PN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2022 B Questions and Answers

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens o of the affected areas. A nurse in an orthopedic clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoarthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include to promote comfort? Sleep on a firm mattress. A nurse is caring for a client who has an intestinal obstruction and reports a new onset of nausea. The client has an NG tube set at low intermittent suction and is receiving continuous IV infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Check for kinks in the NG tube. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has AIDS-related pneumonia. The client is receiving antibiotic therapy and albuterol nebulizer treatments daily. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's therapeutic regimen is effective? Decrease in exertional dyspnea A nurse is caring for a client who is in Buck's traction for a fractured hip. The client reports increased pain at the site of the fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Reposition the client A nurse is caring for a client who begins to have a seizure while ambulating in the hall. Identify the sequence of actions the nurse should follow. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.) Lower the client to the floor. Place a pad beneath the client's head. Loosen the clothing around the client's neck. Time the length of the client's seizure. Reorient and reassure the client. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for regular and NPH insulin. Which of the following instructions on preparing the insulins should the nurse include? Withdraw the regular insulin before withdrawing the NPH insulin. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? HbA1c results measure glucose control for the prior 3 months. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has 30% body surface area deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns. Which of the following findings indicates that fluid resuscitation is adequate? Urine output is 50 mL/hr. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients after receiving change-of-shift report. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first? A client who is dehydrated, has mental confusion, and has tried to get out of bed several times during the night A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of genital herpes. Which of the following information should the nurse include? "The virus can be transmitted without lesions being present." .................................................................................................CONTINUE.