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A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client
that has conduct
disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following
statements should the
nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Tell me how often do you
drink alcohol
*A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following actions by the
client requires
the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in an en face position
b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative - CORRECT ANSWER- -d) Viewing the
newborn's actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxine. Which of the following findings
should indicate that
the medication is effective?
,a) Weight loss
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER- -a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and
will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism)
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn. Which
instructions would
you include in the teaching?
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Keep the cord dry until it
falls off
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it's going to turn black)
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral pH cleanser)
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to prevent infection)
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days
A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac
output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
d) Constricted pupil - CORRECT ANSWER- -b) Oliguria
, A nurse is assisting with mass casualty triage: explosion at a local factory. Which of the
following client
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a) A client that has massive head trauma
b) A client has full thickness burns to face and trunk
c) A client with indications of hypovolemic shock
d) A client with open fracture of the lower extremity - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) A client with
indications of hypovolemic shock
A nurse is a receiving report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse
assess first?
a) A client who has illeal conduit and mucus in the pouch
b) Client pleasant arteriovenous additional vibration palpated
c) A client whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy dialysate outflow
d) A client was transurethral resection of the prostate with a red tinged urine in the bag -
CORRECT ANSWER- -c) A client whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy dialysate
outflow
A nurse is caring for a client just received the first dose of lisinopril. The following is an
appropriate nursing
intervention?
a) Place's cardiac monitoring
b) Monitor the clients oxygen saturation level
c) Provide standby assist with the client from bed
d) Encourage foods high in potassium - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Provide standby assist with
the client from bed
Leading Educators Around the World Structured for
Success in Every Examination Certified for High
Academic Standards
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client
that has conduct
disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following
statements should the
nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Tell me how often do you
drink alcohol
*A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of following actions by the
client requires
the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in an en face position
b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative - CORRECT ANSWER- -d) Viewing the
newborn's actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxine. Which of the following findings
should indicate that
the medication is effective?
,a) Weight loss
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER- -a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and
will normalize the effects of hypothyroidism)
A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn. Which
instructions would
you include in the teaching?
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Keep the cord dry until it
falls off
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it's going to turn black)
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral pH cleanser)
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to prevent infection)
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days
A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findings indicates
decreased cardiac
output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
d) Constricted pupil - CORRECT ANSWER- -b) Oliguria
, A nurse is assisting with mass casualty triage: explosion at a local factory. Which of the
following client
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a) A client that has massive head trauma
b) A client has full thickness burns to face and trunk
c) A client with indications of hypovolemic shock
d) A client with open fracture of the lower extremity - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) A client with
indications of hypovolemic shock
A nurse is a receiving report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse
assess first?
a) A client who has illeal conduit and mucus in the pouch
b) Client pleasant arteriovenous additional vibration palpated
c) A client whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy dialysate outflow
d) A client was transurethral resection of the prostate with a red tinged urine in the bag -
CORRECT ANSWER- -c) A client whose chronic kidney disease with cloudy dialysate
outflow
A nurse is caring for a client just received the first dose of lisinopril. The following is an
appropriate nursing
intervention?
a) Place's cardiac monitoring
b) Monitor the clients oxygen saturation level
c) Provide standby assist with the client from bed
d) Encourage foods high in potassium - CORRECT ANSWER- -c) Provide standby assist with
the client from bed
