West Coast University, Los Angeles

1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals will be developed with the patients input. The patient states, How is this different from what the doctor does? Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make? a. The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your doctor. b. The nurses job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating any problems that occur. c. Nurse...

Exam (elaborations) NURSING 120 Introduction to Med Surg (NURSING120) 1. A home health nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler about complication of influenza. Which of the following complication is the priority for the nurse to discuss? a. Pneumonia b. Sinusitis c. Dehydration d. Otitis Media 2. A nurse working with parents suspected of child abuse recognizes that the social most predictive of abusive behaviour is a. Inadequate living conditions b. Relationship difficulties c. Soci...

VATI Nursing Care of Children 1. A nurse is teaching an adolescent how to use a peak expiratory flow meter. o I will record the highest reading of the three attempts 2. A nurse in a pediatric cl inic is providing teaching to the parent of an infant who has gastroesophageal reflux. o I will add rice cereal to my baby’s feeding 3. A nurse is planning care for a client who has cerebral palsy and is experiencing muscle spasms. o Baclofen 4. A nurse is planning care for an infant who has RSV and a ...

RN VATI Leadership 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hr postoperative following an appendectomy. • Nonmaleficence 2. A nurse is performing morning rounds for a client and finds the cl ient’s bedtime medications sitting at the bedside in a medication cup. • Document the missed medication administration in the client’s medical record 3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client’s adult child regarding the client’s discharge to home with hospice care. • The hospice ...

VATI Mental Health Assessment 1. A nurse is planning care for a client following a suicide attempt. • Provide the client with plastic eating utensils 2. A nurse is performing an admission assessm ent for a client who appears withdrawn and fearful. • Inform the client that this admission is confidential 3. A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has anorexia nervosa. • “You’re afraid you have caused physical injury to yourself? 4. A nurse is caring for a client following a fire t...