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A nurse is planning teaching about allowable foods for a client who has a history of uric acid-based
urinary calculi formation. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching?
Liver
Oranges
Checken
Red wine - ANSWER-Oranges
A nurse is preparing to administer 15 units of regular insulin along with 20 units of NPH insulin.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Inject 20 units of air into the NPH insulin vial.
Shake the NPH insulin vial vigorously to mix the insulin.
Use a new needle to draw up the insulin from the second vial.
Draw the longer-acting insulin into the syringe first. - ANSWER-Inject 20 units of air into the NPH
insulin vial.
A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube. The nurse
expresses concern about having limited experience with monitoring chest tube drainage. Which of
the following actions should the charge nurse take first to provide teaching about chest tubes?
Refer the nurse to the procedure manual.
Use a diagram to explain the procedure to the nurse.
Demonstrate the procedure to the nurse.
Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure. - ANSWER-Ask the nurse about their
knowledge of the procedure.
A charge nurse is planning for a client who has mechanical restraints in place. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Remove the client's restraints while sleeping.
Document the client's status every 60 min.
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Check for a new prescription.
Provide a staff member to stay with the client continuously. - ANSWER-Provide a staff member to
stay with the client continuously
A charge nurse is preparing to administer 0900 medications and is told by the pharmacy staff that
the medications are not available. Medication availability has been an ongoing problem, and the
charge nurse has previously discussed this issue with the pharmacy staff. Which of the following
actions should the charge nurse take first?
Document the actual time of medication administration
Notify the risk manager.
Complete an incident report.
Inform the nurse manager of the issue. - ANSWER-Inform the nurse manager of the issue.
A charge nurse overhears two staff nurses in the hallway discussing the nutritional status of a client
who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take? - ANSWER-
Tell the nurses to stop the discussion
A clinical nurse is caring for a client who is in the first trimester or pregnancy. The client reports using
acupressure bands on both wrists. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that this
therapy is having desired effect?
I have not had any food cravings.
The spotting I was having has stopped
I don't feel depressed anymore
I have not vomited as much recently - ANSWER-I have not vomited as much recently.
A home health nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hepatitis A. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
Use hydrogen peroxide to clean kitchen surfaces.
Seal nonwashable items in a plastic bag for 2 weeks.
Wear a surgical mask when in public.
2019A latest update
A nurse is planning teaching about allowable foods for a client who has a history of uric acid-based
urinary calculi formation. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching?
Liver
Oranges
Checken
Red wine - ANSWER-Oranges
A nurse is preparing to administer 15 units of regular insulin along with 20 units of NPH insulin.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Inject 20 units of air into the NPH insulin vial.
Shake the NPH insulin vial vigorously to mix the insulin.
Use a new needle to draw up the insulin from the second vial.
Draw the longer-acting insulin into the syringe first. - ANSWER-Inject 20 units of air into the NPH
insulin vial.
A charge nurse assigns a newly licensed nurse to care for a client who has a chest tube. The nurse
expresses concern about having limited experience with monitoring chest tube drainage. Which of
the following actions should the charge nurse take first to provide teaching about chest tubes?
Refer the nurse to the procedure manual.
Use a diagram to explain the procedure to the nurse.
Demonstrate the procedure to the nurse.
Ask the nurse about their knowledge of the procedure. - ANSWER-Ask the nurse about their
knowledge of the procedure.
A charge nurse is planning for a client who has mechanical restraints in place. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Remove the client's restraints while sleeping.
Document the client's status every 60 min.
, RN comprehensive online practice
2019A latest update
Check for a new prescription.
Provide a staff member to stay with the client continuously. - ANSWER-Provide a staff member to
stay with the client continuously
A charge nurse is preparing to administer 0900 medications and is told by the pharmacy staff that
the medications are not available. Medication availability has been an ongoing problem, and the
charge nurse has previously discussed this issue with the pharmacy staff. Which of the following
actions should the charge nurse take first?
Document the actual time of medication administration
Notify the risk manager.
Complete an incident report.
Inform the nurse manager of the issue. - ANSWER-Inform the nurse manager of the issue.
A charge nurse overhears two staff nurses in the hallway discussing the nutritional status of a client
who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take? - ANSWER-
Tell the nurses to stop the discussion
A clinical nurse is caring for a client who is in the first trimester or pregnancy. The client reports using
acupressure bands on both wrists. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that this
therapy is having desired effect?
I have not had any food cravings.
The spotting I was having has stopped
I don't feel depressed anymore
I have not vomited as much recently - ANSWER-I have not vomited as much recently.
A home health nurse is providing teaching to a client who has hepatitis A. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
Use hydrogen peroxide to clean kitchen surfaces.
Seal nonwashable items in a plastic bag for 2 weeks.
Wear a surgical mask when in public.
