VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR REMEDIATION

VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR REMEDIATION A client is postoperative following a lumbar discectomy and is having difficulty voiding. The nurse should recognize that which of the following medications place the client at risk for urinary retention? A nurse is caring for an older adult client in a long-term care facility who is disoriented and continues to get out of bed without assistance. Which of the following images indicates the nurse is using an appropriate intervention to minimize the risk of injury due to a fall? A practical nurse (PN) on medical-surgical unit is beginning her shift and is working with a registered nurse (RN) and an assistive personnel (AP). The PN should expect to be assigned which of the following tasks? A nurse on an acute mental health unit observes a client who begins to speak loudly in the common room, saying that he can’t hear the TV. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? A client tells a nurse that he would like to observe kosher dietary laws. The nurse should recognize which of the following? A nursing unit receives new glucose monitoring equipment from staff development with the promise that in-service education will be given soon. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the assistive personnel (AP) who is preforming glucose monitoring on the unit? **Which of the following should the nurse document as an indication of the IV infiltration in a client’s forearm? A client requests information about advanced directives. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse? A nurse is caring for a client who is on telemetry. Which of the following ECG findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse? A nurse is checking the reflexes of a newborn. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to elicit the Babinski reflex? A charge nurse in a long-term care facility notices an assistive personnel’s (AP) repeated failure to provide oral care for clients. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. Which of the following statements by the client’s family should indicate the nurse that they are coping with their situation? A nurse is performing a dressing change for a client who had abdominal surgery 5 days ago. The nurse notes organs protruding from the incision. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse in a skilled nursing facility is caring for a client who is receiving warfarin (Coumadin) therapy following a total hip replacement. An assistive personnel reports a positive guaiac. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider? ** A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has hypertension and is beginning medication therapy with captopril (Capoten). Which of the following over-the-counter medications should the nurse instruct the client to avoid? A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy. Which of the following physiological changes should the nurse instruct the client to expect during the first trimester? A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the priority finding? A nurse is collecting data from a client who has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which of the following behavioral indications should the nurse expect? A nurse is collecting data from a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse identify as a delusion? A nurse is caring for a client who sustained a broken leg while assisting other from a structural fire. The client states I am glad those people were saved but I sure wish I was not hurt. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse? A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithobid). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A nurse in a provider’s office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is receiving peritoneal dialysis via a newly inserted catheter. For which of the following should the nurse instruct the client to contact the provider? A child is brought to the clinic by his parents with injuries inconsistent with the reported cause. A nurse suspects physical abuse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client who has undergone a lumbar laminectomy. Which of the following should the nurse include? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about cancer prevention, the nurse should instruct that frequent consumption of which of the following foods increases the risk of cancer? A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? A newborn is scheduled to have a heel stick for blood glucose testing every 4hr. The newborn’s blood glucose on admission was less than 40 mg/dL. Which of to the following additional clinical manifestations should the nurse observe for in this newborn? A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a prescription for range of motion exercise of the shoulder. To promote shoulder hyperextension, which of the following exercises should the nurse recommend? A nurse is receiving change-of-shit report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first? A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding home safety to a client who has diabetes mellitus and is being discharged after an admission for hepatitis B. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse in a long-term care facility is transcribing new prescriptions for four clients. Which of the following prescription is accurately transcribed by the nurse? A nurse is caring for a client who has altered mental status and has become increasing belligerent. Which of the following medications prescriptions, if written for this client, should the nurse question? A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing acute kidney failure. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following acid-base imbalances? ...CONTINUED...........................DOWNLOAD FOR MORE REVISION. TO BEST SCORES.......