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1.) Anurse isassessing aclientwhoisreceiving intravenoustherapy.Thenurse should
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2.) .) A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to begin
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3.) A nurse isteaching aclient who has anew prescription for a nitroglycerin transdermal patch.
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Whichof thefollowing instructions shouldthe nurse include?
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a. “Discontinuethepatchifyou experience aheadache.” Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il` Il` Il̀




b. “Applyanewpatchif you havechestpain.” Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il` Il` Il̀ Il̀




c. “Coverthepatchwithdrygauze whentakingashower.” Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀ Il̀

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d. “Removethepatch priorto goingtobed.” Il̀ Il̀ Il` Il̀ Il` Il̀ Il̀




4.) A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription for sodium
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Il` polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following should the nurse
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Il` mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is
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5.) A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and rifampin.
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Il` Which ofthe following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to the medication
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b. The clienttests negativefor HIV
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c. The client has a positive puri;ed protein derivative test
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d. Theclient’sliverfunctiontest resultsarewithintheexpected reference range
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6.) A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV
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Il` administration. A]er assessing the client’s respiratory status and stopping the Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Il` medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
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a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




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7 A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a
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8.) Anurse iscaring for a client whohasheart failure and anew prescription for lisinopril.
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For whichof the following adverse eFects should the nurse monitor when administering
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a. Bradycardia
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9.) A nurse isassessing aclient who isreceiving heparin IV continuous IV. The clienthas an PPT of
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Il` 90seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the following changes in their vital
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10.) A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client and discovers a medication
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Il` error. The nurse should recognize that which of the following staF members is
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c. The nurse who caused the error Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




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11 A nurse isproviding teaching to aclient aboutthe administrationof omeprazole. Which of
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b. “Youshouldreduceyourintakeofcalciumwhiletakingthismedication.”
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12.) A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client. Identify the sequence of
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Il` steps thenurse should take. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in
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Il` the order of performance. Use all the steps.)
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