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1. A nurse is reviewing practice guidelines with a group of newly licensed nurs-
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es.Which of the following interventions should the nurse include that is withinthe RN scop
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e of practice?
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: Initiate an enteral feeding through a gastrostomy tube
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.It is within the RN scope of practice for nurses to initiate enteral feedings throughnasoenteric,
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2. A nurse is preparing to transfer a client who can bear weight in one leg fromthe bed to th
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e chair. After securing a safe environment, which of the followingactions should the nurse
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: assess the client for orthostatic hypotension
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3. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.5 mL of oral single dose liquid medica-
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tion to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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: Gently shake the container of medication prior to administration
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4. A nurse is teaching a group of staff nurses about the use of essential oilsfor aromather
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,apy. The nurse should include in the teaching that this therapymight be contraindicated
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for which of the following clients?
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: A client who hasasthma
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5. A nurse in a clinic is caring for a middle adult client who states, "the doctorsays that,sinc
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e I am at an average risk for colon cancer,I should have a routinescreening.What does that in
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volve?" Which of the following responses shouldthe nurse make?
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: You should have a fecal occult blood test every year
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6. A nurse is planning an educational program for a group of older adults at a senior livin
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g center. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include?
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: D. "You should receive a pneumococcal vaccine when you are 65years old."
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The nurse should instruct older adult clients to receive one of the two pneumococcalvaccines whe
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n they are 65 years old.The vaccines can be given to clients who
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are 19 years of age and older and have certain conditions, such as chronic heart, lung, or liver dis
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ease, diabetes mellitus, and alcohol disease, or to those who smokecigarettes
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7. A charge nurse is discussing the responsibility of nurses caring for clientswho have a Cl
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ostridium difficile infection. Which of the following informationshould the nurse include
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in the teaching?
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: Have family members wear a gown and gloves when visiting. ,Nurses are responsible for ensur
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, ing that family memberswear a gown and gloves to prevent the transmission of Clostridium diff
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icile spores.Staff must also wear gowns and gloves.
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8. a nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a new pre-
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e scription for a home oxygen concentrator. which of the following instructionsshould the n
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urse provide to the client and his family?
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: 1) check the cord routinelyfor frays or tearing
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