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A physician has ordered the nurse to remove a client's central line. The line is a percutaneous
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non-tunneled central venous catheter placed in the client's subclavian vein. Which of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
following principles should the nurse consider with the removal of this central line? - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Assess the catheter after removal to ensure that the tip is intact |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Removal of a central line must be done very carefully to avoid complications such as bleeding,
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blood clots or an embolus. When the nurse removes the central line, she should inspect the tip
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of the catheter to ensure that it is intact, as there is a small chance that the catheter tip can
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break off, enter the bloodstream and caused an embolus.
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When the perioperative nurse assesses the client for surgery, the BMI is assessed as low. The
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nurse knows that which of the following could be a concern? Select all that apply. - correct
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answer✔✔Body temp regulation, delayed wound healing, risk of pressure ulcers, increase in |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
surgical complications |||\\\
The nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which of the
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following is appropriate teaching for this client? - correct answer✔✔"Make sure you're getting |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
good fluid intake, around 2L/day" |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause incontinence, and this is difficult to cope with. Many clients
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with MS will drink less to avoid episodes of incontinence, but this leads to dehydration and
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constipation. The client with MS must be taught to continue adequate fluid intake. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A nurse is caring for a client complaining of pain. Which of the following critical thinking steps
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would the nurse utilize to respond to this situation? Select all that apply. - correct
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answer✔✔Collect facts, identify, set priorities, evaluate the clients response |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, |||\\\
A nurse must obtain a blood sample from a client's central line. The client had IV fluid infusing
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into the line and the nurse has already disconnected the infusion. Which of the following
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describes the next step of the nurse? - correct answer✔✔Cleanse hub of catheter for 15 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
seconds
A conscious or unconscious emotional response to a client based on the nurse's own inner
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needs and feelings is referred to as which of the following? - correct
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answer✔✔Countertransference
During the physical assessment of a comprehensive exam, the nurse tells a diabetic client
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about the necessity to undergo several tests to determine if the diabetes has caused
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complications. The nurse performs glucose testing, a foot exam, an ankle-brachial index, and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
checks the client's blood pressure. In addition to these tests, which type of exam should also
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be included to check for complications? - correct answer✔✔Injection site inspection
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A provider has ordered a nurse to perform bladder irrigation on a client in the hospital. Which
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of the following describes a purpose of performing bladder irrigation in a client? Select all that
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apply. - correct answer✔✔Decrease bleeding, clear blood clots, promote healing
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The nurse is caring for a client that has Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Which of the following
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symptoms should the nurse expect to see with this client? Select all that apply. - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Intolerance to cold, fatigue |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is caring for a client with depression who takes a selective serotonin reuptake
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inhibitor. The nurse knows these types of drugs include which of the following? Select all that
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apply. - correct answer✔✔Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertraline
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The nurse is caring for a client who presents to the emergency department with angina. Which
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of the following is the first action the nurse will take? - correct answer✔✔Administer
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nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingual |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Nursing.Com Simclex Questions exam |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\
A physician has ordered the nurse to remove a client's central line. The line is a percutaneous
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non-tunneled central venous catheter placed in the client's subclavian vein. Which of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
following principles should the nurse consider with the removal of this central line? - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Assess the catheter after removal to ensure that the tip is intact |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Removal of a central line must be done very carefully to avoid complications such as bleeding,
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
blood clots or an embolus. When the nurse removes the central line, she should inspect the tip
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of the catheter to ensure that it is intact, as there is a small chance that the catheter tip can
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break off, enter the bloodstream and caused an embolus.
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When the perioperative nurse assesses the client for surgery, the BMI is assessed as low. The
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nurse knows that which of the following could be a concern? Select all that apply. - correct
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answer✔✔Body temp regulation, delayed wound healing, risk of pressure ulcers, increase in |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
surgical complications |||\\\
The nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which of the
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following is appropriate teaching for this client? - correct answer✔✔"Make sure you're getting |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
good fluid intake, around 2L/day" |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause incontinence, and this is difficult to cope with. Many clients
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with MS will drink less to avoid episodes of incontinence, but this leads to dehydration and
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
constipation. The client with MS must be taught to continue adequate fluid intake. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A nurse is caring for a client complaining of pain. Which of the following critical thinking steps
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
would the nurse utilize to respond to this situation? Select all that apply. - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Collect facts, identify, set priorities, evaluate the clients response |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, |||\\\
A nurse must obtain a blood sample from a client's central line. The client had IV fluid infusing
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
into the line and the nurse has already disconnected the infusion. Which of the following
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
describes the next step of the nurse? - correct answer✔✔Cleanse hub of catheter for 15 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
seconds
A conscious or unconscious emotional response to a client based on the nurse's own inner
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needs and feelings is referred to as which of the following? - correct
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answer✔✔Countertransference
During the physical assessment of a comprehensive exam, the nurse tells a diabetic client
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
about the necessity to undergo several tests to determine if the diabetes has caused
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
complications. The nurse performs glucose testing, a foot exam, an ankle-brachial index, and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
checks the client's blood pressure. In addition to these tests, which type of exam should also
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
be included to check for complications? - correct answer✔✔Injection site inspection
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A provider has ordered a nurse to perform bladder irrigation on a client in the hospital. Which
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
of the following describes a purpose of performing bladder irrigation in a client? Select all that
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
apply. - correct answer✔✔Decrease bleeding, clear blood clots, promote healing
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The nurse is caring for a client that has Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Which of the following
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symptoms should the nurse expect to see with this client? Select all that apply. - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Intolerance to cold, fatigue |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The nurse is caring for a client with depression who takes a selective serotonin reuptake
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inhibitor. The nurse knows these types of drugs include which of the following? Select all that
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apply. - correct answer✔✔Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Sertraline
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The nurse is caring for a client who presents to the emergency department with angina. Which
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of the following is the first action the nurse will take? - correct answer✔✔Administer
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nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingual |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
