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Low-residue diet - ANS>>Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
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(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as
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eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are
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high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
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A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI and
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determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese.
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- ANS>>Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI.
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BMI is 31 (obese) aa aa aa
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI
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of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
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A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI
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of the female patient. - ANS>>Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
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BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
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A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a newborn.
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Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
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B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
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D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
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F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum ht
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and wt for the seat. - ANS>>(A, C, E, G)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat should never be in the
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front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree
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angle.
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the car seat should be in the
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middle away from air bags and side impact.
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the child in the rear-facing car
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seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the
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seat.
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A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient is oriented x 3 (person,
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place & time) and can follow directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take to
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decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
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A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the bedside commode
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B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment - ANS>>(C,D,E)
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is considered a restraint.
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A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the following actions is the RNs
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priority?
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A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
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C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
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D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession - ANS>>A. Complete a fall-risk
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assessment
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(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question should direct you to the
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nursing process. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess
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or collect data from the patient.
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A RN discovers a small paper fire in a trash in a patients bathroom. The patient has been
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taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the
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RN take?
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A. Open the windows in the patients room to allow smoke to escape
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B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
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C. Remove all electrical equipment from the patient room
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D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients room - ANS>>D. Place wet
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towels along the base of the door to the patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and smoke
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in the room.
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Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead obtain a class A fire extinguisher
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which is used for ordinary combustibles such as cloth and paper.
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A nurse manager is completing an in-service on a group of new nurses in the transition to
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practice program. The nurse manager asks one nurse student to define the acronym "RACE".
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Please indicate what each letter in the acronym means. - ANS>>R - Rescue and protect the
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patients who are at or near the fire. Patients who can walk are able to do so on command to
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a safe location.
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A - Activate the alarm
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Questions
Low-residue diet - ANS>>Dairy products & eggs, such as custard and yogurt
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(Rat) A low-residue diet consists of foods that are low in fiber and are easy to digest such as
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eggs, custard, yogurt and ripe bananas - NOTE Legumes such as lentils and black beans are
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high in fiber and are not considered low in residue.
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A RN is caring for a patient who weighs 80 kg and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Calculate the BMI and
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determine if the patients BMI indicates a healthy weight, underweight, overweight, or obese.
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- ANS>>Use the formula (wt. in lbs)/(ht in in^2) multiply by 703 to get the BMI.
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BMI is 31 (obese) aa aa aa
(Rat) A BMI greater than 30 indicates obesity. A BMI of 25-29.9 indicates overweight. A BMI
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of 18.5-24.9 is a normal/healthy BMI. A BMI <18.5 indicates underweight.
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A RN admits a female patient who weighs 246 lbs with a height of 5 ft 4 in. Calculate the BMI
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of the female patient. - ANS>>Use the formula (lbs)/(in^2) multiply by 703
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BMI 42 indicates the patient is obese
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A RN is reviewing discharge instructions regarding car seat safety to the parent of a newborn.
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Which of the following instructions will the nurse include in the discharge teaching (SATA)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat.
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B. Be sure the car seat is at a 90 degree angle
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle
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D. Position the car seat behind the passenger or drivers seat
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat
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F. Keep infants in rear-facing car seats until age 6 months
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr old or until the child reaches the maximum ht
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and wt for the seat. - ANS>>(A, C, E, G)
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A. Position the infant rear-facing in the backseat - (RAT) the car seat should never be in the
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front seat of a car due to the increased risk for injury from the air bags during a MVA.
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C. Be sure the care seat is at a 45 degree angle - (RAT) the car seat should be at a 45 degree
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angle.
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E. Position the care seat in the middle of the back seat - (RAT) the car seat should be in the
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middle away from air bags and side impact.
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G. Keep infants in rear-facing car seat until 2 yr - (RAT) keep the child in the rear-facing car
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seat until the child reaches 2yo or until the child reaches the maximum ht and wt for the
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seat.
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A RN is caring for a patient who fell at a nursing home. The patient is oriented x 3 (person,
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place & time) and can follow directions. Which of the following actions should the RN take to
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decrease the risk of another fall? (SATA)
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A. Place a belt restraint on the patient when they are sitting on the bedside commode
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B. Keep the bed in its lowest position with all side rails up
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment - ANS>>(C,D,E)
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C. Make sure that the patient's call light is within reach
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D. Provide the patient with nonskid footwear
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E. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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Note- You do not put all the side rails up in the bed because this is considered a restraint.
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A RN is caring for a patient who has a Hx of falls. Which of the following actions is the RNs
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priority?
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A. Complete a fall-risk assessment
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B. Educate the patient and family about fall risks
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C. Eliminate safety hazards from the patients environment
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D. Make sure the patient uses assistive aids in their possession - ANS>>A. Complete a fall-risk
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assessment
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(Rat) this is a priority nursing question therefore the question should direct you to the
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nursing process. The first action the nurse should take using the nursing process is to assess
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or collect data from the patient.
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A RN discovers a small paper fire in a trash in a patients bathroom. The patient has been
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taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the
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RN take?
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A. Open the windows in the patients room to allow smoke to escape
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B. Obtain a class C fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire
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C. Remove all electrical equipment from the patient room
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D. Place wet towels along the base of the door to the patients room - ANS>>D. Place wet
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towels along the base of the door to the patients room - (RAT) to contain the fire and smoke
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in the room.
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Note - do not obtain a class C fire extinguisher but instead obtain a class A fire extinguisher
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which is used for ordinary combustibles such as cloth and paper.
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A nurse manager is completing an in-service on a group of new nurses in the transition to
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practice program. The nurse manager asks one nurse student to define the acronym "RACE".
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Please indicate what each letter in the acronym means. - ANS>>R - Rescue and protect the
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patients who are at or near the fire. Patients who can walk are able to do so on command to
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a safe location.
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A - Activate the alarm
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