nursing management

Chapter 65--Multisystem Failure MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a client who has sustained multiple injuries from a motor vehicle accident. The nurse realizes that the client will have a release of stress hormones that are useful for all of the following EXCEPT: 1. preventing loss of fluids. 2. preventing hypotension. 3. preventing infection. 4. preventing ingestion of food. PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Neuroendocrine System Response 2. The nurse is planning care for a client dia...

Chapter 64--Male Reproduction Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is instructing a client diagnosed with acute prostatitis. Which of the following instructions would be the least beneficial to the client? 1. “Avoid alcohol and caffeine.” 2. “Sex should be avoided during the acute phase.” 3. “Sit for as long as you can.” 4. “Sitz baths may provide comfort.” PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Prostatitis: Patient and Family Teaching 2. The nurse is documenting...

Chapter 63--Breast Alterations: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client who has just given birth is planning on breastfeeding the baby. The nurse realizes that which of the following hormones influences breast milk secretion? 1. Follicle-stimulating hormone 2. Luteinizing hormone 3. Oxytocin 4. Prolactin PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Breast Alternations during Maturational Phases: Effects of Hormones on Breast Tissue; Changes During Pregnancy 2. The nurse is instructing a female clien...

Chapter 66--Mass Casualty Care MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse in the emergency department is using a triage system because this system ranks clients by: 1. severity of illness or injury. 2. body systems involved. 3. name. 4. age. PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Triage 2. In the event of a mass casualty situation, the best triage nurse is: 1. the recently graduated registered nurse (RN). 2. the licensed vocational nurse (LVN) with 5 years’ experience. 3. the registered nurse (RN) with the most ex...

Chapter 62--Female Reproductive Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client tells the nurse that she experiences heavy menstrual bleeding. The nurse would document this condition as being: 1. dysmenorrhea. 2. menorrhagia. 3. metrorrhagia. 4. polymenorrhea. PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Dysmenorrhea; Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding 2. A client tells the nurse that she has not had menstrual cycles for 2 months since she has been training for a marathon. The nurse would document t...

Chapter 60--Musculoskeletal Trauma: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client tells the nurse that he has pain, swelling, fatigue, and numbness of his hands. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following occupations? 1. Retail store clerk 2. Lifeguard 3. Computer keyboard operator 4. Bus driver PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Box 60-2 Occupations and Sports with High Incidence of Overuse Syndrome 2. A client who plays baseball on the weekends is experiencing an arm injury. T...

Chapter 59-- Musculoskeletal Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client is diagnosed with osteoarthritis. The nurse would not expect to find which of the following during assessment? 1. Bouchard’s nodes 2. Crepitus 3. Heberden’s nodes 4. Symmetrical joint involvement PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Osteoarthritis: Assessment with Clinical Manifestations 2. The nurse is instructing a client diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Which of the following statements indicates that the c...

Chapter 57--Diabetes Mellitus: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client is diagnosed with the type of diabetes in which the plasma beta cells fail to respond to insulin. Which type of diabetes is this client experiencing? 1. Gestational diabetes 2. Impaired glucose tolerance 3. Type 1 diabetes mellitus 4. Type 2 diabetes mellitus PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Type 1 Diabetes 2. The nurse has instructed a client about type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements would ind...

Chapter 56--Endocrine Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A male client is diagnosed with hyperprolactinemia. The nurse realizes that which of the following clinical manifestations occurs less frequently in men? 1. A decrease in testosterone 2. Erectile dysfunction 3. Gynecomastia 4. Infertility PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Hyperprolactinemia: Assessment with Clinical Manifestations 2. A female client is admitted with hyperprolactinemia. Which of the following would not be a c...

Chapter 55--Assessment of Endocrine Function MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Blood work of a female client shows an increase in the production of estradiol. The nurse realizes that this hormone is controlled by: 1. positive feedback. 2. negative feedback. 3. nervous feedback. 4. reverse feedback. PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Positive Feedback Mechanisms 2. The nurse, instructing a client regarding hormones, would include which of the following in these instructions? 1. Hormones are nonspecific. 2. Hormon...