about methods to promote
nighttime
sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Stay in bed at least 1 hr if unable to fall asleep
B. Take a 1 hr nap during the day
C. Perform exercises prior to bedtime
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Eat a light
snack before bedtime
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious and
whose monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a palpable
pulse?
A. Assess heart sounds
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access
D. Administer epinephrine --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Defibrillate
A nurse is providing prenatal teaching to a client who is at 12 weeks of
gestation. The nurse should tell the client that she will undergo which of the
following screening tests at 16 weeks of gestation?
A. Chorionic villus sampling- as early as 8 weeks
B. Cervical cultures for chlamydia- 1st appointment.
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,C. Nonstress test -28 weeks
D. Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein- 16 to 18 weeks --CORRECT ANSWER--
D. Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein- 16 to 18 weeks
A nurse is caring for a client who is on bed rest. The nurse should recognize that
which of
the following findings is a complication of immobility?
A. Decreased serum calcium levels- increased serum calcium
B. Increased blood pressure- hypotension
C. Swollen area on calf
D. Urinary frequency- --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Swollen area on calf
12. A nurse in acute care mental health facility is participating in a medication-
education group. The leader of the group uses a laissez-faire leadership style.
Which of the following actions should the nurse expect from the leader during
the session?
A .The leader encourages group members to remain silent until questions are
called for
B. The leader lecture about medication adverse effects to the group members
c. The leader allows the group to discuss whatever they would like to regarding
their
medications
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, d. The leader has group members vote on what they would like to learn about
during the session --CORRECT ANSWER--d. The leader has group members
vote on what they would like to learn about during the session
A nurse is providing teaching about digoxin administration to the parents of a
toddler who has heart failure. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include in the teaching?
A "You can add the medication to a half-cup of your child's favorite juice."
B "Repeat the dose if your child vomits within 1 hour after taking medication."
X
C "Limit your child's potassium intake while she is taking this medication."
D "Have your child drink a small glass of water after swallowing the
medication." --CORRECT ANSWER--D "Have your child drink a small glass
of water after swallowing the medication."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a depressive disorder and a
new prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse
instruct the
client to avoid?
A. Grapefruit
B. Spinach
C. Cottage cheese- cream cheese ok.
D. Smoked salmon --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Smoked salmon
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