nursing management

Chapter 40--Auditory Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client is not able to successfully pass the whisper test. Which of the following would be indicated for this client? 1. Head CT scan 2. Audiometry 3. MRI of the brain 4. Electroencephalogram PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Auditory Dysfunction: Assessment with Clinical Manifestations 2. A client is prescribed a medication that is ototoxic. The nurse realizes that this medication may cause: 1. permanent or temporary visi...

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 50--Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In caring for a client diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction, what would the nurse expect to do first? 1. Prepare to put in a nasogastric (NG) tube. 2. Give pain medication. 3. Draw lab work. 4. Start an intravenous (IV) line. PTS: 1 REF: Surgery 2. The nurse, instructing a client about malabsorption syndrome, should include that food is absorbed in the: 1. mouth. 2. bloodstream. 3. stomach. 4...

Chapter 42--Immunodeficiency and HIV Infection/AIDS: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A pregnant client diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is asking about her baby’s risk of infection. Which of the following does put the newborn at risk? 1. Bottle-feeding 2. Changing diapers 3. Kissing the baby 4. Vaginal birth PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Etiology 2. A health care provider has accidentally been stuck with a used needle. The health...

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 49--Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Before administering an antacid, the nurse should instruct a client that this medication works in the: 1. blood. 2. stomach. 3. small intestine. 4. esophagus. PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pharmacology 2. The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the following should be included in this assessment? 1. Degree of mouth burnin...

Chapter 36--Dysfunction of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is preparing a community education program on the prevention of spinal cord injuries. Which of the following individuals would most likely benefit from this education? 1. Adolescent female who plays golf 2. Adolescent male who rides horses 3. Thirty-year-old female housewife 4. Fifty-year-old male who is a computer technician . PTS: 1 DIF: Apply REF: Spinal Cord Injury...

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 51-- Hepatic, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A child care worker complains of flu-like symptoms. On further assessment, hepatitis is suspected. The nurse realizes that this individual is at risk for which type of hepatitis? 1. Hepatitis A 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Hepatitis D PTS: 1 DIF: Analyze REF: Table 51-1 Comparison of the Types of Hepatitis 2. An older male is diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. The nurse knows t...

Chapter 47--Assessment of Gastrointestinal Function MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client asks the nurse what will happen to her digestion if she needs to have her appendix removed. The nurse should respond that the purpose of the appendix is: 1. to digest food products and another organ will take over this function. 2. to absorb nutrients and another organ will take over this function. 3. to secrete enzymes and another organ will take over this function. 4. nothing, so no other organ will need to tak...