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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Management of
Care Questions and Answers Latest Update
A nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit receives reports on four clients.
Which client should the nurse assess first? Ans: Client 3 hours post
coronary artery stent placement via femoral approach and reporting severe
back pain
A client with sickle cell crisis reports severe generalized pain. What are the
two priority nursing interventions in order? Ans: Administering high-flow
intravenous fluids
Applying oxygen via nasal cannula
A client presents to the emergency department with upper gastrointestinal
bleeding and abdominal pain. The client is sweating and appears to be in
moderate distress. Which nursing action is the priority? Ans: Obtain vital
signs
Identify if the statements are intrapersonal, interpersonal, or intergroup
conflicts. Ans: Intrapersonal:
A nurse feels overwhelmed with client care activities and prioritizes work
tasks over meals and bathroom breaks.
A nurse calls out sick to work because their child is sick while feeling an
obligation to not leave the unit short-staffed.
Interpersonal:
A client's family does not agree with the client's Do Not Resuscitate order.
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The nurse disagrees with the nursing supervisor on safe staffing ratios.
Intergroup:
The nursing staff and hospital administration disagree with merit raises.
Match each clinical example to the aligning quality concept. Ans: Efficient -
A nurse only takes necessary supplies from the supply cabinet to initiate the
intravenous line.
Safe - A healthcare provider checks all prescribed medications for
interactions with a newly prescribed medication.
Client-centered - A client's treatment plan includes telehealth psychiatric
visits because the client does not have easy access to transportation.
Equitable - Two clients receive the same treatment options for the same
illness.
Effective - A healthcare provider prescribes newly approved medication to
treat hyperlipidemia to a client with high low-density lipoprotein levels.
Timely - A client who is having an ischemic attack is evaluated and treated
in the emergency department immediately upon arrival.
A pediatric primary care office initiated a quality improvement process to
increase the vaccination rate of children. Place the quality control steps in
the order they should be performed, from first to last. Ans: 1. Identify the
American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that all clients should
receive preventative vaccines.
2. Collect electronic medical record documentation regarding vaccination
rates, recommendations, and education provided to clients.
3. Evaluate data collected.
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4. Provide education to healthcare providers and nurses regarding
preventative vaccine screenings and recommendations.
Click to select each description for the component of the scope of practice.
Ans: Who:
A registered nurse must be formally educated and maintain an active license
to practice nursing.
What:
Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and
populations.
Why:
As society changes, nurses must adapt to maintain their obligation to
positive client outcomes.
When:
Nurses provide care anytime there is a need for knowledge, caring, or
leadership.
Where:
Nursing occurs in many settings and environments.
How:
Nurses are expected to perform in a specific manner displaying professional
behaviors.
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A pediatric emergency department nurse receives reports on four clients.
Which client should be seen first? Ans: A child with bruising behind the ears
after a football injury
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a
female client with hemoglobin of 6.9 g/dL (reference range: 12- 16 g/dL).
The unit secretary retrieved the blood 25 minutes ago. When entering the
client's room, the nurse notes that the client's peripheral intravenous (IV)
device is not patent and is unsuccessful at inserting the new IV. What
should the nurse do next? Ans: Return the blood to the blood bank.
While the nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel are turning an intubated
and heavily sedated client during a bath, the client coughs and expels the
endotracheal tube. What is the priority nursing action? Ans: Deliver rescue
breathing with a bag-valve-mask attached to 100% oxygen
Identify the correct order in which the nurse should see the assigned clients.
Click to select and arrange each client in order of nursing priority. Ans:
Leukin
Juniper
Strykner
Speltzner
Identify the resources to be allocated for each client. Select one or more
options in each row. Ans: Leukin:
IV start kit
Oxygen
Respiratory therapy
Telemetry monitor
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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Management of
Care Questions and Answers Latest Update
A nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit receives reports on four clients.
Which client should the nurse assess first? Ans: Client 3 hours post
coronary artery stent placement via femoral approach and reporting severe
back pain
A client with sickle cell crisis reports severe generalized pain. What are the
two priority nursing interventions in order? Ans: Administering high-flow
intravenous fluids
Applying oxygen via nasal cannula
A client presents to the emergency department with upper gastrointestinal
bleeding and abdominal pain. The client is sweating and appears to be in
moderate distress. Which nursing action is the priority? Ans: Obtain vital
signs
Identify if the statements are intrapersonal, interpersonal, or intergroup
conflicts. Ans: Intrapersonal:
A nurse feels overwhelmed with client care activities and prioritizes work
tasks over meals and bathroom breaks.
A nurse calls out sick to work because their child is sick while feeling an
obligation to not leave the unit short-staffed.
Interpersonal:
A client's family does not agree with the client's Do Not Resuscitate order.
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The nurse disagrees with the nursing supervisor on safe staffing ratios.
Intergroup:
The nursing staff and hospital administration disagree with merit raises.
Match each clinical example to the aligning quality concept. Ans: Efficient -
A nurse only takes necessary supplies from the supply cabinet to initiate the
intravenous line.
Safe - A healthcare provider checks all prescribed medications for
interactions with a newly prescribed medication.
Client-centered - A client's treatment plan includes telehealth psychiatric
visits because the client does not have easy access to transportation.
Equitable - Two clients receive the same treatment options for the same
illness.
Effective - A healthcare provider prescribes newly approved medication to
treat hyperlipidemia to a client with high low-density lipoprotein levels.
Timely - A client who is having an ischemic attack is evaluated and treated
in the emergency department immediately upon arrival.
A pediatric primary care office initiated a quality improvement process to
increase the vaccination rate of children. Place the quality control steps in
the order they should be performed, from first to last. Ans: 1. Identify the
American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that all clients should
receive preventative vaccines.
2. Collect electronic medical record documentation regarding vaccination
rates, recommendations, and education provided to clients.
3. Evaluate data collected.
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4. Provide education to healthcare providers and nurses regarding
preventative vaccine screenings and recommendations.
Click to select each description for the component of the scope of practice.
Ans: Who:
A registered nurse must be formally educated and maintain an active license
to practice nursing.
What:
Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and
populations.
Why:
As society changes, nurses must adapt to maintain their obligation to
positive client outcomes.
When:
Nurses provide care anytime there is a need for knowledge, caring, or
leadership.
Where:
Nursing occurs in many settings and environments.
How:
Nurses are expected to perform in a specific manner displaying professional
behaviors.
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A pediatric emergency department nurse receives reports on four clients.
Which client should be seen first? Ans: A child with bruising behind the ears
after a football injury
A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a
female client with hemoglobin of 6.9 g/dL (reference range: 12- 16 g/dL).
The unit secretary retrieved the blood 25 minutes ago. When entering the
client's room, the nurse notes that the client's peripheral intravenous (IV)
device is not patent and is unsuccessful at inserting the new IV. What
should the nurse do next? Ans: Return the blood to the blood bank.
While the nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel are turning an intubated
and heavily sedated client during a bath, the client coughs and expels the
endotracheal tube. What is the priority nursing action? Ans: Deliver rescue
breathing with a bag-valve-mask attached to 100% oxygen
Identify the correct order in which the nurse should see the assigned clients.
Click to select and arrange each client in order of nursing priority. Ans:
Leukin
Juniper
Strykner
Speltzner
Identify the resources to be allocated for each client. Select one or more
options in each row. Ans: Leukin:
IV start kit
Oxygen
Respiratory therapy
Telemetry monitor
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