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A female client presents in the emergency department and tells the nurse that she was raped last night. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?
- Has she taken a bath since the rape occurred?
- Is the place where she lives a safe place?
- Does she know the person who raped her?
- Did she report the rape to the police department? - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Has she taken a bath
since the rape occurred?
The nurse is feeding an older adult who was admitted with aspiration pneumonia. The client is weak and begins coughing while attempting to drink through a straw. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
- Teach coughing and deep breathing exercises
- Assess the client's oral cavity for ulcerations
- Request thick nectar liquids for the client
- Monitor the client when using a straw for liquids - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Teach coughing and deep
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An adult client is admitted to the emergency department after falling from the ladder. While waiting to have a computed tomography (CT) scan, the client requests something for a severe headache.When the nurse offers a prescribed dose of acetaminophen, the client asks for something stronger.Which intervention should the nurse implement?
- Review client's history for use of illicit drugs
- Explain the reason for using only non-narcotics
- Assess client's pupils for their reaction to light
- Request that the CT scan be done immediately - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Explain the reason for using
only non-narcotics
The nurse is caring for a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chest pain related to a recent fall. What nursing intervention requires the greatest caution when caring for a client with COPD?
- Monitoring telemetry and cardiac rhythm
- Assisting client to cough and deep breath
- Administering narcotics for pain relief
- Increasing the client's fluid intake - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Administering narcotics for pain relief
The nurse is providing care for a client with schizophrenia who receives haloperidol decanoate 75mg IM every 4 weeks. The client begins developing a puckering and smacking of the lips and facial grimacing. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
- Monitor lying, sitting, and standing blood pressures
- Provide coaching in relaxation techniques
- Complete abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)
- Discontinue all medications immediately - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Complete abnormal involuntary
movement scale (AIMS)
Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of supplemental oxygen over several days can cause which pathophysiological effect?
- Disrupted surfactant production
- Metabolic acidosis
- Aphasia and memory loss
- Deep sleep or coma - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Disrupted surfactant production 2 / 4
A client who recently received a prescription for ramelteon to treat sleep deprivation reports experiencing several side effects since taking the drug. Which side effect should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
- A change in the sleep-wake cycle
- Mild sedation
- Dizziness reported after initial dose
- Somnambulism - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Somnambulism
The nurse instructs a client in use of a incentive spirometer. The client performs a return demonstration as seen in the video. Which action should the nurse take in response to the return demonstration?
- Auscultate the client's lungs for adventitious sounds
- Encourage the client to practice until successful
- Emphasize the need to inhale slowly into the spirometer
- Remind the client to cough after using the spirometer - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Remind the client to
cough after using the spirometer
A client tells the nurse about working out with a personal trainer and swimming three times a week in an effort to lose weight and sleep better. The client states that it still is taking hours to fall asleep at night. Which action should the nurse implement?
- Advise the client that lifestyle changes often take several weeks to be effective
- Encourage the client to exercise everyday to eliminate bedtime wakefulness
- Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is being followed
- Determine the amount of weight the client has lost since increasing activity - CORRECT ANSWER-
- Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is being followed
The nurse is developing an educational program for older clients who are being discharged with new antihypertensive medications. The nurse should ensure that the education materials include which characteristics? (Select all that apply)
- Uses common words with few syllables
- Printed using a 12-point type font
- Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
- Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms 3 / 4
- Written at a twelfth-grade reading level - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Uses common words with few
- Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
- Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
syllables
The nurse is providing care for a client with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The client reports a history of rest ischemia, with leg pain that occurs during the night. Which action should the nurse take in response to this finding?
- Elevate the legs to assess for color changes
- Provide a heating pad for PRN use
- Offer cold packs when the pain occurs
- Suggest dangling the legs when pain occurs - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Offer cold packs when the pain
occurs
The nurse assess a client being treated for Herpes zoster (shingles). Which assessments should the nurse include when evaluating the effectiveness of the the treatment? (Select all that apply)
- Functional ability
- Skin integrity
- Pain scale
- Bowel sounds
- heart sounds - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Functional ability
- Skin integrity
A heparin infusion is prescribed for a client who weighs 220 pounds. After administering a bolus dose of 80 units/kg, the nurse calculates the infusion rate for the heparin solution at 18 units/kg/hr.The available solution is Heparin Sodium 25,000 units in 5% Dextrose injection 250mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? - CORRECT ANSWER-18
When providing client care the nurse identifies a problem and develops a related clinical question.Next, the nurse intends to gather evidence so that the decision-making process in response to the problem and clinical question is evidence-based. When gathering evidence, which consideration is most important?
- Past experience with similar problems
- Relevance to the situation
- Related personal values
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