PN1 Exam 1 with Answers Latest UPDATE
1. what would the nurse expect to NOT find in a person with osteoarthritis
- symmetrical joint involvement
2. What do you give for a person experiencing an acute attack of gout
- Colchicine
3. Forward curvature of the thoracic spine
- kyphosis
4. What nursing intervention has the greatest likelihood of minimizing the risk of injury for a client
who frequently gets out of bed at night to go to the bathroom?
- illuminating the pathway to the bathroom
5. A person tells the nurse that he has been having increased difficulty walking and has reduced
ROM in both him, what is the nurse suspecting of this person?
- Loss of elasticity of the ligaments and tendons
6. What statement said by a newly hired nurse indicates she needs further teaching?
- My line of gravity should fall outside by base of support
7. A person is angry, yelling, cursing, and waving his arms when the nurse comes to the treatment
cubicle. What action should the nurse take
- stay between the patient and the door, keep the door open
8. A patient is being discharged and the patient is week and the nurse says he is weak because
–
of your immobility in the hospital, this is known as deconditioning
9. The goal of the joint commissions national Speak Up campaign is to
- prevent health care errors
, 10. The best way to prevent skin breakdown on a person who is frail, malnourished, immobile is
- repo every 2 hours
11. What information should the nurse give a patient when explaining constipation - immobility
often causes constipation
12. What question does the nurse ask to determine the radiation of pain - does the pain move to
another area from your knees
13. What should a nurse do when she gives a client the wrong medication - assess the client
14. Rank the order correctly 1. Activate the fire alarm 2. More the patients out of the room 3. Close
all windows and doors 4. Put out the fire using the proper extinguisher - -2-1-3-4
15. A nurse is caring for a quadriplegic patient, what treatment would the nurse perform to
decreased the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility - passive ROM
16. Sentinel event is - signals the need for immediate investigation and response
17. A person trying to get out of bed and the nurse is unable to reorient him, what should the nurse
now do - provide comfort measures
18. a culture of safety in a health care organization include - communication
19. What statement indicates that the client understands the instructions for osteoarthritis - I will
need to lose weight; my doctor says about 20 pounds
20. What nursing intervention might helps a person reduce her symptoms of fibromyalgia - establish
a regular sleep pattern
21. nursing intervention is the highest priority for a client at risk for falls in a hospital - place bed in
lowest position
1. what would the nurse expect to NOT find in a person with osteoarthritis
- symmetrical joint involvement
2. What do you give for a person experiencing an acute attack of gout
- Colchicine
3. Forward curvature of the thoracic spine
- kyphosis
4. What nursing intervention has the greatest likelihood of minimizing the risk of injury for a client
who frequently gets out of bed at night to go to the bathroom?
- illuminating the pathway to the bathroom
5. A person tells the nurse that he has been having increased difficulty walking and has reduced
ROM in both him, what is the nurse suspecting of this person?
- Loss of elasticity of the ligaments and tendons
6. What statement said by a newly hired nurse indicates she needs further teaching?
- My line of gravity should fall outside by base of support
7. A person is angry, yelling, cursing, and waving his arms when the nurse comes to the treatment
cubicle. What action should the nurse take
- stay between the patient and the door, keep the door open
8. A patient is being discharged and the patient is week and the nurse says he is weak because
–
of your immobility in the hospital, this is known as deconditioning
9. The goal of the joint commissions national Speak Up campaign is to
- prevent health care errors
, 10. The best way to prevent skin breakdown on a person who is frail, malnourished, immobile is
- repo every 2 hours
11. What information should the nurse give a patient when explaining constipation - immobility
often causes constipation
12. What question does the nurse ask to determine the radiation of pain - does the pain move to
another area from your knees
13. What should a nurse do when she gives a client the wrong medication - assess the client
14. Rank the order correctly 1. Activate the fire alarm 2. More the patients out of the room 3. Close
all windows and doors 4. Put out the fire using the proper extinguisher - -2-1-3-4
15. A nurse is caring for a quadriplegic patient, what treatment would the nurse perform to
decreased the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility - passive ROM
16. Sentinel event is - signals the need for immediate investigation and response
17. A person trying to get out of bed and the nurse is unable to reorient him, what should the nurse
now do - provide comfort measures
18. a culture of safety in a health care organization include - communication
19. What statement indicates that the client understands the instructions for osteoarthritis - I will
need to lose weight; my doctor says about 20 pounds
20. What nursing intervention might helps a person reduce her symptoms of fibromyalgia - establish
a regular sleep pattern
21. nursing intervention is the highest priority for a client at risk for falls in a hospital - place bed in
lowest position
