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Rationale d
1.ddAdnursedisdreviewingdthedtechniquesdfordtransferringdadclientdfromdadbeddtodadchairdwith
dadgroupdofdassistivedpersonneld(AP).dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinstructionsdshoulddthednurs
edinclude?
ANS:dUsedlower-bodydstrength
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedAPdtodusedlower-
bodydstrengthdwhendliftingdadclientdtodreducedstressdondthedback
2.dAdnursedisdparticipatingdindadqualitydimprovementdstudydaboutdthedeffectivenessdofdclie
ntdpaindmanagementdindthedunit.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdshoulddthednursedusedto
dcollectddata?
ANS:dReviewdclients'dchartsdfordtheirdratingdofdpaindbeforedpaindmedicationdwasdadministereddandd
1dhrdafterdadministration
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddcollectddatadfromdclients'dchartsdaboutdpaindratingsdbeforedanddaft
erdpaindmanagementdinterventions
3. Adnursedisdreinforcingdteachingdaboutdconfidentialitydwithdadclientdwhodhasdadnewd
diagnosisdofdHIV.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinformationdshoulddthednursedincludedindthe
dteaching?
ANS:d"YourdHIVdstatusdwilldbedshareddwithdmembersdofdyourdhealthdcaredteam."
RATIONALE:dTheddiagnosisdofdHIVdordAIDSdisdshareddwithdeverydmemberdofdthedhealthcaredteamdw
hodprovidesddirectdcaredfordthedclient,djustdlikedanydotherddiagnoses
4. Adnursedisdplanningdcaredfordadclientdwhodhasdadhistorydofdseizures.dWhichdofdthe
dfollowingdpiecesdofdequipmentdshoulddthednursedplacedindthedclient'sdroom?
ANS:dSuctiondcatheter
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddplacedsuctiondequipmentdindthedroomdofdadclientdwhodhasdadhistor
ydofdseizures.dDuringdadseizure,dthedclientdmightdhavedexcessivedoraldsecretionsdordmightdvomit.dIf
dthedclient'sdairwaydbecomesdoccluded,dthendthednursedwilldneeddtodsuctiondthedoraldcavitydtodmaint
aindadpatentdairway
5. Adnursedindadprovider'sdofficedisdreviewingdthedmedicaldrecorddofdadclientdwhodrequestsda
dprescriptiondfordandoraldcontraceptive.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednur
,identifydasdadcontraindicationdfordoraldcontraceptiveduse?
ANS:dCoronarydarteryddisease
RATIONALE:dCoronarydarteryddiseasedisdadcontraindicationdtodoraldcontraceptivedusedbecauseditdi
ncreasesdthedclient'sdriskdfordmyocardialdinfarction.dOtherdcontraindicationsdfordreceivingdoraldcon
traceptivesdincludedgallbladderddisease,dbreastdcancer,danddhypertension\
6. Adnursedisdassistingdwithdthedcaredofdadschool-
agedchilddimmediatelydfollowingdsurgery.dThedchilddweighsd21.8dkgd(48dlb)danddhasdadche
stdtubedapplieddtodsuction.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodth
edprovider?
ANS:d250dmLdofdsanguineousddrainagedoverdthedlastd3dhr
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddrecognizedthatdifdmoredthand3dmL/kg/herdofdsanguineousddrainag
edoccursdfordmoredthand3dconsecutivedhoursdfollowingdsurgery,ditdcandindicatedactivedhemorrhagin
g.dTherefore,d250dmLdofdsanguineousddrainagedfromdthedchild'sdchestdtubedisdexcessivedanddthed
nursedshoulddreportdthisdfindingdtodthedproviderdimmediately
7. Adnursedisdcollectingddatadfromdadclientdwhodisdatd30dweeksdofdgestationdanddhasd
gestationalddiabetes.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodthe
dproviderdasdandindicationdofdhyperglycemia?
ANS:dPolyuria
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydpolyuriadasdandexpecteddfindingdofdhyperglycemiadanddrepor
tdthisdfindingdtodthedprovider
8. Adnursedisddiscussingdhomedsafetydwithdadgroupdofdclientsdwhodhavedtyped1ddiabetes
dmellitus.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdclientdstatementsdindicatesdandunderstandingdofdthed
teaching?
ANS:d"Idwillddisposedofdmydneedlesdindadplasticdlaundryddetergentdcontainer."
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedclientdtoddisposedofdneedlesdindadpuncture-
proofdcontainer,dsuchdasdadplasticdlaundryddetergentdcontainer.
9. AdnursedisdcaringdfordadclientdwhodhasdAlzheimer'sddisease.dWhichdofdthedfollowing
dactionsdshoulddthednursedtake?
ANS:dEncouragedthedclientdtodreminiscedaboutdthedpast
RATIONALE:dThedclientdwhodhasdAlzheimer'sddiseasedhasdprogressivedlossdofdshort-
termdmemorydanddmightdnotdbedabledtodrecalldrecentdhappeningsdanddevents.dThisdcandleaddtodin
creaseddfrustration.dHowever,dremotedmemorydremainsdindplacedfordadlongerdperioddofdtimedanddc
andelicitdfeelingsdofdhappiness
10. Adnursedisdmonitoringdadclientdwhodisdreceivingdtelemetry.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdECG
dfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodthedprovider?
ANS:dPRdintervald0.24dseconds
,RATIONALE:dAndexpecteddPRdintervaldisd0.12dtod0.20dseconds.dAdprolongeddPRdintervaldindicate
sdadheartdblock;dtherefore,dthednursedshoulddreportdthisdfindingdprovider
11. Adnursedondadmedicaldunitdisdreviewingdadclient'sdmedicaldrecord.dWhichdofdthe
, followingdproceduresdshoulddthednursedidentifydrequiresdthedclientdtodsigndadseparatedinform
eddconsentdform?
ANS:dLumbardpuncture
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydthatdadclientdneedsdtodprovidedconsentdfordgeneraldtreatm
ent,dasdwelldasdadseparatedwritten,dinformeddconsentdfordanydtreatmentdthatdhasdandelementdofdrisk,
dsuchdasdadlumbardpuncture
12. Adlicenseddpracticaldnursed(LPN)disdreviewingdclientdassignmentsdfordthedupcomingds
hift.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdclientsdshoulddthedLPNdaskdthedchargednursedtodreassigndtodadr
egistereddnursed(RN)?
ANS:dAdclientdwhodhasdadnewdcolostomydanddrequiresdtheddevelopmentdofdadteachingdplandRATI
ONALE:dDevelopingdadclientdteachingdplandisdnotdwithindthedscopedofdpracticedfordandLPN.dThednu
rsedshoulddcontactdthednursingdsupervisordtodinformdthemdofdthedclient'sdneeddfordadteachingdpland
regardingdthednewdcolostomydanddrequestdthatdthisdclientdisdreassigneddtodandRN.dThedscopedofdpr
acticedofdandLPNddoesdallowdthednursedtodreinforcedteachingdoncedthedplandhasdbeendestablished
13. Adnursedisdcaringdfordadclientdwhodisdrecoveringdfromdadstrokedanddisdexperiencingddif
ficultydusingdeatingdutensils.dThednursedshoulddidentifydthedneeddfordadreferraldtodonedofdth
edfollowingdinterprofessionaldteamdmembers?
ANS:dOccupationaldtherapist
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydthedneeddfordadreferraldtodandoccupationaldtherapistdtodtea
chdthedclientdhowdtodusedspecialdeatingdutensils
14. Adnursedisdpreparingdtodperformdblooddglucosedmonitoringdfordadclientdwhodhasdtype
d1diabetesdMellitus.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdactionsdshoulddthednursedtakedfirst?
ANS:dHolddthedfingerdfordtestingdindaddependentdposition
RATIONALE:dEvidence-
baseddpracticedindicatesdthatdthednursedshoulddfirstdpositiondthedtestingdsitedtodenhancedblooddflow
,dwhichdimprovesdthedabilitydtodcollectdandadequatedspecimen
15. Adhomedhealthdnursedisdreinforcingdteachingdwithdadclientdaboutdthedusedofdelasticdst
ockingsdtoddecreasedperipheraldedema.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinstructionsdshoulddthedn
ursedinclude?
ANS:dApplydthedstockingsdindthedmorning
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedclientdtodapplydthedelasticdstockingsdindthedmorningdan
ddremovedthemdatdthedenddofdtheddaydbeforedbedtime
16. Adnursedindadprovider'sdofficedisdreviewingdpediculosisdcapitisdmanagementdand
d preventiondstrategiesdwithdthedparentdofdadschool-
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Rationale d
1.ddAdnursedisdreviewingdthedtechniquesdfordtransferringdadclientdfromdadbeddtodadchairdwith
dadgroupdofdassistivedpersonneld(AP).dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinstructionsdshoulddthednurs
edinclude?
ANS:dUsedlower-bodydstrength
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedAPdtodusedlower-
bodydstrengthdwhendliftingdadclientdtodreducedstressdondthedback
2.dAdnursedisdparticipatingdindadqualitydimprovementdstudydaboutdthedeffectivenessdofdclie
ntdpaindmanagementdindthedunit.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdstrategiesdshoulddthednursedusedto
dcollectddata?
ANS:dReviewdclients'dchartsdfordtheirdratingdofdpaindbeforedpaindmedicationdwasdadministereddandd
1dhrdafterdadministration
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddcollectddatadfromdclients'dchartsdaboutdpaindratingsdbeforedanddaft
erdpaindmanagementdinterventions
3. Adnursedisdreinforcingdteachingdaboutdconfidentialitydwithdadclientdwhodhasdadnewd
diagnosisdofdHIV.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinformationdshoulddthednursedincludedindthe
dteaching?
ANS:d"YourdHIVdstatusdwilldbedshareddwithdmembersdofdyourdhealthdcaredteam."
RATIONALE:dTheddiagnosisdofdHIVdordAIDSdisdshareddwithdeverydmemberdofdthedhealthcaredteamdw
hodprovidesddirectdcaredfordthedclient,djustdlikedanydotherddiagnoses
4. Adnursedisdplanningdcaredfordadclientdwhodhasdadhistorydofdseizures.dWhichdofdthe
dfollowingdpiecesdofdequipmentdshoulddthednursedplacedindthedclient'sdroom?
ANS:dSuctiondcatheter
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddplacedsuctiondequipmentdindthedroomdofdadclientdwhodhasdadhistor
ydofdseizures.dDuringdadseizure,dthedclientdmightdhavedexcessivedoraldsecretionsdordmightdvomit.dIf
dthedclient'sdairwaydbecomesdoccluded,dthendthednursedwilldneeddtodsuctiondthedoraldcavitydtodmaint
aindadpatentdairway
5. Adnursedindadprovider'sdofficedisdreviewingdthedmedicaldrecorddofdadclientdwhodrequestsda
dprescriptiondfordandoraldcontraceptive.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednur
,identifydasdadcontraindicationdfordoraldcontraceptiveduse?
ANS:dCoronarydarteryddisease
RATIONALE:dCoronarydarteryddiseasedisdadcontraindicationdtodoraldcontraceptivedusedbecauseditdi
ncreasesdthedclient'sdriskdfordmyocardialdinfarction.dOtherdcontraindicationsdfordreceivingdoraldcon
traceptivesdincludedgallbladderddisease,dbreastdcancer,danddhypertension\
6. Adnursedisdassistingdwithdthedcaredofdadschool-
agedchilddimmediatelydfollowingdsurgery.dThedchilddweighsd21.8dkgd(48dlb)danddhasdadche
stdtubedapplieddtodsuction.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodth
edprovider?
ANS:d250dmLdofdsanguineousddrainagedoverdthedlastd3dhr
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddrecognizedthatdifdmoredthand3dmL/kg/herdofdsanguineousddrainag
edoccursdfordmoredthand3dconsecutivedhoursdfollowingdsurgery,ditdcandindicatedactivedhemorrhagin
g.dTherefore,d250dmLdofdsanguineousddrainagedfromdthedchild'sdchestdtubedisdexcessivedanddthed
nursedshoulddreportdthisdfindingdtodthedproviderdimmediately
7. Adnursedisdcollectingddatadfromdadclientdwhodisdatd30dweeksdofdgestationdanddhasd
gestationalddiabetes.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodthe
dproviderdasdandindicationdofdhyperglycemia?
ANS:dPolyuria
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydpolyuriadasdandexpecteddfindingdofdhyperglycemiadanddrepor
tdthisdfindingdtodthedprovider
8. Adnursedisddiscussingdhomedsafetydwithdadgroupdofdclientsdwhodhavedtyped1ddiabetes
dmellitus.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdclientdstatementsdindicatesdandunderstandingdofdthed
teaching?
ANS:d"Idwillddisposedofdmydneedlesdindadplasticdlaundryddetergentdcontainer."
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedclientdtoddisposedofdneedlesdindadpuncture-
proofdcontainer,dsuchdasdadplasticdlaundryddetergentdcontainer.
9. AdnursedisdcaringdfordadclientdwhodhasdAlzheimer'sddisease.dWhichdofdthedfollowing
dactionsdshoulddthednursedtake?
ANS:dEncouragedthedclientdtodreminiscedaboutdthedpast
RATIONALE:dThedclientdwhodhasdAlzheimer'sddiseasedhasdprogressivedlossdofdshort-
termdmemorydanddmightdnotdbedabledtodrecalldrecentdhappeningsdanddevents.dThisdcandleaddtodin
creaseddfrustration.dHowever,dremotedmemorydremainsdindplacedfordadlongerdperioddofdtimedanddc
andelicitdfeelingsdofdhappiness
10. Adnursedisdmonitoringdadclientdwhodisdreceivingdtelemetry.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdECG
dfindingsdshoulddthednursedreportdtodthedprovider?
ANS:dPRdintervald0.24dseconds
,RATIONALE:dAndexpecteddPRdintervaldisd0.12dtod0.20dseconds.dAdprolongeddPRdintervaldindicate
sdadheartdblock;dtherefore,dthednursedshoulddreportdthisdfindingdprovider
11. Adnursedondadmedicaldunitdisdreviewingdadclient'sdmedicaldrecord.dWhichdofdthe
, followingdproceduresdshoulddthednursedidentifydrequiresdthedclientdtodsigndadseparatedinform
eddconsentdform?
ANS:dLumbardpuncture
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydthatdadclientdneedsdtodprovidedconsentdfordgeneraldtreatm
ent,dasdwelldasdadseparatedwritten,dinformeddconsentdfordanydtreatmentdthatdhasdandelementdofdrisk,
dsuchdasdadlumbardpuncture
12. Adlicenseddpracticaldnursed(LPN)disdreviewingdclientdassignmentsdfordthedupcomingds
hift.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdclientsdshoulddthedLPNdaskdthedchargednursedtodreassigndtodadr
egistereddnursed(RN)?
ANS:dAdclientdwhodhasdadnewdcolostomydanddrequiresdtheddevelopmentdofdadteachingdplandRATI
ONALE:dDevelopingdadclientdteachingdplandisdnotdwithindthedscopedofdpracticedfordandLPN.dThednu
rsedshoulddcontactdthednursingdsupervisordtodinformdthemdofdthedclient'sdneeddfordadteachingdpland
regardingdthednewdcolostomydanddrequestdthatdthisdclientdisdreassigneddtodandRN.dThedscopedofdpr
acticedofdandLPNddoesdallowdthednursedtodreinforcedteachingdoncedthedplandhasdbeendestablished
13. Adnursedisdcaringdfordadclientdwhodisdrecoveringdfromdadstrokedanddisdexperiencingddif
ficultydusingdeatingdutensils.dThednursedshoulddidentifydthedneeddfordadreferraldtodonedofdth
edfollowingdinterprofessionaldteamdmembers?
ANS:dOccupationaldtherapist
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddidentifydthedneeddfordadreferraldtodandoccupationaldtherapistdtodtea
chdthedclientdhowdtodusedspecialdeatingdutensils
14. Adnursedisdpreparingdtodperformdblooddglucosedmonitoringdfordadclientdwhodhasdtype
d1diabetesdMellitus.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdactionsdshoulddthednursedtakedfirst?
ANS:dHolddthedfingerdfordtestingdindaddependentdposition
RATIONALE:dEvidence-
baseddpracticedindicatesdthatdthednursedshoulddfirstdpositiondthedtestingdsitedtodenhancedblooddflow
,dwhichdimprovesdthedabilitydtodcollectdandadequatedspecimen
15. Adhomedhealthdnursedisdreinforcingdteachingdwithdadclientdaboutdthedusedofdelasticdst
ockingsdtoddecreasedperipheraldedema.dWhichdofdthedfollowingdinstructionsdshoulddthedn
ursedinclude?
ANS:dApplydthedstockingsdindthedmorning
RATIONALE:dThednursedshoulddinstructdthedclientdtodapplydthedelasticdstockingsdindthedmorningdan
ddremovedthemdatdthedenddofdtheddaydbeforedbedtime
16. Adnursedindadprovider'sdofficedisdreviewingdpediculosisdcapitisdmanagementdand
d preventiondstrategiesdwithdthedparentdofdadschool-
