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A nurse is preparing to 8ml
administer diphenhydramine 20
mg orally to a 6-year- old child who
has difficulty swallowing pills.
Available is diphenhydramine
12.5mg/5ml oral syrup. Which of
the following images indicates
the correct number of mL the
nurse should administer? (round
answer to the nearest whole
number.)
DOSAGE CALCULATION
A nurse is admitting a client d
who is malnourished. The
client states, "My
wedding ring is loose and I'm
worried I will lose it if it falls
off."Which of the following is an
appropriate response by the
nurse?
a. " I will place it in your drawer so
it won't get lost."
b. I can pin it to your hospital gown
so you won't lose it."
c. "I will hold onto it until a family
member can take it home."
d. I can put it in a locked storage
unit for you
,A charge nurse is teaching a d
group of newly licensed nurses
about the use of
restraints. In which of the
following clinical situations
should the nurse apply
restraints?
a. If the client is pacing in the hallway
b. As a part of a fall prevention
program
c. At the request of the client's family
d. When the client poses a threat to
self
To ensure client safety, a nurse d
manager is planning to observe a
newly licensed nurse perform a
straight catheterization on a
client. In which of the following
roles is the nurse manager
functioning?
a. Case manager
b. Client educator
c. Client care provider
d. Client advocate
A charge nurse in a long-term care c
facility is preparing an educational
program about delirium for newly
hired nurses. Which of the
following statements should the
nurse plan to include?
a. "Delirium does not affect a
client's perception of her
environment."
b. "Delirium does not affect a
client's sleep cycle."
c. "Delirium has an abrupt onset."
d. "Delirium has a slow progression."
,A nurse is speaking with a client b
who has recently received a
diagnosis of a chronic illness. The
client states, " The doctor must be
wrong. I can't be that sick". The
nurse
should inform the client that their
reaction is an example of which
of the following expected
responses to grief?
a. Acceptance
b. Denial
c. Anger
d. Depression
, A Nurse on a medical-surgical unit is d
providing care for four clients. The
nurse should identify which of
the following
situations as an ethical dilemma?
a. A surgeon who removed the
wrong kidney during a surgical
procedure refuses to take
responsibility for her actions
b. A client who has Crohn's disease
reports that his prescription drug
plan will not pay for his
medications.
c. A client who has a new
colostomy refuses to take
instructions from the ostomy
therapist because she "doesn't
like him."
d. the family of a client who has a
terminal illness asks the
provider not to tell the
client the diagnosis
A nurse is teaching a client about d
performing breast self-
examinations. Which of the
following statements by the
clients
indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. "I should perform my self-exam
the week that my period starts"
b. "I should make different patterns
on each breast when I do my self-
exam."
c. "I should use the palm of my
hand to apply pressure to
each breast."