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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS i i
A iiclient iieats iia iibagel iiand iidrinks iione ii16-ounce iiglass iiof iiorange iijuice. iiWhat iiis iithe
iicorrect iiway iito i i record iithe iiamount iiof iijuice?
A. 480 iicc.
B. One iihundred iiand iitwenty iicc.
C. 120 iiml.
D. 480 iiml.
ii- iiANSWERS-D. ii480 iiml.
The iiabbreviation iiof ii"cc" iiis iino iilonger iiappropriate iiin iithe iimedical iifield. iiOnly ii'ml'
iishould iibe iiused. iiA i i 16-ounce iiglass iiis iiapproximately ii480 iiml.
A iiclient iihas iia iideep iivein iithrombosis ii(DVT) iiand iihas iiorders iiby iithe iidoctor iito iiapply
iielastic iistockings. i i The iinurse's iiassistant iiis iicorrect iiin iiperforming iithis iiwhen iishe:
A. Applies iithe iistockings iiwhile iithe iiclient iiis iisitting iion iithe iibed iiand iidangles iiher iifeet.
B. Applies iithe iistockings iiwhile iithe iiclient iiis iisitting iion iithe iichair.
C. Applies iithe iistockings iiwhile iithe iiclient iiis iiin iibed.
D. Applies iithe iistockings iiwhile iithe iiclient iiis iistanding.
- ANSWERS-C. iiApplies iithe iistockings iiwhile iithe iiclient iiis iiin iibed.
Elastic iistockings iior iianti-embolic iistockings iiare iiapplied iibefore iithe iiclient iigets iiout iiof
iibed. iiOtherwise i i the iilegs iican iiswell iifrom iisitting iior iistanding. iiStockings iiare iihard iito
iiput iion iiwhen iithe iilegs iiare iiswollen. i i The iiclient iilies iiin iibed iiwhile iithey iiare iioff. iiThis
iiprevents iithe iilegs iifrom iiswelling.
A iiclient iiwith iian iiindwelling iiurinary iicatheter iiis iiordered iito iiambulate iitwice iidaily.
iiBefore iiambulating i i the iiclient, iithe iinursing iiassistant iishould:
A. keep iithe iibag iibelow iithe iibladder iilevel.
B. have iithe iipatient iicover iithe iibag iiwith iia iipillow iisleeve.
C. raise iithe iibag iiabove iithe iibladder iilevel.
D. ask iithe iinurse iito iiconfirm iithis iiorder.
Keeping iithe iibag iibelow iithe iilevel iiof iithe iicavity iiensures iithat iibacteria iicannot iimigrate
iiup iifrom iithe i i bag iiand iiup iiinto iithe iibladder iidue iito iigravity.
- ANSWERS-A. iikeep iithe iibag iibelow iithe iibladder iilevel.
Keeping iithe iibag iibelow iithe iilevel iiof iithe iicavity iiensures iithat iibacteria iicannot iimigrate
iiup iifrom iithe i i bag iiand iiup iiinto iithe iibladder iidue iito iigravity.
, A iiCOPD iiclient iirecently iiadmitted iito iithe iifloor iineeds iiconstant iioxygen iitherapy. iiWhen
iiassisting iithis i i patient, iithe iinursing iiassistant iican:
A. start iithe iioxygen.
B. keep iithe iiconnecting iitubing iisecure iiand iifree iiof iikinks.
C. turn iithe iioxygen iion iiand iioff.
D. decide iiwhat iidevice iito iiuse.
- ANSWERS-B. iikeep iithe iiconnecting iitubing iisecure iiand iifree iiof iikinks.
The iijob iiof iithe iinursing iiassistant iiis iito iimake iisure iithere iiare iino iikinks iiin iithe iitubing
iiand iito iisecure iithe i i connecting iitubing iiin iiplace. iiThe iiother iichoices iiare iiall
iiresponsibilities iiof iia iiphysician.
A iipatient iisays iithat iiher iivisitor iiis iiunable iito iicome iiduring iivisitor iihours iiand iiasks iiif
iishe iicould iibe i i accommodated. iiThe iinursing iiassistant:
A. reviews iithe iiissue iiwith iithe iicharge iinurse iibefore iianswering.
B. says, ii"I'm iisorry, iithat's iinot iiour iipolicy iihere."
C. reviews iithe iiissue iiwith iithe iipatient's iinurse iibefore iianswering.
D. says, ii"Of iicourse! iiThat iiwould iibe iifine."
- ANSWERS-A. iireviews iithe iiissue iiwith iithe iicharge iinurse iibefore iianswering.
It iiis iiappropriate iito iireview iithis iiwith iithe iicharge iinurse iiof iithe iiunit iibefore iianswering
iiyes iior iino.
A iipatient iiwith iia iirespiratory iiillness iicomplains iiof iithick, iisticky iisecretions iithat iiare
iihard iito iicough iiup. i i The iinursing iiassistant iiknows iito iisuggest iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing?
A. Cough iiharder.
B. Go iioutside iiand iibreathe iithe iifresh iiair.
C. Turn iiand iicough iievery iihour.
D. Drink iiplenty iiof iifluids.
- ANSWERS-D. iiDrink iiplenty iiof iifluids.
Drinking iifluids iiwill iihelp iito iilubricate iithe iisecretions iiso iithat iithe iipatient iican iicough
iithem iiup iieasier.
A iicool iiwashcloth iican iimake iia iipatient iiwith iia iifever iifeel iibetter. iiThe iinursing iiassistant
iimay iinot i i administer iimedications.
A iiresident iiis iiordered iito iibe iiin iiHigh iiFowler iiposition iifor iieach iimeal. iiWhich iiof iithe
iifollowing i i descriptions iiis iithe iimost iiaccurate iidepiction iiof iiHigh iiFowler iiposition?
A. The iipatient's iibed iiis iiat iia ii30 iidegree iiangle iiwith iithe iipatient iislightly iislumped iiover iito
iithe iileft.
B. The iipatient's iibed iiis iiat iia ii60 iidegree iiangle iiwith iithe iifeet iipropped iiup.
C. The iipatient's iibed iiis iiat iia ii90 iidegree iiangle iiand iithe iipatient iiis iipositioned iisitting iiup.
D. The iipatient iilies iion iitheir iistomach iifor iitwenty iiminutes iiprior iito iieating.
- ANSWERS-C. iiThe iipatient's iibed iiis iiat iia ii90 iidegree iiangle iiand iithe iipatient iiis iipositioned
iisitting iiup.
High iiFowlers iiis iia iidescription iiof iithe iipatient iisitting iistraight iiup iiin iibed, iimeaning iithe
iibed iiitself iihas iito i i be iiat iia ii90 iidegree iiangle iito iisupport iithem.
All iiof iithe iifollowing iifactors iimay iiinterfere iiwith iielimination iiEXCEPT:
A. Aging.
B. Infection.