ATI RN Comprehensive Practice A 2023

A home health nurse is evaluating a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis. The nurse should initiate a request for high-frequency chest compression vest in response to which of the following parent statements? "My child doesn't like to sit still for nebulizer treatments." "I think that my child has been running a fever over the last couple of days." "My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy." "I am concerned about my child's future participation in team sports." - answer-"My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy." A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and reports severe ankle pain after falling off a stepstool at home. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider? Obtain capillary blood glucose level every 2 hr. Check the neurovascular status of the client's lower extremities every hour. Apply a cold pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour. Maintain the affected ankle elevated and immobilized. - answer-Apply a cold pack to the client's ankle for 30 min every hour. A nurse is assessing a newborn who is 2 hr old. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? Slightly blue hands and feet Respiratory rate 40/min Axillary temperature 36.2C (97.2F)