A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the
following dietary instructions should the nurse include?
a) Chew food thoroughly.
b) Use a straw when drinking liquids.
c) Drink carbonated beverages with meals.
d) Limit meals to three per day with no snacking
in between. - ANS A. Chew food thoroughly
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the
following dietary instructions should the nurse include?
a) Chew food thoroughly.
b) Use a straw when drinking liquids.
c) Drink carbonated beverages with meals.
d) Limit meals to three per day with no snacking
in between. - ANS A. Chew food thoroughly
A nurse is preparing a client for a colposcopy following an abnormal Papanicolaous (Pap) test. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Place the client in the Sims' position.
b) Reinforce teaching that the procedure
involves dilation of the cervix.
c) Insert a tampon following the procedure.
d) Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
until the cervix is healed. - ANS D. Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
,until the cervix is healed.
A nurse is preparing a client for a colposcopy following an abnormal Papanicolaous (Pap) test. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Place the client in the Sims' position.
b) Reinforce teaching that the procedure
involves dilation of the cervix.
c) Insert a tampon following the procedure.
d) Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
until the cervix is healed. - ANS D. Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
until the cervix is healed.
A nurse is assisting with the development of the plan of care for a client who has a low WBC count.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
a) Encourage the client to eat a low-protein diet.
b) Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
c) Obtain the client's rectal temperature every 4
hr.
d) Initiate airborne precautions for the client. - ANS B. Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
A nurse is assisting with the development of the plan of care for a client who has a low WBC count.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
a) Encourage the client to eat a low-protein diet.
b) Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
c) Obtain the client's rectal temperature every 4
hr.
d) Initiate airborne precautions for the client. - ANS B. Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
,A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who has a history of urinary tract infections. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a) Use a vaginal douche once a week.
b) Empty the bladder at least every 6 hr.
c) Increase milk consumption to make the urine
more alkaline.
d) Urinate before and after sexual intercourse. - ANS D. Urinate before and after sexual intercourse.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who has a history of urinary tract infections. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a) Use a vaginal douche once a week.
b) Empty the bladder at least every 6 hr.
c) Increase milk consumption to make the urine
more alkaline.
d) Urinate before and after sexual intercourse. - ANS D. Urinate before and after sexual intercourse.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a sequential compression device (SCD). Which of
the following actions should the nurse take when applying the SCD?
a) Ensure two fingers fit between the leg and the sleeve.
b) Wrap excess tubing to the side of each leg.
c) Ensure pressure of the device is at 25 mmHg.
d) Place each service under each leg with theopening at the calf. - ANS A. Ensure two fingers fit between
the leg and the
sleeve.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a sequential compression device (SCD). Which of
the following actions should the nurse take when applying the SCD?
a) Ensure two fingers fit between the leg and the sleeve.
b) Wrap excess tubing to the side of each leg.
c) Ensure pressure of the device is at 25 mmHg.
d) Place each service under each leg with theopening at the calf. - ANS A. Ensure two fingers fit between
the leg and the
sleeve.
A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer
and is 1 day postoperative following placement of an
ileal conduit. Which of the following information
should the nurse report to the provider? (Click on the
"Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.")
a) Platelet count
b) Stoma color
c) Bowel sounds
d) Urine output - ANS B. Stoma color
A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer
and is 1 day postoperative following placement of an
ileal conduit. Which of the following information
should the nurse report to the provider? (Click on the
"Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.")