Comprehensive predictor test 85 correct
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A nurse has delegated care to an assistive personnel. At the end of the shift, the Ap asks the
nurse to enter data for her because the AP has forgotten her password and needs to leave.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Tell the AP to contact the IT department for charting assistance.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about car seat safety to the parents of a newborn. The nurse
should instruct the parents to place the car seat in a....
Rear-facing position in the back seat.
A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client tells the nurse that he is concerned about the
safety of a large sum of money in his wallet. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the
nurse to take?
contact security personnel to place the money in the facility safe.
A nurse is caring for a toddler who is admitted to the pediatric unit and is 2 hr postoperative
following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following findings is a sign on hemorrhage?
Frequent Swallowing
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client's family about safety
precautions when administering a tap water enema to the client. Which of the following should
the nurse include?
Instruct the client to bear down during rectal tube insertion.
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following client statements should the nurse attend
first?
"My heartburn pain is going into my jaw now"
A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a
Penrose drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Leave the drain insertion site open to air
,We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is reinforcing with a client who is about to undergo an upper gastrointestinal series with
fluoroscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
"You will have to drink a contrast medium before the test."
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sustained a full-thickness burn and
is in the emergent phase of burn. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Hypernatremia
A nurse is planing to administer an ophthalmic medication to a client. Which of the following
actions would minimize systemic absorption of the medication?
Wait 5 mins after instillation before instilling the drops in the other eye
A nurse is preparing morning medication for a client who has potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. For
which of the following medications should the nurse withhold administration and notify the
provider?
Furosemide
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium
sulfate via a continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider?
Facial flushing
A nurse in a provider'a office is collecting data from a client who was discharged from the
hospital 7 days ago following treatment from deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following
findings is the nurse's priority?
The client takes ibuprofen to treat musculosketal pain.
A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports having diarrhea for
the past 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?
Muscle weakness
A nurse is participating in a performance improvement process to decrease the rate of health
care-associated infections within the facility. The nurse should recognize that which of the
following is an appropriate performance improvement outcome indicator?
,Client data indicates a decreased rate of infection
A nurse is establishing a baseline postoperative assessment for a client who is recovering from
a right femoropopliteal bypass graft. Which of the following findings in the assessment of the
clients's right leg should be of the most concern to the nurse?
The client's foot feels cooler than the previous assessment
A nurse is preparing a client regimen. Which of the following insulins can be mixed?
Aspart
Regular
Detemir
Lispro
Glargine cannot be mixed with any insulin
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?
Vitamin D
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of the following should the nurse
explain as the most important reason for staff to wear identification?
Reducing the risk of newborn abduction
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of expectant parents regarding the proper use of a
car seat. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
I can place a rolled towel on each side of my newborn's head until he can hold his head up.
A nurse on a mental health unit is discussing client rights with a group of coworkers. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include?
A nurse must withdraw consent for treatment in writing if he is competent to do so.
A nurse from a medical-surgical unit is floating to a postpartum unit. Which of the following
clients is an appropriate assignment for the nurse to accept?
A client who had a cesarean delivery 24hr ago
, A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints after becoming violent with a staff
member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Document in the client's medical record every 15 mins
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is receiving palliative care for
terminal cancer. Which of the following guidelines should the nurse emphasize about
appropriate pain control measures?
Administer schedule doses of medication from a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump.
A nurse is assisting with a group therapy session in which a client begins to monopolize the
group's time. Which of the following interventions is appropriate?
schedule one-on-one discussion time with the client
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is preparing to administer required immunization to a toddler during a well-child visit.
The parent ask the nurse how many baby aspirin he should administer if the toddler develops a
fever. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"You should avoid administering aspirin to your child"
A nurse is assisting with the admission of an older adult client who has impaired mobility and is
at risk for falls. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to perform first?
Document the client's risk in the medical record.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has Hodgkin's disease and is receiving
chemotherapy. Because a private room is not available, the nurse should recommend that the
client share a room with a client who has which of the following diagnoses?
Sickle-cell anemia
A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the
child's siblings should the nurse expect?
The school-age sister views death as being a type of temporary sleep
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the importance of a low-sodium diet. Which of
the following foods should the nurse recommend as the best choice to include in a low-sodium
diet?
medium baked potato
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A nurse has delegated care to an assistive personnel. At the end of the shift, the Ap asks the
nurse to enter data for her because the AP has forgotten her password and needs to leave.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Tell the AP to contact the IT department for charting assistance.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about car seat safety to the parents of a newborn. The nurse
should instruct the parents to place the car seat in a....
Rear-facing position in the back seat.
A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client tells the nurse that he is concerned about the
safety of a large sum of money in his wallet. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the
nurse to take?
contact security personnel to place the money in the facility safe.
A nurse is caring for a toddler who is admitted to the pediatric unit and is 2 hr postoperative
following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following findings is a sign on hemorrhage?
Frequent Swallowing
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with an older adult client's family about safety
precautions when administering a tap water enema to the client. Which of the following should
the nurse include?
Instruct the client to bear down during rectal tube insertion.
A nurse is caring for a client. Which of the following client statements should the nurse attend
first?
"My heartburn pain is going into my jaw now"
A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a
Penrose drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Leave the drain insertion site open to air
,We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is reinforcing with a client who is about to undergo an upper gastrointestinal series with
fluoroscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
"You will have to drink a contrast medium before the test."
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has sustained a full-thickness burn and
is in the emergent phase of burn. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Hypernatremia
A nurse is planing to administer an ophthalmic medication to a client. Which of the following
actions would minimize systemic absorption of the medication?
Wait 5 mins after instillation before instilling the drops in the other eye
A nurse is preparing morning medication for a client who has potassium level of 3.2 mEq/L. For
which of the following medications should the nurse withhold administration and notify the
provider?
Furosemide
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium
sulfate via a continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider?
Facial flushing
A nurse in a provider'a office is collecting data from a client who was discharged from the
hospital 7 days ago following treatment from deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following
findings is the nurse's priority?
The client takes ibuprofen to treat musculosketal pain.
A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports having diarrhea for
the past 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia?
Muscle weakness
A nurse is participating in a performance improvement process to decrease the rate of health
care-associated infections within the facility. The nurse should recognize that which of the
following is an appropriate performance improvement outcome indicator?
,Client data indicates a decreased rate of infection
A nurse is establishing a baseline postoperative assessment for a client who is recovering from
a right femoropopliteal bypass graft. Which of the following findings in the assessment of the
clients's right leg should be of the most concern to the nurse?
The client's foot feels cooler than the previous assessment
A nurse is preparing a client regimen. Which of the following insulins can be mixed?
Aspart
Regular
Detemir
Lispro
Glargine cannot be mixed with any insulin
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?
Vitamin D
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of the following should the nurse
explain as the most important reason for staff to wear identification?
Reducing the risk of newborn abduction
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of expectant parents regarding the proper use of a
car seat. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
I can place a rolled towel on each side of my newborn's head until he can hold his head up.
A nurse on a mental health unit is discussing client rights with a group of coworkers. Which of
the following statements should the nurse include?
A nurse must withdraw consent for treatment in writing if he is competent to do so.
A nurse from a medical-surgical unit is floating to a postpartum unit. Which of the following
clients is an appropriate assignment for the nurse to accept?
A client who had a cesarean delivery 24hr ago
, A nurse is caring for a client who is in mechanical restraints after becoming violent with a staff
member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Document in the client's medical record every 15 mins
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is receiving palliative care for
terminal cancer. Which of the following guidelines should the nurse emphasize about
appropriate pain control measures?
Administer schedule doses of medication from a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump.
A nurse is assisting with a group therapy session in which a client begins to monopolize the
group's time. Which of the following interventions is appropriate?
schedule one-on-one discussion time with the client
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is preparing to administer required immunization to a toddler during a well-child visit.
The parent ask the nurse how many baby aspirin he should administer if the toddler develops a
fever. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"You should avoid administering aspirin to your child"
A nurse is assisting with the admission of an older adult client who has impaired mobility and is
at risk for falls. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to perform first?
Document the client's risk in the medical record.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has Hodgkin's disease and is receiving
chemotherapy. Because a private room is not available, the nurse should recommend that the
client share a room with a client who has which of the following diagnoses?
Sickle-cell anemia
A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the
child's siblings should the nurse expect?
The school-age sister views death as being a type of temporary sleep
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the importance of a low-sodium diet. Which of
the following foods should the nurse recommend as the best choice to include in a low-sodium
diet?
medium baked potato
