Nursing Test Bank

Maternity Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing A Case-Based Approach 1st Edition O’Meara Test Bank Chapter 1 Immediate Postpartum Hemorrhage MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A pregnant woman is being discharged from the hospital after the placement of a cervical cerclage because of a history of recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary to an incompetent cervix. Which information regarding postprocedural care should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching? a. Any vaginal discharge should be immediately ...

Chapter 03: Legal Issues Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the legal standard of care for a nurse's actions? a. Minimal competency under the state Nurse Practice Act b. The ability to distinguish what is right or wrong for the patient c. The demonstration of satisfactory knowledge of policies and procedures d. The care that an ordinary prudent nurse would perform under the same circumstances ANS: D The legal standard of care for nurses is...

Chapter 3: Drug Action Across the Life Span Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What time will the trough blood level need to be drawn if the nurse administers the intravenous medication dose at 9:00 AM? a. 6:30 AM b. 8:30 AM c. 9:30 AM d. 11:30 AM ANS: B Trough blood levels measure the lowest blood level of medicine and are obtained just before the dose is administered. In this case, 6:30 AM is too early to obtain the blood level. The other two times occur after the medication is...

Chapter 03: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as: a. core...

Import Settings: Base Settings: Brownstone Default Information Field: Chapter Information Field: Client Needs Information Field: Cognitive Level Information Field: Difficulty Information Field: Integrated Process Information Field: Objective Information Field: Page and Header Highest Answer Letter: D Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No Chapter: Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Multiple Choice 1. A nurse is giving a present...

Advanced Pediatric Assessment Third Edition Test Bank Chapter 1. Child Health Assessment: An Overview MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations. Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find? a. Increased hospitalization of children b. Decreased number of uninsured children c. An increase in ambulatory care d. Decreased use of managed care ANS: C One effect of managed care is that pediatri...

Gastrointestinal Disorders 4 Case Study 42 Acute Diverticulitis  Scena T.H., a 57-year-old stockbroker, has come to the gastroenterologist for treatment of recurrent mild to severe cramping in his abdomen and blood-streaked stool. You are the registered nurse doing his ini- tial workup. Your findings include a mildly obese man who demonstrates moderate guarding of his abdomen with both direct and rebound tenderness, especially in the left lower quadrant (LLQ). His vital signs are 1...

Chapter 4: Documentation and Informatics MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The patient is a 24-year-old man who is diagnosed with possible HIV infection while being treated for active pneumonia. He has stated that the nurse may share test result information with his significant other but nothing else at this time. With whom may the nurse communicate regarding this information? a. The patient’s parents b. The patient’s significant other only c. No one in the hospital until the patient says so ...

Chapter 03_LO 01_Q01 A client tells the clinic nurse that sometimes, between menstrual periods, she experiences a sharp pain low in her abdomen on either the right or the left side. The client states that this pain is different from the menstrual cramps that she experiences, and wants to know why this is happening. What is the nurse’s best response? 1. “You are experiencing ovarian cysts that are occurring each month with ovulation. Talk to your nurse practitioner about this.” 2. “You...

Chapter 3--Health Education and Promotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client is reviewing a videotape without the assistance of the nurse for instruction. The type of teaching strategy this client is using is considered: 1. demonstration. 2. slides. 3. programmed instruction. 4. discussion. ANS: 3 Programmed instruction is often referred to as “canned” presentation and is intended for use without the nurse. Demonstration, slides, and discussion require a nurse to be present. ...