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A NURSE IS CARING FOR A CLIENT WHO HAS TUBERCULOSIS AND IS
TAKING ISONIAZID AND RIFAMPIN. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
OUTCOMES INDICATES THAT THE CLIENT IS ADHERING TO THE
MEDICATION REGIMEN?
A. THE CLIENT HAS A NEGATIVE SPUTUM CULTURE
B. THE CLIENT TESTS NEGATIVE FOR HIV
C. THE CLIENT HAS A POSITIVE PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE TEST
D. THE CLIENT'S LIVER FUNCTION TEST RESULTS ARE WITHIN THE
EXPECTED REFERENCE RANGE - ANSWER-A. THE CLIENT HAS A
NEGATIVE SPUTUM CULTURE
A NURSE IS ASSESSING A CLIENT WHO IS RECEIVING INTRAVENOUS
THERAPY. THE NURSE SHOULD IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
FINDINGS AS A MANIFESTATION OF FLUID VOLUME EXCESS?
A. DECREASED BOWEL SOUNDS
B. DISTENDED NECK VEINS
,C. BILATERAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS
D. THREAD PULSE - ANSWER-B. DISTENDED NECK VEINS
A NURSE IS TEACHING A CLIENT WHO HAS A NEW PRESCRIPTION FOR A
NITROGLYCERIN TRANSDERMAL PATCH. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD THE NURSE INCLUDE?
A. "DISCONTINUE THE PATCH IF YOU EXPERIENCE A HEADACHE."
B. "APPLY A NEW PATCH IF YOU HAVE CHEST PAIN."
C. "COVER THE PATCH WITH DRY GAUZE WHEN TAKING A SHOWER."
D. "REMOVE THE PATCH PRIOR TO GOING TO BED." - ANSWER-D.
"REMOVE THE PATCH PRIOR TO GOING TO BED."
D. POTASSIUM 5.2 MEQ/L - ANSWER-D. POTASSIUM 5.2 MEQ/L -
HYPERKALEMIA (SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL GREATER THAN 5.0 MEQ/L)
INCREASES THE CLIENT RISK FOR FATAL CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS.
KAYEXALATE IS USED TO DECREASE THE SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL SO
THE PN SHOULD MONITOR THE CLIENT'S SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL
A CLIENT IS CARING FOR A CLIENT WHO DEVELOPS AN ANAPHYLACTIC
REACTION TO IV ADMINISTRATION. AFTER ASSESSING THE CLIENT'S
RESPIRATORY STATUS AND STOPPING THE MEDICATION INFUSION.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE NURSE TAKE NEXT?
A. REPLACE THE INFUSION WITH 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE
B. GIVE DIPHENHYDRAMINE IM
C. ELEVATE THE CLIENT'S LEGS AND FEET
,D. ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE IM - ANSWER-D. ADMINISTER
EPINEPHRINE IM
A NURSE IS CARING FOR A CLIENT WHO IS TAKING SERTRALINE AND
REPORTS A DESIRE TO BEGIN TAKING SUPPLEMENTS. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTS SHOULD THE NURSE ADVISE THE CLIENT TO
AVOID?
A. ST. JOHN'S WORT
B. GINGER ROOT
C. BLACK COHOSH
D. COENZYME Q10 - ANSWER-A. ST. JOHN'S WORT
A NURSE IS CARING FOR A CLIENT WHO HAS HEART FAILURE AND A
NEW PRESCRIPTION FOR LISINOPRIL. FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ADVERSE EFFECTS SHOULD THE NURSE MONITOR WHEN
ADMINISTERING LISINOPRIL?
A. BRADYCARDIA
B. HYPOKALEMIA
C. TINNITUS
D. HYPOTENSION - ANSWER-D. HYPOTENSION
A NURSE IS ASSESSING A CLIENT WHO IS RECEIVING HEPARIN IV
CONTINUOUS IV. THE CLIENT HAS AN PPT OF 90 SECONDS. THEY
SHOULD MONITOR THE CLIENT FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES IN THEIR VITAL SIGNS?
, A. DECREASED TEMPERATURE
B. INCREASED PULSE RATE
C. DECREASED RESPIRATORY RATE
D. INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE - ANSWER-D. INCREASED BLOOD
PRESSURE
A NURSE IS PREPARING TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO A CLIENT AND
DISCOVERS A MEDICATION ERROR. THE NURSE SHOULD RECOGNIZE
THAT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STAFF MEMBERS IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR COMPLETING AN INCIDENT REPORT?
A. THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
B. THE NURSE WHO IDENTIFIES THE ERROR
C. THE NURSE WHO CAUSED THE ERROR
D. THE CHARGE NURSE - ANSWER-B. THE NURSE WHO IDENTIFIES THE
ERROR
A NURSE IS PLANNING CARE FOR A CLIENT WHO IS RECEIVING
MORPHINE VIA CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL INFUSION. THE NURSE
SHOULD MONITOR THE CLIENT FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
A. PRURITUS
B. COUGH
C. TACHYPNEA
D. GASTRIC BLEEDING - ANSWER-A. PRURITUS - SIGN OF ALLERGIC
REACTION TO MORPHINE