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NUR 4717C Skills Scenario: Scenario # 4 Graded A 2025

1. The nursing student identifies which technique as the correct one to use when giving oral medications to an infant? - Use a dropper and slowly inject the liquid into the side of the infant's mouth. 2. A nurse is administering ear drops to a 7-year-old girl. What should the nurse do? - Pull the pinna of the ear up and back to straighten the external ear canal. 3. A mother of a newborn brings her child to the well child clinic the week after birth. The mother asks the nurse if the child wi...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who does not speak the same language as the nurse. The client is scheduled for a diagnostic procedure later in the day. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Obtain an interpreter to explain the procedure to the client 2. A nurse manager is providing information about advocacy to a group of staff nurses. Which of the following statements by a staff nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? - "To advocate for my client I may ne...

1. responsible for speaking ability (premotor for mouth and tongue, gives coordination of movement to speak, programs sound pattern of speech) - Broca's area 2. language comprehension (plans content of spoken words) - Wernicke's area 3. a set of interconnected brain areas that function in motivation, emotion, and memory - Limbic system 4. a gateway to the cortex: afferent signals synapse there, relayed to the cerebral cortex, provides some filtering of stimuli, diverting attention, c...

1. The study of bodily structures and the relationship between them - Anatomy 2. The study of bodily function and how the body parts work - Physiology 3. chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism - Levels of organization 4. Smallest level or organization. Made up of atoms (smallest units of matter, participates in chemical reactions) and molecules (2+ atoms joined together). Certain atoms (C, H, O, N, P, Ca, S) are essential for maintaining life. (Letters) - Chemical lev...

1. When calculating a Pearson's correlation coefficient, it is necessary that both variables have approximately normal distributions. - True 2. The variable "Group assignment" is an example of what level of measurement? - Nominal 3. Statistics that allow for inferences to be made about a population from the study of a sample are known as: - Inferential 4. Which measure of variability is used most often in conjunction with the mean? - Standard deviation 5. Data that are categor...

1. Information collected in a numerical form is called - quantitative 2. Which measure of central tendency is at the highest point on a graph? - mode 3. Correlation coefficient tests allow you to determine if a cause-and-effect relationship is present. - false 4. Data that are categorical but can be rank-ordered in a meaningful way are called: - ordinal 5. If the mean is to the left of the median, what is true? - The distribution is negatively skewed. 6. Which measure of variability is...

1. This is used when a conservative approach is desired and an expected cell frequency is less than 5 in a 2X2 table. - Fisher's exact test 2. It is important to assess the magnitude or strength of a relationship because this assists you with deciding whether or not a variable A causes variable B. 3. True or False - False 4. A Z score of +/-1.96 is equivalent to these values on a normal distribution. - +/-2 standard deviations 5. When examining the relationship between two interval or rat...

1. This is used when a conservative approach is desired and an expected cell frequency is less than 5 in a 2X2 table. - Fisher's exact test 2. It is important to assess the magnitude or strength of a relationship because this assists you with deciding whether or not a variable A causes variable B. True or False - False 3. A Z score of +/-1.96 is equivalent to these values on a normal distribution. - +/-2 standard deviations 4. When examining the relationship between two interval or r...

1. All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that a.) cause human disease b.) lack a cell nucleus c.) are infectious particles d.) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye e.) can only be found growing in labs - d.) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye 2. cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally been called a.) decomposers b.) prokaryotes c.) pathogens d.) eukaryotes e.) fermenters - b.) prokaryotes 3. whic...

These are all practice questions for the 2025 Med/Surg HESI. All the explanations listed are found in Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Eleventh Edition by Harding, Kwong, Roberts, Hagler, and Reinisch. • A nurse is caring for a client w diabetes insipidus. Which data warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse? ◦ Serum sodium of 185 ‣ Normal range of sodium is 135-145 • Textbook pg 1148 ◦ “Diabetes insipidus is ca...

1. The nurse is providing care for a patient who is unhappy with the health care provider’s care. The patient signs the Against Medical Advice (AMA) form and leaves the hospital against medical advice. What should the nurse include in the documentation of this event in the patient’s medical record or on the AMA form? Documentation that the patient was informed that he or she was leaving against medical advice Documentation that the risks of leaving against medical advice were explaine...

A nurse is providing family planning education for a client who wishes to conceive. The client brings her calendar to the appointment with her days of menses circled. The nurse should identify that ovulation is expected to occur on which of the following calendar dates? - Ovulation occurs 13-15 days after day one of menses. A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is planning care for a client who has bipolar disorder and who is experiencing acute mania. Which of the following action...

1. A nurse working in an emergency department is caring for a client who has benzodiazepine toxicity due to an overdose. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? - The first action the nurse should take when using the nursing process is to assess the client. Identifying the client's level of orientation is the priority action. 2. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for escitalopram for treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Which of the followin...

1. A client is receiving a continuous half strength tube feeding at 50ml/hour. To prepare enough of the solution for eight hours, how many ml of full-strength feeding will the nurse need? (Enter numeric value only.) – 200 ml . 25 ml of full strength feeding mixed with 25ml of water provided 50ml of half strength. 25ml × 8 hours= 200ml 2. An elderly male client is experiencing urinary incontinence. What is the best initial nursing action? - Apply an external condom catheter 3. A male Muslim...

The nurse is reviewing a medication order for a patient. The health-care provider prescribed the medication to be given by mouth (PO). In which manner will the nurse give the medication to the patient if it arrives in tablet form? 1. Give the patient a fluid to help swallow the medication. 2. Place the medication carefully between the patient's cheek and gum. 3. Dissolve the medication in a glass of water and have the patient drink the fluid. 4. Check to see if the medication is securely ...

A male client with diabetes mellitus calls the clinic to report left calf pain after walking around the block. Which additional information should the PN report to the healthcare provider? Muscle cramps occur at night when sleeping. Muscles are deconditioned from lack of regular exercise. Shooting pain occurs down the back of one leg when walking. The pain is immediately relieved when he sits down. The pain is immediately relieved when he sits down. Rationale Atherosclerosis secondary t...

1. In planning care for a 6-month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the development of trust? A) Food B) Warmth C) Security D) Comfort - C) Security 2. A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best reflects assertive communication? A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean." B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it correctly?" C) "I ...

1. The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year-old who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? A. Tachycardia and tachypnea B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope - B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses 2. A client with acute pancreatitis is adm...

1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - I should lie down when I take this medication. 2. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom. 3. A nurse is planning ...