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Amnursemismgivingmchance-
ofmshiftmreportmaboutmamclientmtheymadmittedmearliermthatmdaymwhomhasmpneumonia.mWhichmof
themfollowingmpiecesmofminformationmismthemprioritymformthemnursemtomprovide?
a)mAdmittingmdiagnosis.
b)mBreathmsounds.
c)mBodymtemperature.
d)mDiagnosticmresults.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mB.m
Breathmsoundsm-
mWhenmusingmthemairway,mbreathing,mcirculationmapproachmtomclientmcare,mthemnurse
shouldmdeterminemthatmthempriorityminformationmtomprovidemismthemcurrentmstatusmofmthemclient's
mbreathmsounds.
AmnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmanmNGmtubemandmismreceivingmintermittentmfeedingsmthro
ughmanmopenmsystem.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
a)mRinsemthemfeedingmbagmwithmwatermbetweenmfeedings.
b)mTellmthemclientmtomkeepmthemheadmofmthembedmelevatedmatmleastm30°.
c)mMakemsuremthementeralmformulamismatmroommtemperature.
,d)mWipemthemtopmofmthemformulamcanmwithmalcohol.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mB.m-
mThemfirstmactionmthemnursemshouldmtakemwhenmusingmthemairway,mbreathing,mcirculationmapproac
hmto
clientmcaremismtompreventmaspirationmofmthementeralmformula;mtherefore,mthemprioritymintervention
mismtomkeepmthemheadmofmthe
bedmelevatedmatmleastm30°mtompreventmrefluxmofmthemformulamintomthemesophagus
Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmtuberculosis.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthe
mnursemtake?
a)mPlacemthemclientminmamroommwithmnegative-pressuremairflow
b)mWearmglovesmwhenmassistingmthemclientmwithmoralmcare.
c)mLimitmeachmvisitormtom2-hrmincrements.
d)mWearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmprovidingmclientmcare.
e)mUsemantimicrobialmsanitizermformhandmhygienem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mA,mB,mE.m-mPlacemthemclientminmamroommwithmnegative-
pressuremairflowmismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmplacemthe
clientminmamroommwithmnegative-
pressuremairflowmtommeetmthemrequirementsmofmairbornemprecautions.mWearmglovesmwhen
assistingmthemclientmwithmoralmcaremismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmwearmglovesmwhenmassistingmthe
mclientmwithmoralmcaremtommeet
themrequirementsmofmstandardmprecautions,mwhichmthemnursemmustmadheremtomformallmclientsmreg
ardlessmofmtheirmdiagnosis.
Themnursemshouldmwearmglovesmwhenevermtheirmhandsmmightmcomeminmcontactmwithmamclient'smb
odilymfluids,msuchmasmsaliva,
andmthemmucousmmembranesminmthemmouth.mLimitmeachmvisitormtom2-
hrmincrementsmismincorrect.mThemnursemdoesmnotmneedmto
limitmthemclient'smvisitors.mHowever,mthemnursemshouldmlimitmthemclient'smpresencemoutsidemthemro
ommandmthemclientmshould
, wearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmoutsidemofmthemroom.mWearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmprovidingmclient
mcaremismincorrect.mThemnurse
shouldmwearmanmN95mrespiratormduringmclientmcaremtommeetmthemrequirementsmofmairbornemprec
autions.mUsemantimicrobial
sanitizermformhandmhygienemismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmusemantimicrobialmsanitizermformroutinem
handmhygienemwhenmcaring
formamclientmwhomhasmtuberculosis.mNursesmshouldmalsomwashmtheirmhandsmwithmsoapmandmwaterm
whenmtheirmhandsmaremvisibly
soiled.
AmnursemismperformingmamRombergmtestmduringmamphysicalmassessmentmofmamclient.mWhichmofmthem
followingmtechniques
shouldmthemnursemuse?
a)mTouchmthemfacemwithmamcottonmball.
b)mApplymamvibratingmtuningmforkmtomthemclient'smforehead.
c)mHavemthemclientmstandmwithmtheirmarmsmatmtheirmsidesmandmtheirmfeetmtogether.
d)mPerformmdirectmpercussionmovermthemareamofmthemkidneys.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mCm-
mAmRombergmtestmhelpsmidentifymalterationsminmbalance.mThemnursemshouldmhavemthemclientmstand
mwith
theirmarmsmatmtheirmsidesmandmtheirmfeetmtogethermtomobservemformswayingmandmamlossmofmbalance
.
Tomobtainmanmaccuratembloodmpressuremmeasurement,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemnursemshouldminflatemthemcuffm30mmmmHg
beyondmthempointmatmwhichmthemnursemwasmlastmablemtompalpatemthempulse.mIfmthemnursemlastmpal
patedmthempulsematm92mmmmHg,
thenmthismwouldmbemthemcorrectmpressuremtomwhichmthemnursemshouldminflatemthemcuff.
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Amnursemismgivingmchance-
ofmshiftmreportmaboutmamclientmtheymadmittedmearliermthatmdaymwhomhasmpneumonia.mWhichmof
themfollowingmpiecesmofminformationmismthemprioritymformthemnursemtomprovide?
a)mAdmittingmdiagnosis.
b)mBreathmsounds.
c)mBodymtemperature.
d)mDiagnosticmresults.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mB.m
Breathmsoundsm-
mWhenmusingmthemairway,mbreathing,mcirculationmapproachmtomclientmcare,mthemnurse
shouldmdeterminemthatmthempriorityminformationmtomprovidemismthemcurrentmstatusmofmthemclient's
mbreathmsounds.
AmnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmanmNGmtubemandmismreceivingmintermittentmfeedingsmthro
ughmanmopenmsystem.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
a)mRinsemthemfeedingmbagmwithmwatermbetweenmfeedings.
b)mTellmthemclientmtomkeepmthemheadmofmthembedmelevatedmatmleastm30°.
c)mMakemsuremthementeralmformulamismatmroommtemperature.
,d)mWipemthemtopmofmthemformulamcanmwithmalcohol.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mB.m-
mThemfirstmactionmthemnursemshouldmtakemwhenmusingmthemairway,mbreathing,mcirculationmapproac
hmto
clientmcaremismtompreventmaspirationmofmthementeralmformula;mtherefore,mthemprioritymintervention
mismtomkeepmthemheadmofmthe
bedmelevatedmatmleastm30°mtompreventmrefluxmofmthemformulamintomthemesophagus
Amnursemismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmtuberculosis.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmthe
mnursemtake?
a)mPlacemthemclientminmamroommwithmnegative-pressuremairflow
b)mWearmglovesmwhenmassistingmthemclientmwithmoralmcare.
c)mLimitmeachmvisitormtom2-hrmincrements.
d)mWearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmprovidingmclientmcare.
e)mUsemantimicrobialmsanitizermformhandmhygienem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mA,mB,mE.m-mPlacemthemclientminmamroommwithmnegative-
pressuremairflowmismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmplacemthe
clientminmamroommwithmnegative-
pressuremairflowmtommeetmthemrequirementsmofmairbornemprecautions.mWearmglovesmwhen
assistingmthemclientmwithmoralmcaremismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmwearmglovesmwhenmassistingmthe
mclientmwithmoralmcaremtommeet
themrequirementsmofmstandardmprecautions,mwhichmthemnursemmustmadheremtomformallmclientsmreg
ardlessmofmtheirmdiagnosis.
Themnursemshouldmwearmglovesmwhenevermtheirmhandsmmightmcomeminmcontactmwithmamclient'smb
odilymfluids,msuchmasmsaliva,
andmthemmucousmmembranesminmthemmouth.mLimitmeachmvisitormtom2-
hrmincrementsmismincorrect.mThemnursemdoesmnotmneedmto
limitmthemclient'smvisitors.mHowever,mthemnursemshouldmlimitmthemclient'smpresencemoutsidemthemro
ommandmthemclientmshould
, wearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmoutsidemofmthemroom.mWearmamsurgicalmmaskmwhenmprovidingmclient
mcaremismincorrect.mThemnurse
shouldmwearmanmN95mrespiratormduringmclientmcaremtommeetmthemrequirementsmofmairbornemprec
autions.mUsemantimicrobial
sanitizermformhandmhygienemismcorrect.mThemnursemshouldmusemantimicrobialmsanitizermformroutinem
handmhygienemwhenmcaring
formamclientmwhomhasmtuberculosis.mNursesmshouldmalsomwashmtheirmhandsmwithmsoapmandmwaterm
whenmtheirmhandsmaremvisibly
soiled.
AmnursemismperformingmamRombergmtestmduringmamphysicalmassessmentmofmamclient.mWhichmofmthem
followingmtechniques
shouldmthemnursemuse?
a)mTouchmthemfacemwithmamcottonmball.
b)mApplymamvibratingmtuningmforkmtomthemclient'smforehead.
c)mHavemthemclientmstandmwithmtheirmarmsmatmtheirmsidesmandmtheirmfeetmtogether.
d)mPerformmdirectmpercussionmovermthemareamofmthemkidneys.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCORRECTmANSWER:mCm-
mAmRombergmtestmhelpsmidentifymalterationsminmbalance.mThemnursemshouldmhavemthemclientmstand
mwith
theirmarmsmatmtheirmsidesmandmtheirmfeetmtogethermtomobservemformswayingmandmamlossmofmbalance
.
Tomobtainmanmaccuratembloodmpressuremmeasurement,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemnursemshouldminflatemthemcuffm30mmmmHg
beyondmthempointmatmwhichmthemnursemwasmlastmablemtompalpatemthempulse.mIfmthemnursemlastmpal
patedmthempulsematm92mmmmHg,
thenmthismwouldmbemthemcorrectmpressuremtomwhichmthemnursemshouldminflatemthemcuff.
