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,A nurse is teaching at a community health fair about electrical fire
prevention. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching?
A. Use three pronged grounded plugs.
B. Cover extension cords with a rug.
C. Check the tingling sensations around the cord to ensure the electricity
is working.
D. Remove the plug from the socket by pulling the cord.
A. Use three pronged grounded plugs.
A nurse is providing care for a group of clients. Which of the following
client's should the nurse identify as having the highest risk for developing a
pressure injury?
A. A client who has a T-tube following an open cholecystectomy.
B. A client who had a knee 2 days ago following a sports injury.
C. A client who has dementia and is incontinent of urine and feces
D. A client who has a myocardial infarction and is receiving thrombolytic
therapy.
A. A client who has a T-tube following an open cholecystectomy.
A nurse is teaching a client who has glaucoma and a new prescription for
timolol eyedrops. Which of the following statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will place the eye drops in the center of my eye"
B. "I will place pressure on the corner of my eye after using he eye drops"
C. "I should expect my tears to turn a red color after using the eye
drops."
D. "I should expect the eye drops to appear cloudy."
B. "I will place pressure on the corner of my eye after using he eye drops"
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is 14 weeks of gestation
about findings to report to the provider. Which of the following findings
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Bleeding gums
B. Faintness upon rising
, C. Swelling of the face
D. Urinary frequency
C. Swelling of the face
57. A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of stage IV metastatic
cancer. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "I would recommend sharing your feelings with a psychologist".
B. "I can give you information about making end of life decisions".
C. "You should discuss your end life decisions with your family"
D. "Everyone feels this way at first. You will start feeling better soon".
B. "I can give you information about making end of life decisions".
A nurse is caring for a client who has severe hypertension and is to receive
nitroprusside via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
A. Keep client's calcium gluconate at the client's bedside
B. Monitor blood pressure every 2 hr.
C. Limit IV bag from exposure to light.
D. Attach tan inline filter to the IV tubing.
C. Limit IV bag from exposure to light.
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild anxiety. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Feelings of dread
B. Heightened perceptual field
C. Rapid speech
D. Purposeless activity
B. Heightened perceptual field
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has been
having lithium carbonate for the past 12 months. The nurse notes a lithium
level of 0.8 mEq/L. Which of the following orders from the provider should the
nurse expect?
A. Withhold the next dose.
B. Increase the dosage.