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The nurse is assessing residents at a summer picnic at the nursing facility. The
nurse expresses concern due to the high heat and humidity of the day. Although
the facility is offering the residents plenty of fluids for fluid maintenance, the
nurse is most concerned about which? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Insensible fluid loss
The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical unit. The nurse is most correct to
review which client's laboratory reports first for an electrolyte imbalance? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A 52-year-old with diarrhea
The nurse is analyzing the arterial blood gas (ABG) results of a client diagnosed
with severe pneumonia. Which of the following ABG results indicates respiratory
acidosis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------pH: 7.20, PaCO2: 65 mm Hg,
HCO3-: 26 mEq/L
A client with severe hypervolemia is prescribed a loop diuretic and the nurse is
concerned with the client experiencing significant sodium and potassium losses.
,What drug was most likely prescribed? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Furosemide
A client is diagnosed with hypocalcemia and the nurse is teaching the client about
symptoms. What symptom would the nurse include in the teaching? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tingling sensation in the fingers
The nurse is caring for a client with a serum potassium concentration of 6.0 mEq/L
(6.0 mmol/L) and a fluid volume excess. The client is ordered to receive oral
sodium polystyrene sulfonate and furosemide. What other order should the nurse
anticipate giving? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Discontinue the IV
lactated Ringers solution
A nurse would implement droplet precautions for a client with which condition?
Select all that apply. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pertussis
Mumps
Parvovirus B 19
A nurse implements aseptic technique as a means to break the chain of infection
at which element? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Portal of entry
,When assessing a client with infectious diarrhea, which of the following would
lead the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing severe dehydration? -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Rapid, thready pulse
A client who has developed a painless penile ulcer is diagnosed with syphilis.
What treatment would physician prescribe? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-IV penicillin G; single dose
The nurse is providing an education program to reduce the incidence of infection
currently on the rise in the community. What areas should the nurse focus on
when presenting this program? (Select all that apply.) ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------Regulated health practices
Sanitation techniques
Immunization programs
A nurse is preparing to insert a peripheral intravenous access device into the arm
of a client. When preparing the skin for insertion, which of the following should
the nurse use to prevent possible health-care associated bloodstream infections?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Chlorhexidine
How does the nurse determine that the patient may have hidden fears about the
impending surgical procedure? (Select all that apply.) ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------The patient avoids communication with the nurse.
The patient repeatedly asks questions that have previously been answered.
, The patient talks incessantly.
The physician schedules an elective surgical procedure for a patient who smokes
cigarettes. When should the nurse recommend that the patient cease smoking
before the surgical procedure to minimize risks associate with cigarette smoking?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1 to 2 months
A nurse knows that she must obtain a signed informed consent for which of the
following procedures? Select all that apply. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Arteriography
Open reduction of a fracture
Cystoscopy
Paracentesis
A client is being prepared for a same-day surgical procedure and is discussing with
the nurse what potential ramifications this type of surgery has. Which of the
following would the nurse correctly identify? Select all that apply.The client will
leave the hospital sooner than in the past. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Need for teaching is increased.
The client must be prepared to take on more self-care than he or she may have
done in the past.
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The nurse is assessing residents at a summer picnic at the nursing facility. The
nurse expresses concern due to the high heat and humidity of the day. Although
the facility is offering the residents plenty of fluids for fluid maintenance, the
nurse is most concerned about which? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Insensible fluid loss
The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical unit. The nurse is most correct to
review which client's laboratory reports first for an electrolyte imbalance? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A 52-year-old with diarrhea
The nurse is analyzing the arterial blood gas (ABG) results of a client diagnosed
with severe pneumonia. Which of the following ABG results indicates respiratory
acidosis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------pH: 7.20, PaCO2: 65 mm Hg,
HCO3-: 26 mEq/L
A client with severe hypervolemia is prescribed a loop diuretic and the nurse is
concerned with the client experiencing significant sodium and potassium losses.
,What drug was most likely prescribed? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Furosemide
A client is diagnosed with hypocalcemia and the nurse is teaching the client about
symptoms. What symptom would the nurse include in the teaching? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tingling sensation in the fingers
The nurse is caring for a client with a serum potassium concentration of 6.0 mEq/L
(6.0 mmol/L) and a fluid volume excess. The client is ordered to receive oral
sodium polystyrene sulfonate and furosemide. What other order should the nurse
anticipate giving? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Discontinue the IV
lactated Ringers solution
A nurse would implement droplet precautions for a client with which condition?
Select all that apply. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pertussis
Mumps
Parvovirus B 19
A nurse implements aseptic technique as a means to break the chain of infection
at which element? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Portal of entry
,When assessing a client with infectious diarrhea, which of the following would
lead the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing severe dehydration? -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Rapid, thready pulse
A client who has developed a painless penile ulcer is diagnosed with syphilis.
What treatment would physician prescribe? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-IV penicillin G; single dose
The nurse is providing an education program to reduce the incidence of infection
currently on the rise in the community. What areas should the nurse focus on
when presenting this program? (Select all that apply.) ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------Regulated health practices
Sanitation techniques
Immunization programs
A nurse is preparing to insert a peripheral intravenous access device into the arm
of a client. When preparing the skin for insertion, which of the following should
the nurse use to prevent possible health-care associated bloodstream infections?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Chlorhexidine
How does the nurse determine that the patient may have hidden fears about the
impending surgical procedure? (Select all that apply.) ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------The patient avoids communication with the nurse.
The patient repeatedly asks questions that have previously been answered.
, The patient talks incessantly.
The physician schedules an elective surgical procedure for a patient who smokes
cigarettes. When should the nurse recommend that the patient cease smoking
before the surgical procedure to minimize risks associate with cigarette smoking?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1 to 2 months
A nurse knows that she must obtain a signed informed consent for which of the
following procedures? Select all that apply. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Arteriography
Open reduction of a fracture
Cystoscopy
Paracentesis
A client is being prepared for a same-day surgical procedure and is discussing with
the nurse what potential ramifications this type of surgery has. Which of the
following would the nurse correctly identify? Select all that apply.The client will
leave the hospital sooner than in the past. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Need for teaching is increased.
The client must be prepared to take on more self-care than he or she may have
done in the past.
