VERIFIED SOLUTIONS4
According to the nursing process, which action would the nurse take after administering pain
medication to a postoperative client? - ANSWERS -Determine whether the pain medicine
relieved the client's pain.
Which time is the most appropriate for the nurse to collect daily sputum specimens from a
client? - ANSWERS -On awakening
Which action would the nurse take if a specimen for a routine urinalysis cannot be sent
immediately to the laboratory? - ANSWERS -Refrigerate the specimen.
Which action would the nurse take when caring for a client with continuous bladder irrigation? -
ANSWERS -Subtract the amount of irrigant instilled from the output.
An older client is admitted to a nursing home after becoming incontinent of urine. The client's
rheumatoid arthritis contributes to severely painful joints. Which goal would the nurse address
initially in this client? - ANSWERS -Control of pain
Which site would the nurse use to obtain a specimen for urinalysis when a client has an
indwelling catheter? - ANSWERS -Tubing injection port
Which part of the nursing process is documented in discharge and transfer forms? - ANSWERS -
Assessment
Which is the nurse's best action when admitting a client for surgery who appears apprehensive
and withdrawn? - ANSWERS -Orient the client to the unit environment.