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It is most important for the nurse to recalculate the Braden scale score for a
client who has developed which problem?
Urinary Incontinence
The nurse is administering a client's medications through a feeding tube.
One of the medications is an enteric-coated tablet. Which action would be
best for the nurse to take?
Consult with the pharmacist about a liquid form of the medication.
When entering a male client's room, the nurse observes the client holding up
his arm and coughing non-productively into his upper sleeve. What action
should the nurse take?
Provide a box of tissues for the client to use when coughing.
A 24 hour urine specimen is being collected for analysis of creatinine
clearance. After explaining the procedure, the client tells the nurse that the
first sample is in the urinal. When discarding this specimen, which action
should the nurse take?
Check the sample's pH and specific gravity.
The mother of a 6 year old does not speak English and cannot understand
the post-immunization instructions that the nurse needs to provide. The child
, speaks English and says that his father also speaks Spanish. What action is
best for the nurse to take?
Call the clinic's telephone service for language interpreting to translate for
the mother.
A client with chronic back pain has been taking muscle relaxants and
analgesics to manage the discomfort but is now experiencing an acute
episode of pain that is not relieved by this medication regimen. The client
does not want to have back surgery for a herniated intervertebral disk, and
reports having found acupuncture effective in resolving past acute episodes.
Which response is best for the nurse to provide?
Acupuncture is a complimentary therapy that is often effective for
management of pain.
At 0100 on a client's second postoperative night, the client states being
unable to sleep and plans to read until feeling sleepy. Which action should
the nurse implement?
Bring the client a prescribed PRN sedative-hypnotic.
Which statement by a client indicates to the nurse that the client
understands how a newly prescribed transdermal medication will be
administered?
The medicine will be applied directly on my skin.