A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has come to the
family planning clinic requesting an intrauterine device
(IUD). Which of the following information should the nurse
provide the client?
"Your risk for ectopic pregnancy increases with an IUD."
A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has recurrent and
persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child’s history
from her parent, which of the following questions should the
nurse ask?
"Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?"
A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has severe
reactive airway disease about glucocorticoid therapy. The
parent asks why her child has to inhale the medication
instead of taking it orally. Which of the following
information should the nurse provide the parent?
Oral glucocorticoids are more likely to slow linear growth in children.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for sertraline. The client asks the nurse if he
should continue to take St. John’s wort for depression.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the
client?
Stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving bleomycin IV
to treat lymphoma. Which of the following assessments is the
nurse’s priority?
Pulmonary function
,A nurse is teaching a client how to use an albuterol metered
dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and
shaking the canister, identify the sequence of instructions the
nurse should give the client. (Move the steps into the box on
the right, placing them in the selected order of performance.
Use all the steps.)
1-2 inches, tilt head, depress, hold berath
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report for a client who
has chronic kidney disease (CKD). The nurse finds the the
following laboratory test results: potassium 6.8 mEq/L,
calcium 7.4 mg/dL, hemoglobin 10.2 g/dL, and phosphate 4.8
mg/dL. Which of the following findings is the priority for the
nurse to report to the provider?
Hyperkalemia
A nurse is facilitating a group discussion with preschool
teachers about child abuse. Which of the following data
should the nurse use as a common example of a suggestive
finding?
Arm cast for a spiral fracture of the forearm
Due to staffing shortages, a nurse manager floats a medical-
surgical nurse to the pediatric unit. The nurse has limited
experience with children. Which of the following actions
should the nurse manager take?
Assign a unit nurse to act as a resource for the medical-surgical nurse.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The nurse should
plan to monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
, Aspiration
A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is
common to develop vaginal yeast infections during
pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
"The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections
more common."
A community health nurse is performing client triage while
participating in a disaster drill. The nurse should
recommend that which of the following clients receives
treatment first?
Hemothorax
A nurse isproviding teaching to a school-age child who has
just had a fiberglass cast application following a lower-
extremity fracture. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse give the child and his parents about care
during the first 48 hr?
"Keep the cast above the level of your heart."
A nurse is assessing a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse
should identify which of the following findings as an
indication of an opportunistic infection?
family planning clinic requesting an intrauterine device
(IUD). Which of the following information should the nurse
provide the client?
"Your risk for ectopic pregnancy increases with an IUD."
A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has recurrent and
persistent otitis media. When obtaining the child’s history
from her parent, which of the following questions should the
nurse ask?
"Does anyone smoke around or in the same house as your child?"
A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has severe
reactive airway disease about glucocorticoid therapy. The
parent asks why her child has to inhale the medication
instead of taking it orally. Which of the following
information should the nurse provide the parent?
Oral glucocorticoids are more likely to slow linear growth in children.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new
prescription for sertraline. The client asks the nurse if he
should continue to take St. John’s wort for depression.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the
client?
Stop taking the herbal supplement while taking the medication.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving bleomycin IV
to treat lymphoma. Which of the following assessments is the
nurse’s priority?
Pulmonary function
,A nurse is teaching a client how to use an albuterol metered
dose inhaler. After removing the cap from the inhaler and
shaking the canister, identify the sequence of instructions the
nurse should give the client. (Move the steps into the box on
the right, placing them in the selected order of performance.
Use all the steps.)
1-2 inches, tilt head, depress, hold berath
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report for a client who
has chronic kidney disease (CKD). The nurse finds the the
following laboratory test results: potassium 6.8 mEq/L,
calcium 7.4 mg/dL, hemoglobin 10.2 g/dL, and phosphate 4.8
mg/dL. Which of the following findings is the priority for the
nurse to report to the provider?
Hyperkalemia
A nurse is facilitating a group discussion with preschool
teachers about child abuse. Which of the following data
should the nurse use as a common example of a suggestive
finding?
Arm cast for a spiral fracture of the forearm
Due to staffing shortages, a nurse manager floats a medical-
surgical nurse to the pediatric unit. The nurse has limited
experience with children. Which of the following actions
should the nurse manager take?
Assign a unit nurse to act as a resource for the medical-surgical nurse.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The nurse should
plan to monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
, Aspiration
A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is
common to develop vaginal yeast infections during
pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
"The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the acidity of the vagina, making yeast infections
more common."
A community health nurse is performing client triage while
participating in a disaster drill. The nurse should
recommend that which of the following clients receives
treatment first?
Hemothorax
A nurse isproviding teaching to a school-age child who has
just had a fiberglass cast application following a lower-
extremity fracture. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse give the child and his parents about care
during the first 48 hr?
"Keep the cast above the level of your heart."
A nurse is assessing a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse
should identify which of the following findings as an
indication of an opportunistic infection?
