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1. Anewlydiabeticpatient willreceivein str ,f d
uctions from his nurse. Which of the foll
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es for cooking/baking.
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owaboutdiabetes.
C. Instructthepatientonexercise orac d d
tivitiesthatwillincrease theirmetabol d
ism.
D. Teachthemhowtousetheglu-
cometer.
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the clinicstatingthatshe hasbeenhaving
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nence.Whichofthefollowingstate-
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B.
First ask thepatientwhat theyknowabout diabet
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tion, NOTassessment
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beforebedtime.
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B. Show mewhereitdoesnothurt
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painmedication
4. A clinical nurse returns to the desktofin
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st?
A. Apostcervicallaminectomypa-
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tientcomplaining of suddendiffi-
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rns.
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A
Band C are expected symptoms ofthe patient's c
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ondition. Aand D are unexpected.Dislesscritica
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lthanA.Best answer isA.
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1. Anewlydiabeticpatient willreceivein str ,f d
uctions from his nurse. Which of the foll
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owing actions should thenursetakefirst
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?
A. Providethepatientwith brochuresf d
ormakingsmartchoic- ,f
es for cooking/baking.
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B. Ask thepatientwhatthey kn
,f ,f d
owaboutdiabetes.
C. Instructthepatientonexercise orac d d
tivitiesthatwillincrease theirmetabol d
ism.
D. Teachthemhowtousetheglu-
cometer.
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2. Theposthysterectomypatientwithc alls ,f d d
the clinicstatingthatshe hasbeenhaving
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difficultywith inconti- d
nence.Whichofthefollowingstate-
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mentsifmadeby the patient, indi-
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dcatesthatfurtherteachingisneed- ed? ,f d
A. Idrink8oz.offluidonthe ev d d d
enhourswhileawake.
B. Iwillattempttovoid30 minutesa d
fterdrinking200cc.of fluid d d d
C. IwillonlydrinkfluidwhenI e d d
atm ymeals
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D. Iwillsetthe timer to remind m d d d d d
ewhen to void d d
3. An RN assessesapatientin the Cancer
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Centerwithadiagnosisof terminalca d
ncer.The patient statestotheRNthath
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eisshortof breath,hasnoappetiteandh ,f d
urts
every- where.Whichofthefollowingstat e-
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B.
First ask thepatientwhat theyknowabout diabet
,f ,f ,f d
es.
*ACTIONquestionsaskforinterven- ,f
tion, NOTassessment
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C.
Apatientsayingthatheorshe willonlydrink flui
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dswheneatingmealsindicatesthatthey don'tkno
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wwhat todoincaseof incontinence.
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FURTHERTEACHINGindicatesthatthe patie ,f ,f d
nt needs more information
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C
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mentsbythe nurseisbest? d
beforebedtime.
C. Recommendthatclientestabli sh
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A. Tellmehowyourfamilyiscoping
B. Show mewhereitdoesnothurt
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C. I'llteachyourelaxationtech-
niques
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D. Yourphysicianshouldincreasey our d d
painmedication
4. A clinical nurse returns to the desktofin
d d d d d d
d4 phone messages.Whic hofthefollowin
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gmessagesshouldth enurserespond to fir d d d
st?
A. Apostcervicallaminectomypa-
,f ,f
tientcomplaining of suddendiffi-
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cultytalking.
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B. A patient with multiple sclerosiscom
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plainingofchangeinp eripher-alvision. d d
C. Apatientwithaherniated discco d
mplainingofconsistent back pain. d d d d
D. A patientwithacastdueto afr
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acture of therighttibial boneco
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mplainingoftingling toes. d
5. A 75 year old patient complains to the c
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linical nurse that he is havingdifficultys
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leeping.Which of t he fol- d d d
lowingactionsbythenurseismostap prop d
riate?
A. Determinethepatient's us d
ualsleepingandwaking patte d
rns.
B. Suggestthattheclient abstainfrom ,f d
alcoholandcaffeine
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A
Band C are expected symptoms ofthe patient's c
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ondition. Aand D are unexpected.Dislesscritica
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lthanA.Best answer isA.
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BandCarerecommendationsthattheRN can s
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hare after he/she deter-
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dminesthepatient'ssleepingandwak-
ing patterns. So remove Band C. Disan inquir
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y, butisconcerned aboutthe past (when the pers
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