Test Bank - Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills, 6th Edition (Lynn, 2023), Chapter 1-18 | All Chapters isbn:9781975168711

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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UNIT I Actions Basic to Nursing Care
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Chapter 1 Asepsis and Infection Control
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Chapter 2 Vital Signs
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Chapter 3 Health Assessment
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Chapter 4 Safety
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Chapter 5 Medications
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Chapter 6 Perioperative Nursing
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UNIT IIxv Promoting Healthy Physiologic Responses xv xv xv




Chapter 7 Hygiene
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Chapter 8 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
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Chapter 9 Activity
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Chapter 10 Comfort and Pain Management
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Chapter 11 Nutrition
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Chapter 12 Urinary Elimination
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Chapter 13 Bowel Elimination
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Chapter 14 Oxygenation
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Chapter 15 Perfusion
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Chapter 16 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
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,Chapter 17 Neurologic Care
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Chapter 18 Laboratory Specimen Collection
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, Prof.Exams




1. A nurse is attempting to obtain vital signs from a restless toddler who is clinging to his moth
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er's legs and asking to go home. Which of the following would be the best nursing
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intervention to accomplish this task? xv xv xv xv




A) Perform the blood pressure assessment first because it is the most frightening
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procedure for a child. xv xv xv




B) Perform as many of the assessments as possible with the child seated on the
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parent's lap. xv




C) Do not allow the child to see the instruments until they are ready to be used.
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D) Remove any distractions (e.g., toys/dolls from the room to improve concentration).
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2. A nurse assesses the rectal temperature of a patient who is postoperative following oral
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surgery. What patient assessment needs to be made before taking this temperature?
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A) Pain assessment xv




B) Pulse rate xv




C) Platelet count xv




D) Fecal occult blood testxv xv xv




3. A patient informs the nurse that she still uses a mercury thermometer to take the temperature
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of her children when they are sick. Which of the following is a
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recommended teaching guideline for patients using these types of thermometers? xv xv xv xv xv xv xv xv xv




A) Teach patient safety related to accidental breakage of the thermometer.
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B) Tell patients using mercury thermometers to throw them in the trash and buy a new
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type of instrument.
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C) Encourage patients to use alternative devices to assess temperature in their home.
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D) Tell patients that mercury thermometers should be used only in a hospital setting
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with appropriate safeguards.
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4. A nurse is obtaining vital signs from patients using the tympanic method for measuring temp
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erature. Which of the following guidelines should be followed when taking a
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tympanic temperature? xv




A) Do not take a tympanic temperature if the patient has an earache.
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B) Do not take a tympanic temperature if there is noticeable earwax present.
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C) Do not take a tympanic temperature if the patient has an ear infection.
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D) If the patient has been sleeping with head to one side, take the temperature in the
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ear facing down.
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