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1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease. The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for ...

Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started: 1 . Loratadine 2 . Diphenhydramine 3 . Ipratropium 4 . Albuterol Albuterol 2. Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis? 1 . Expectorants 2 . Beta-2-agonists 3 . Antitussives 4 . Antihistamines Beta 2-agonists 3. Stan, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent as...

1. During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a patient’s affect. The nurse should ask the patient which question? “How do you feel today?” 2. The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. The best way for the nurse to do this would be to: Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test. 3. A 45-year-old woman is at the clinic for a mental status assessment. In giving her the Four Unrelated Words Test, the nurse would be concerned if she could not four unrela...

1) When does meiosis take place? Human females: From 3 months of age prenatal (in the womb) until menopause (40's to 50's) Human males: From puberty (12-13) until death 2) Where does meiosis take place? In the gonads: ovaries for females testes for males. 3) When does mitosis take place? Mitosis takes place from conception (birth) until death. 4) Where does mitosis take place? Mitosis takes place in all cells of the body. 5) How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis...

ATI RN PROCTORED MIDTERM EXAMS RETAKE 2023/2024 Question 1 A Relaxation therapy . B Social skills training . C Motivational . Interviewing D Applied behavioral . analysis Question 2 A The child’s clinical presentation fulfills the specific symptom based . diagnostic criteria. B The child’s symptoms are not caused by other diagnoses or stressors. . C The child’s symptoms are impairing a child’s functioning in at least two . settings. D A and B . Question 3 Which of t...

Intrapersonal communication is the communication within an individual. It is each person’s “self-talk,” the internal discussion when thinking but not outwardly verbalizing thoughts. Interpersonal communication is communication between two people. This form of communication is the most common in nursing and requires an exchange of information with another individual. Public communication is communication within groups of people. Transpersonal communication is communication that addresses s...

A nurse is assisting with the selection of clients to discharge to make beds available following a tornado in the community. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge? • A client who is recovering from a laparoscopic appendectomy that was performed 24 hr ago RATIONALE: A client who had an appendectomy without complications is often discharged the day of or the day after surgery. The nurse should recommend this client for discharge because this client has a lo...

1) A 15 years old high school student with a mild sore throat and low-grade fever that has persisted for about 3 weeks. She reports general malaise, fatigue, and loss of appetite. The NP suspects mononucleosis. Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate intervention? a. Palpate the lymph nodes and spleen b. Examine the posterior oropharynx for petechiae c. Obtain a CBC, throat culture, and heterophil antibody test. d. Obtain an urinalyses and serum for LFTs and amylase Explanation: mo...

A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized and has expressive aphasia. The client's family reports that the nurse failed to obtain written informed consent before inserting an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? "Procedures prescribed by the provider do not require consent." "This is a procedure that does not require written informed consent." • "You are right. I will discuss this issue with the charge nurse." "Would you mind s...

QUESTIONS,ANSWERS AND RATIONALES. 1. A nurse is assessing pressure ulcers on four clients to evaluate the effectiveness of a change in the wound care procedure. Which of the following findings indicate wound healing. a. Erythema on the skin surrounding a client's wound b. Deep red color on the center of the clients wound c. Inflammation noted on the tissue edges of a client's wound d. Increase in serosanguineous exudate from the clients wound (damaged capillaries) Rationale: Leadership...