Questions & Answers
A nurse is admitting a client who has an abdominal wound with a large amount of purple
tissue drainage. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the
nurse initiate?
Protective environment
Airborne precautions
Droplet precautions
Contact precautions - ANSWERSContact precautions
A nurse is caring for a client who is expressing anger about his diagnosis of colorectal
cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
-Discuss the risk factors for colon cancer.
-Focus teaching on what the client will need to do in the future to manage his illness.
-Provide the client with written information about the phases of loss & grief.
-Reassure the client that this is an expected response to grief. - ANSWERS-Reassure
the client that this is an expected response to grief.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a knee arthroplasty &
requires the use of thigh-length sequential compression sleeves. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
-Assist the client into a prone position
-Place a sleeve over the top of each leg with the opening at the knee
-Make sure two finger can fit under the sleeves
-Set ankle pressure at 65 mmHg - ANSWERS-Make sure two finger can fit under the
sleeves
A nurse is preparing to apply a dressing for a client who has a stage 2 pressure injury.
Which of the following types of dressings should the nurse use?
Alienate
Gauze
Transparent
Hydrocolloid - ANSWERSHydrocolloid