VATI GREENLIGHT SCRIPT COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a toddler who
has difficulty falling asleep.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer: Establish a bedtime routine.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving warfarin 5 mg PO
daily. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
check prior to administering the medication? (Select all that
apply.)
Answer: PT Serum potassium INR Serum sodium BUN
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions?
Answer: Dispose of the used needle immediately in a puncture-
proof sharps container.
◉ A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at
32 weeks of gestation. For which following results should the
nurse notify the provider?
Answer: Platelet count 90,000/mm3
,◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine.
Which of the following statements indicates understanding of the
instructions?
Answer: "I need to take this medication for the rest of my life."
◉ A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
a new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
teaching?
Answer: Apply the patch to the lower abdomen,"
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent about appropriate
snacks for a toddler. Which of the following foods should the
nurse include?
Answer: Graham crackers
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client tells the
nurse, "I get short of breath during meals. It is too much trouble to
eat." Which of the following instructions should the nurse
suggest?
Answer: "Have several small meals during the day."
◉ A nurse is caring for a school-age child whose family adheres to
a vegan diet in the home.
The nurse should recognize the child is at risk for deficiency of
which of the following?
, Answer: Vitamin D
◉ nurse working in a long-term care facility is assisting with the
plan of care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The nurse
notes that the client wanders the halls at night and says she is
looking for the bathroom. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse recommend to include in the plan of care?
Answer: Label the client's bathroom door.
◉ A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a school-age child who has an active case of Pediculosis
humanus capitis. Which of the following should the nurse include
in the teaching?
Answer: Wash the bed linens in hot water.
◉ A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a
client who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic episode.
Which of the following activities should the nurse suggest for the
client? -
Answer: Take a walk with a staff member,
◉ A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult
client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is
an appropriate recommendation?
Answer: snack (between meals)
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a toddler who
has difficulty falling asleep.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer: Establish a bedtime routine.
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving warfarin 5 mg PO
daily. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
check prior to administering the medication? (Select all that
apply.)
Answer: PT Serum potassium INR Serum sodium BUN
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions?
Answer: Dispose of the used needle immediately in a puncture-
proof sharps container.
◉ A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at
32 weeks of gestation. For which following results should the
nurse notify the provider?
Answer: Platelet count 90,000/mm3
,◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine.
Which of the following statements indicates understanding of the
instructions?
Answer: "I need to take this medication for the rest of my life."
◉ A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has
a new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
teaching?
Answer: Apply the patch to the lower abdomen,"
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent about appropriate
snacks for a toddler. Which of the following foods should the
nurse include?
Answer: Graham crackers
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client tells the
nurse, "I get short of breath during meals. It is too much trouble to
eat." Which of the following instructions should the nurse
suggest?
Answer: "Have several small meals during the day."
◉ A nurse is caring for a school-age child whose family adheres to
a vegan diet in the home.
The nurse should recognize the child is at risk for deficiency of
which of the following?
, Answer: Vitamin D
◉ nurse working in a long-term care facility is assisting with the
plan of care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. The nurse
notes that the client wanders the halls at night and says she is
looking for the bathroom. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse recommend to include in the plan of care?
Answer: Label the client's bathroom door.
◉ A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a school-age child who has an active case of Pediculosis
humanus capitis. Which of the following should the nurse include
in the teaching?
Answer: Wash the bed linens in hot water.
◉ A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a
client who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic episode.
Which of the following activities should the nurse suggest for the
client? -
Answer: Take a walk with a staff member,
◉ A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult
client to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is
an appropriate recommendation?
Answer: snack (between meals)
