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A nurse is receiving a provider's prescription for a client via
telephone. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to ensure the accuracy of the telephone prescription?
(Select all that apply)
Ans: -Repeat the order back to the provider
-Question any part of the order that is unclear or
inappropriate
-Transcribe the order into the client's health record
A nurse is documenting in a client's medical record. Which
of the following abbreviations is appropriate for the nurse to
use? (select all that apply)
Ans: -bid
-30 mL
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility.
The nurse should use closed-ended questions when
assessing which of the following factors?
Ans: When asking if the client took his medications
this morning
A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment. Identify where
the nurse should place the stethoscope to auscultate the
client's apical pulse. (You will find hot spots to select in the
artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to
your answer.)
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Ans: Lower left side of patient
A nurse is preparing to perform hand hygiene. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Ans: Apply 4 to 5 mL of liquid soap to the hands
A nurse is preparing to move a client who is only partially
able to assist up in bed. Which of the following methods
should the nurse plan to use?
Ans: Two nurses using a friction-reducing device
A nurse asks a client how he is feeling. The client states, "I'm
feeling a bit nervous today." Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
Ans: "Please explain what you mean by the word
'nervous.'"
A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse about
documentation of a client's information in the electronic
health record. Which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of the purpose
of documentation?
Ans: "Documentation is a communication tool for
the interprofessional health care team."
A nurse is caring for a client in the orientation phase of the
nurse-client relationship. Which of the following
communication techniques should the nurse use during this
phase?
Ans: Elicit information from the client
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A nurse is admitting a client who has a partial hearing loss.
Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse?
Ans: Determine if the client uses hearing aids
A nurse observes an adolescent client who has paraplegia
sitting in a wheelchair crying. The client says, "Go away; no
one can help me." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
Ans: "I will come back later and we can talk."
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to have a
colonoscopy. The client states, "I am so nervous about what
the doctor might find during the test." The nurse ask the
client, "Are you feeling anxious about the results of your
colonoscopy?" With this question, the nurse is using which of
the following communication techniques?
Ans: Clarification
A nurse is preparing to collect health history data during a
client's admission. Which of the following questions should
the nurse use to promote this discussion?
Ans: "What brought you to the hospital?"
A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personnel (AP)
about caring for clients with restraints. Which of the
following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of
the teaching?
Ans: "I will tie a restraint to the portion of the bed
that moves when the head of the bed is moved."
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Fundamentals Pretest Practice
Latest Questions and Graded
Answers
A nurse is receiving a provider's prescription for a client via
telephone. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to ensure the accuracy of the telephone prescription?
(Select all that apply)
Ans: -Repeat the order back to the provider
-Question any part of the order that is unclear or
inappropriate
-Transcribe the order into the client's health record
A nurse is documenting in a client's medical record. Which
of the following abbreviations is appropriate for the nurse to
use? (select all that apply)
Ans: -bid
-30 mL
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility.
The nurse should use closed-ended questions when
assessing which of the following factors?
Ans: When asking if the client took his medications
this morning
A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment. Identify where
the nurse should place the stethoscope to auscultate the
client's apical pulse. (You will find hot spots to select in the
artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to
your answer.)
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Ans: Lower left side of patient
A nurse is preparing to perform hand hygiene. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Ans: Apply 4 to 5 mL of liquid soap to the hands
A nurse is preparing to move a client who is only partially
able to assist up in bed. Which of the following methods
should the nurse plan to use?
Ans: Two nurses using a friction-reducing device
A nurse asks a client how he is feeling. The client states, "I'm
feeling a bit nervous today." Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
Ans: "Please explain what you mean by the word
'nervous.'"
A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse about
documentation of a client's information in the electronic
health record. Which of the following statements by the
newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of the purpose
of documentation?
Ans: "Documentation is a communication tool for
the interprofessional health care team."
A nurse is caring for a client in the orientation phase of the
nurse-client relationship. Which of the following
communication techniques should the nurse use during this
phase?
Ans: Elicit information from the client
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A nurse is admitting a client who has a partial hearing loss.
Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse?
Ans: Determine if the client uses hearing aids
A nurse observes an adolescent client who has paraplegia
sitting in a wheelchair crying. The client says, "Go away; no
one can help me." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
Ans: "I will come back later and we can talk."
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to have a
colonoscopy. The client states, "I am so nervous about what
the doctor might find during the test." The nurse ask the
client, "Are you feeling anxious about the results of your
colonoscopy?" With this question, the nurse is using which of
the following communication techniques?
Ans: Clarification
A nurse is preparing to collect health history data during a
client's admission. Which of the following questions should
the nurse use to promote this discussion?
Ans: "What brought you to the hospital?"
A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personnel (AP)
about caring for clients with restraints. Which of the
following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of
the teaching?
Ans: "I will tie a restraint to the portion of the bed
that moves when the head of the bed is moved."
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