EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024-2025
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A nurse providing teaching to a client with chronic kidney disease and a new prescription for
erythropoietin. Which statement by the client indicates understanding? - answer-b) I am taking this
medication to increase my energy level.
A nurse in a provider's office caring for a client requesting sildenafil for erectile dysfunction. What
statement should the nurse make? - answer-d) You will not be able to use sildenafil if you are taking
nitroglycerin.
A nurse caring for a client with a new diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What is the priority assessment
finding to report? - answer-c) Blood pressure 170/80
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit receiving change-of-shift report on four clients. Which client has the
greatest risk for infection? - answer-b) A client who has COPD and is receiving steroid therapy
A nurse in an emergency department assessing an older adult client with a fractured wrist. What is the
nurse's priority action? - answer-a) Check the client's neurological status
A nurse providing preoperative teaching for a client scheduled for an open cholecystectomy. What
action should the nurse take? - answer-c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough
A nurse in an emergency department caring for a client with full-thickness burns over 20% of body
surface area. What should the nurse prepare to administer? - answer-a) IV fluids
A nurse in a provider's office assessing a client with migraine headaches taking feverfew. Which client
medication interacts with feverfew? - answer-c) Naproxen
A nurse providing discharge teaching to a client with laryngeal cancer receiving radiation treatment.
Which statement indicates understanding? - answer-c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun
, A nurse preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client with anemia. What action should the
nurse take first? - answer-c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer
A nurse caring for a client with a prescription for enalapril should identify which finding as an adverse
effect of the medication? - answer-Orthostatic hypotension
A nurse assessing for compartment syndrome in a client with a short leg cast should identify which
finding as a manifestation of this condition? - answer-Pain that increases with passive movement
A nurse planning care for a client with full-thickness burns on the lower extremities should include
which intervention? - answer-Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites
A nurse caring for a client with cancer who prefers vitamins and minerals over chemotherapy should
respond by saying? - answer-Tell me what you know about chemotherapy
A nurse teaching a client about a low purine diet should instruct the client to include which foods? -
answer-Nuts, Apricots
A nurse caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty with a pain level of 6 should take which
intervention? - answer-Apply an ice pack to the client's knee
A nurse caring for a client with a lower extremity fracture and crutches should recognize adaptation
when the client makes which statement? - answer-I will need to have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse assessing a client preoperatively with a banana allergy should recognize a risk for allergic cross-
reactivity to which substance? - answer-Latex
A nurse on a medical unit should attend to which client first? - answer-A client with thrombocytopenia
reporting a nosebleed
A nurse monitoring a client receiving two units packed PBCs should recognize a hemolytic transfusion
reaction by which manifestation? - answer-Back pain