NUR 170 Quiz 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEW 2025-2026 UPDATE
The nurse is caring for clients on a medical unit. Which task should the nurse
implement first?
1. change the abdominal surgical dressing for a client who has ambulated in the
hall.
2. Discuss the correct method of placing Montgomery straps on the client with the
UAP.
3. Assess the client who called the desk to say he is nauseated and just vomited.
4. Place a call to the extended care facility to give the report on a discharged client
- ANSWERS Assess the client who called the desk to say he is nauseated
The nurse is preparing a client for a barium study of the stomach and esophagus.
Which nursing interventions should the nurse preform? Select all that apply.
1. Obtain informed consent from the client for the diagnostic procedure
2. Discuss the need to increase oral fluid intake after the procedure.
3. Explain to the client that he or she will have to drink a white, chalky substance
4. Tell the client not to eat or drink anything before the procedure
5. Instruct the client to avoid smoking 30 minutes before the procedure -
ANSWERS 1,3,4
Obtain informed consent
client will have to drink white, chalky substance
NPO before the procedure
,Which client warrants immediate intervention by the nurse on the medical unit?
1. The client diagnosed with dyspepsia who has eructation and bloating
2. The client diagnosed with pancreatitis who has steatorrhea and pyrexia
3. The client diagnosed with diverticulitis who has LLQ pain and fever
4. The client diagnosed with Crohn's disease who has right lower abdominal pain
and diarrhea - ANSWERS The client diagnosed with Crohn's disease who has
right lower abdominal pain and diarrhea
The RN staff nurse and the UAP are caring for clients on a med-surg unit. Which
tasks should the RN assign to the UAP? Select all that apply.
1. Feed the 69 year old client who has dysphagia
2. change the linens for the 89 year old client diagnosed with fecal incontinence
3. assist the 54 year old client with a bowel management program
4. obtain vitals on the 72 year old client diagnosed with cirrhosis
5. direct the UAP to apply compression stockings to the 64 year old who had
abdominal surgery - ANSWERS 2,3,4,5
Which behavior by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the RN staff
nurse?
1. refusing to feed the client diagnosed with diverticulitis
2. would not place a client who was on bedrest on the bedside commode
3. placed the client with a continuous feeding tube in the supine position
4. placed SCDs on the client who is on strict bedrest - ANSWERS placed a client
with a continuous feeding in the supine position
, The nurse is concerned about the documentation for blood administration, and
the other staff members agree the documentation is cumbersome and needs to
be revised. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to implement first?
1. Discuss the blood administration documentation with the chief nursing officer
2. Contract an individual to to help design new blood transfusion documentation
3. Learn to adapt to the present documentation and so not take any further action
4. Volunteer to be on an ad hoc committee to research alternate documentation -
ANSWERS Volunteer to be on an ad hoc committee to research alternate
documentation
The charge nurse is entering HCP orders for a client scheduled for a barium enema
into the EHR. In addition to the radiology department, which department of the
hospital should be notified of the procedure?
1. Cardiac cath department
2. dietary department
3. nuclear medicine department
4. hospital lab - ANSWERS dietary- the patient must be NPO before the
procedure
The RN charge nurse is making assignments on a medical unit. Which client should
the nurse assign to the new graduate nurse?
1. The client who has received three units of packed red blood cells
2. The client scheduled for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in the morning
3. The client diagnosed with short bowel syndrome who has diarrhea and a K+
level of 3.3 mEq/L
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEW 2025-2026 UPDATE
The nurse is caring for clients on a medical unit. Which task should the nurse
implement first?
1. change the abdominal surgical dressing for a client who has ambulated in the
hall.
2. Discuss the correct method of placing Montgomery straps on the client with the
UAP.
3. Assess the client who called the desk to say he is nauseated and just vomited.
4. Place a call to the extended care facility to give the report on a discharged client
- ANSWERS Assess the client who called the desk to say he is nauseated
The nurse is preparing a client for a barium study of the stomach and esophagus.
Which nursing interventions should the nurse preform? Select all that apply.
1. Obtain informed consent from the client for the diagnostic procedure
2. Discuss the need to increase oral fluid intake after the procedure.
3. Explain to the client that he or she will have to drink a white, chalky substance
4. Tell the client not to eat or drink anything before the procedure
5. Instruct the client to avoid smoking 30 minutes before the procedure -
ANSWERS 1,3,4
Obtain informed consent
client will have to drink white, chalky substance
NPO before the procedure
,Which client warrants immediate intervention by the nurse on the medical unit?
1. The client diagnosed with dyspepsia who has eructation and bloating
2. The client diagnosed with pancreatitis who has steatorrhea and pyrexia
3. The client diagnosed with diverticulitis who has LLQ pain and fever
4. The client diagnosed with Crohn's disease who has right lower abdominal pain
and diarrhea - ANSWERS The client diagnosed with Crohn's disease who has
right lower abdominal pain and diarrhea
The RN staff nurse and the UAP are caring for clients on a med-surg unit. Which
tasks should the RN assign to the UAP? Select all that apply.
1. Feed the 69 year old client who has dysphagia
2. change the linens for the 89 year old client diagnosed with fecal incontinence
3. assist the 54 year old client with a bowel management program
4. obtain vitals on the 72 year old client diagnosed with cirrhosis
5. direct the UAP to apply compression stockings to the 64 year old who had
abdominal surgery - ANSWERS 2,3,4,5
Which behavior by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the RN staff
nurse?
1. refusing to feed the client diagnosed with diverticulitis
2. would not place a client who was on bedrest on the bedside commode
3. placed the client with a continuous feeding tube in the supine position
4. placed SCDs on the client who is on strict bedrest - ANSWERS placed a client
with a continuous feeding in the supine position
, The nurse is concerned about the documentation for blood administration, and
the other staff members agree the documentation is cumbersome and needs to
be revised. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to implement first?
1. Discuss the blood administration documentation with the chief nursing officer
2. Contract an individual to to help design new blood transfusion documentation
3. Learn to adapt to the present documentation and so not take any further action
4. Volunteer to be on an ad hoc committee to research alternate documentation -
ANSWERS Volunteer to be on an ad hoc committee to research alternate
documentation
The charge nurse is entering HCP orders for a client scheduled for a barium enema
into the EHR. In addition to the radiology department, which department of the
hospital should be notified of the procedure?
1. Cardiac cath department
2. dietary department
3. nuclear medicine department
4. hospital lab - ANSWERS dietary- the patient must be NPO before the
procedure
The RN charge nurse is making assignments on a medical unit. Which client should
the nurse assign to the new graduate nurse?
1. The client who has received three units of packed red blood cells
2. The client scheduled for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in the morning
3. The client diagnosed with short bowel syndrome who has diarrhea and a K+
level of 3.3 mEq/L
