A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder and is
expressing
concern about needing prolonged hospitalization. Which of the following
statements
should the nurse make? correct answers "Tell me what concerns you the
most about
being
hospitalized."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is going to have an
EEG in theWhich of the following information should the nurse provide the
morning.
client? correct
answers "Shampoo your hair before the procedure, and don't put any
styling
on it products
afterward."
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has had a
transient
attack ischemic
(TIA). Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? Reduce
answers correct dietary
sodium
A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has celiac disease.
Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? correct answers
Steatorrhea
A nurse i reinforcing teaching with a client who has hyperthyroidism about
managing
this disorder. Which of the following recommendations should the
nurse include?
correct answers Increase her caloric intake with
meals
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of acute
systemic lupus (SLE) and is to begin medication therapy. Which of the
erythematosus
following types
medications of the nurse expect to administer? correct answers
should
Corticosteroids
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has a new
prescription for
lamotrigine of a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the parents
thatfollowing
the which of adverse effects is the priority to report to the provider?
correct answers
Rash
A health care facility's leadership team is implementing a new
computerized charting
system. Before the implementation date, which of the following actions
should the
charge nurse take first? correct answers Collect the staff's input about
planning and
A nurse responds to a call from an assistive personnel that a client has had
implementing the
a
andseizure
is unconscious. Which of the following data should the nurse collect
change
first? correct
answers Check airway
patency
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who has type
1 diabetes
mellitus how to manage the child's disorder during illness, such as colds.
Which of the
following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?"I'll
answers correct
check his blood glucose more
often."
A client at a routine prenatal care visit asks the nurse if it is common to
develop
yeast vaginal during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should
infections
the nurse
make? correct answers "The hormonal changes of pregnancy change the
acidity of
vagina, the yeast infections more
making
common."
A nurse is collecting data from a toddler who has AIDS. The nurse should
identify
of which findings as an indication of an opportunistic infection?
the following
correct answers
Candidiasi
s
A charge nurse is coordinating the evacuation of clients from a facility
following
threat. a bomb
Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
implementing
evacuation process?the correct answers Instruct clients who are able to
ambulate to leave
A nurse is assigned to care for several clients who are postoperative. The
nurse should
identify the client taking which of the following medications is at risk for
delayed would
healing? correct answers Prednisone to treat persistent arthritis
exacerbations
A new resident provider asks the nurse for an access code to review a
client's The
record. online
resident is not scheduled to attend the facility's orientation
computer
until class Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
next week.
correct answers
Explain that it is against policy to share access codes and refer the
resident to his
supervis
or
A charge nurse in a skilled nursing facility notes several recent conflicts
among staff
different on Which of the following strategies should the charge nurse
shifts.
plan to use
resolve theseto conflicts? correct answers Set up a series of meetings
for all staffto attend to discuss
members
issues.
A nurse is collecting data from a preschooler who has recurrent and
persistent
media. Whenotitis
obtaining the child's history from her parent, which of
the following
questions should the nurse ask? correct answers "Does anyone smoke
aroundhouse
same or in as
theyour
child?"
Results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing for an 18-
month-old
infant who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia indicate that she is HIV
positive. When
assisting with planning care, the nurse should consider which of the
following
correct factors?The infant's mother is likely HIV
answers
positive
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is requesting a
prescription
sildenafil citrate.
for Which of the following data in the client's record
should the nurse