NUR 337 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse has just inserted a peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to secure the catheter - Answers - Apply an iv SECUREMENT DEVICE
A nurse is inserting a peripheral IV catheter and observes a blood return in the
flashback chamber after puncturing the skin and selective vein. Which of the follwing
actions should the nurse perform next? - Answers - Advance the catheter into the vein
with the finger hub
A nurse is discontinuing a peripheral IV catheter. Upon removal, the nurse should
assess the catheter for which of the following? - Answers - An intact catheter tip
A nurse has initiated a new peripheral IV infusion with 5% dextrose in water for
continuous infusion. How often should the nurse plan to replace the primary infusion
tubing? - Answers - Evert 96 hours
Which of the following actions should a nurse take when converting an IV infusion to a
saline lock? - Answers - Flush the IV catheter to confirm patency
A nurse is removing a client's IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answers - Pull the catheter straight back from the insertion site
A nurse assesses a client's IV insertion site and finds red, warm, and slightly
edematous. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -
Discontinue the IV line
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in early stages of renal failure and has a
prescription for the infusion of IV fluids. Which of the fluids does the nurse anticipate a
prescription for and why? - Answers - 0.45% dilutes extracellular fluid and rehydrates
the cell
what is an indication of early infiltration - Answers - cooling, swelling, pallor, tenderness
for which of the following is a random sample voided into a clean cup appropriate? -
Answers - routine urinalysis
a nurse is teaching a client about home collection of a stool specimen, which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers - obtain speciments from
different stools
, a nurse is caring for a client who needs to collect a midsteam urine specimen, which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers - have the client urinate a small
amount of urine before starting the collection
a nurse is caring for a client who has stage 3 pressure injury, which of the following
areas should the nurse take to obtain a wound culture specimen? - Answers - rotate a
sterile swab in the area of drainage
which of the following urinalysis results should the nurse identify as a manifestation of a
UTI? - Answers - LEUKOCYTES ESTERASE
a nurse is collecting a blood speciment for culture from a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers - rub the client's arm at the selected site prior
to venipuncture
a nurse is obtaining a capillary glucose result of 118 mg/dL from a client who has DM,
WHICH of the following should the nurse take - Answers - administer insulin according
to the pt's sliding scale orders
which of the following actions should the nurse take to help increase the blood flow to
the client's fingers1` - Answers - wrap the finger ina warm cloth
which of the statements by the AP indicates that the specimen collection will have to be
restarted?1 - Answers - The client just told me that they forgot ro put the urine in the
container
a nurse is teaching a client about collecting stool specimens, which of the following
should the nurse instruct the client to avoid before and during the testing - Answers -
poultry
a nurse is caring for a client who tells the nurse they are feeling stressed and
overwhelmed , which of the following responses does the nurse take? - Answers - tell
me more about the stress you are feeling
panic attack; the client tells the nurse they feel embarrassed, which of the following
responses should the nurse take - Answers - have you experienced anything like thsi
before?
crying and appears anxious; my teenager and i are always yelling at each other, which
of the following should you say - Answers - lets discuss ways to calm the situation the
next time an argument starts
which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate active listening -
Answers - lean in toward the client
ANSWERS
A nurse has just inserted a peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take to secure the catheter - Answers - Apply an iv SECUREMENT DEVICE
A nurse is inserting a peripheral IV catheter and observes a blood return in the
flashback chamber after puncturing the skin and selective vein. Which of the follwing
actions should the nurse perform next? - Answers - Advance the catheter into the vein
with the finger hub
A nurse is discontinuing a peripheral IV catheter. Upon removal, the nurse should
assess the catheter for which of the following? - Answers - An intact catheter tip
A nurse has initiated a new peripheral IV infusion with 5% dextrose in water for
continuous infusion. How often should the nurse plan to replace the primary infusion
tubing? - Answers - Evert 96 hours
Which of the following actions should a nurse take when converting an IV infusion to a
saline lock? - Answers - Flush the IV catheter to confirm patency
A nurse is removing a client's IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Answers - Pull the catheter straight back from the insertion site
A nurse assesses a client's IV insertion site and finds red, warm, and slightly
edematous. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers -
Discontinue the IV line
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in early stages of renal failure and has a
prescription for the infusion of IV fluids. Which of the fluids does the nurse anticipate a
prescription for and why? - Answers - 0.45% dilutes extracellular fluid and rehydrates
the cell
what is an indication of early infiltration - Answers - cooling, swelling, pallor, tenderness
for which of the following is a random sample voided into a clean cup appropriate? -
Answers - routine urinalysis
a nurse is teaching a client about home collection of a stool specimen, which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers - obtain speciments from
different stools
, a nurse is caring for a client who needs to collect a midsteam urine specimen, which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - Answers - have the client urinate a small
amount of urine before starting the collection
a nurse is caring for a client who has stage 3 pressure injury, which of the following
areas should the nurse take to obtain a wound culture specimen? - Answers - rotate a
sterile swab in the area of drainage
which of the following urinalysis results should the nurse identify as a manifestation of a
UTI? - Answers - LEUKOCYTES ESTERASE
a nurse is collecting a blood speciment for culture from a client. which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers - rub the client's arm at the selected site prior
to venipuncture
a nurse is obtaining a capillary glucose result of 118 mg/dL from a client who has DM,
WHICH of the following should the nurse take - Answers - administer insulin according
to the pt's sliding scale orders
which of the following actions should the nurse take to help increase the blood flow to
the client's fingers1` - Answers - wrap the finger ina warm cloth
which of the statements by the AP indicates that the specimen collection will have to be
restarted?1 - Answers - The client just told me that they forgot ro put the urine in the
container
a nurse is teaching a client about collecting stool specimens, which of the following
should the nurse instruct the client to avoid before and during the testing - Answers -
poultry
a nurse is caring for a client who tells the nurse they are feeling stressed and
overwhelmed , which of the following responses does the nurse take? - Answers - tell
me more about the stress you are feeling
panic attack; the client tells the nurse they feel embarrassed, which of the following
responses should the nurse take - Answers - have you experienced anything like thsi
before?
crying and appears anxious; my teenager and i are always yelling at each other, which
of the following should you say - Answers - lets discuss ways to calm the situation the
next time an argument starts
which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate active listening -
Answers - lean in toward the client
