PN1 Exam 1 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

What would the nurse expect to NOT find in a person with osteoarthritis Correct Answer symmetrical joint involvement What do you give for a person experiencing an acute attack of gout Correct Answer Colchicine Forward curvature of the thoracic spine Correct Answer kyphosis What nursing intervention has the greatest likelihood of minimizing the risk of injury for a client who frequently gets out of bed at night to go to the bathroom? Correct Answer illuminating the pathway to the bathroom A person tells the nurse that he has been having increased difficulty walking and has reduced ROM in both him, what is the nurse suspecting of this person? Correct Answer Loss of elasticity of the ligaments and tendons What statement said by a newly hired nurse indicates she needs further teaching? Correct Answer My line of gravity should fall outside by base of support A person is angry, yelling, cursing, and waving his arms when the nurse comes to the treatment cubicle. What action should the nurse take Correct Answer stay between the patient and the door, keep the door open A patient is being discharged and the patient is week and the nurse says he is weak because Correct Answer of your immobility in the hospital, this is known as deconditioning The goal of the joint commissions national Speak Up campaign is to Correct Answer prevent health care errors The best way to prevent skin breakdown on a person who is frail, malnourished, immobile is Correct Answer repo every 2 hours What information should the nurse give a patient when explaining constipation Correct Answer immobility often causes constipation What question does the nurse ask to determine the radiation of pain Correct Answer does the pain move to another area from your knees What should a nurse do when she gives a client the wrong medication Correct Answer assess the client