PN Adult Medical Surgical Practice A with NGN questions with correct answers

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery and is experiencing anxiety. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? Determine the client's understanding of the procedure. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has peripheral arterial disease of the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include? Dangle the extremities off the side of the bed. A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who had a recent left hemispheric stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? Use simple verbal cues when directing tasks. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who is terminally ill about manifestations of impending death. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include? Incontinence of the bowel and bladder A nurse is preparing to remove a client's NG tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take to decrease the risk for aspiration? Pinch the NG tube. A nurse is caring for a client who is preoperative and is receiving an IV infusion of cefazolin. Ten minutes after beginning the infusion, the client reports intense itching. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Stop the medication infusion. A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has cirrhosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? "Consume foods that are low in sodium." A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a guaiac fecal occult blood test. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Avoid eating red meat for 3 days prior to the test. A nurse is preparing to administer phytonadione 7 mg subcutaneously to a client who has an INR of 4. Available is phytonadione 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 0.7 mL