ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 B

ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 B A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a client who had a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER Flex the foot every hour when awake. A nurse is caring for a client who has a pneumothorax and a closed-chest drainage system. Which of the following findings is an indication of lung re-expansion? - ANSWER Bubbling in the water seal chamber has ceased. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is taking warfarin for chronic atrial fibrillation. Which of the following values should the nurse identify as a desired outcome for this therapy? - ANSWER INR 2.5 A home health nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury on the greater trochanter of his left hip. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER Change position ever hour. A nurse is assessing a client following the completion of hemodialysis. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority to report to the provider? - ANSWER Restlessness A nurse is caring for a client who is 8 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty. The client is unable to void on the bedpan. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSWER Scan the bladder with a portable ultrasound. A nurse is planning a health promotional presentation for a group of African American clients at a community center. Which of the following disorders presents the greatest risk to this group of clients? - ANSWER Hypertension A nurse is caring for a client who has DKA. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client's condition is improving? - ANSWER Glucose 272 mg/dL A nurse is caring for a client following extubation of an endotracheal tube 10 min. ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? - ANSWER Stridor A nurse is caring for a client who had a nephrostomy tube inserted 112 hr ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - ANSWER The client reports back pain. A nurse is admitting a client who has active TB. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate? - ANSWER Airborne A nurse is planning care for a client who has a sealed radiation implant for cervical cancer. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANSWER Keep a lead-lined container in the client's room. A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority? - ANSWER Temperature 38.9 C A nurse is providing discharge teaching about infection prevention to a client who has AIDS. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER "I will no longer floss my teeth after brushing my teeth." A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for verapamil. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER "Increase fiber intake to avoid constipation." A nurse is providing education to a client who is at risk for osteoporosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER Walk for 30 min four times per week. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is perimenopausal and has a prescription for hormone replacement therapy. For which of the following? - ANSWER - Calf pain - Numbness in the ar