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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Delegation * Physiologic * Safety * Love and Belonging * Esteem * Self-actualization

1. A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d. Skilled nursing facilities e. Oncology centers 2. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as fe...

A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse implementing? • Educator • Manager • Advocate • Caregiver A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such...

A patient who has diabetes reports intense discomfort when needing to void. A urinalysis is normal. To treat this, the primary care NP should consider prescribing: Flavoxate (Uri spas). Bethanechol (Urecholine). phenazopyridine (Pyridium). Oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan XL). This patient is describing urge incontinence, or overactive bladder, which occurs when the detrusor muscle is hyperactive, causing an intense urge to void before the bladder is full. Urge incontinence is ass...

1) A client is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with contractions that are 3-5 minutes apart, lasting 60-70 seconds. She reports that she is leaking fluid. A vaginal exam reveals that her cervix is 80 percent effaced and 4 cm dilated and a -1 station. The LPN/LVN knows that the client is in which phase and stage of labor? A) Latent phase, First Stage B) Active Phase of First Stage C) Latent phase of Second Stage D) Transition Ans: B) Active Phase of First Stage Second stage = full d...

1. The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who is 2 hours postop from a cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction? Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched 2. An infant with Tetralogy of Fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and hyperpneic. Which action should the nurse implement first? Place the infant in a knee- chest position 3. A child admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis is demonstratin...

1. A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? Move about every hour Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the enlarged uterus exerting pressure on the pelvic veins. Moving about every hour will straighten out the pelvic veins and increase venous return. 2. A 26-year-old, gra...

1. The nurse is assessing a 9-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital with possible acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN). In obtaining his history, what information is most significant? A. A sore throat las week *Causes for glomerulonephritis: -immunological disease -Autoimmune disease -Antecedent group A B-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx or skin -History of pharyngitis or tonsillitis 2-3 weeks before symptoms. -Acute type: occurs 2-3 weeks after a s...

1. A nurse in a clinical is caring for a middle age adult who states, "The doctor says that since I am at an average risk for colon cancer, I should have a routine screening. What does that involve?" which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. "I'll get a blood sample from you and send it for a screening test." B. "Beginning at age 60, you should have a colonoscopy." C. "You should have a decal occult blood test every year." D. "The recommendation is to have a sigmoi...

1. A patient drives 19 miles one way to medical facility for treatment. How far does the patient drive round trip in 22 days of treatment? o 836 miles o 1672 miles o 418 miles o 1254 miles 2. A family is planning a driving vacation and is estimating the cost of gasoline. While on vacation, the family plans to drive 3,000 miles. The car goes about 25 miles per gallon, and the cost of gasoline is $1.66 per gallon. Which of the following is the estimate for the cost if the gasoline f...

1. A policy requiring the removal of acrylic nails by all nursing personnel was implemented 6 months ago. Which assessment measure best determines if the intended outcome of the policy is being achieved? a. Number of staff induced injury b. Client satisfaction survey c. Health care-associated infection rate. d. Rate of needle-stick injuries by nurse. Acrylic nails are known to carry loads of bacteria and increase the risk of healthcare-associated infections. Therefore, by banning the w...

1. A male client with stomach cancer returns to the unit following a total gastrectomy. He has a nasogastric tube to suction and is receiving Lactated Ringer’s solution at 75 mL/hour IV. One hour after admission to the unit, the nurse notes 300 mL of blood in the suction canister, the client’s heart rate is 155 beats/minute, and his blood pressure is 78/48 mmHg. In addition to reporting the finding to the surgeon. Which action should the nurse implement first? a. Measure and document the cl...

) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? 1. Calcium chloride 2. Calcium gluconate 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) 4. Large doses of vitamin D 2. 2.) Oral iron supplements are prescribed for a 6-year-old child with iron deficiency anemia. The nurse instructs the mother to administer the iron with which best food item? 1. Milk 2. Water ...

. Parenting styles -Dictatorial or authoritarian: -Parents try to control the child’s behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations -Ex: The child is never allowed to watch television on school nights -Permissive: -Parents exert little or no control over the child’s behaviors, and consult the child when making decisions -Ex: The child assists with deciding whether he will watch television -Democratic or authoritative: -Parents direct the child’s behavior by se...

Which teaching guideline helps prevent eye injuries during sports and play activities ?ANS ;Wear eye protection when participating in high risk sports such as paintball

1. A nurse is caring for a client undergoing an oxytocin-stimulated contraction test. The nurse notes three contractions in 10 min with late decelerations occurring with two of the contractions. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider a. Reactive b. Nonreactive c. Positive- Indicates an adverse reaction by the fetus and should be reported to the provider d. Negative 2. A nurse is providing family planning education to a client who has decided to use a diaphra...

The coronary Ostia are located in the: (Points: 2) Left ventricle Aortic valve Coronary sinus Aorta Where in the respiratory tract do the majority of foreign objects aspirated by children finally lodge? (Points: 2) Trachea Left lung Bronchus Bronchioles Which type of antibody is involved in type I hypersensitivity reaction? (Points: 2) IgA IgE IgG IgM

● Ethical decision making ○ When making choices about ethical issues based on the standards of right vs wrong. ○ It requires a systematic framework for addressing the complex and often controversial moral questions. ● Bioethical standards ○ Know the definition of fidelity (keeping promises) ● Telehealth ○ wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications ready tools, such as telephone, videophone, and computer ○ is needed to help fill the nursing short...

1. The nurse understands that nursing informatics as a specialty area of practiced by which statement? Research priorities for nursing informatics includes the development of a standard nursing language and the development of databases for clinical information 2. Which statement by the nurse verifies that nurse is “information literate”? I understand how to research for a website and evaluate its usefulness for health care needs 3. What is information? Data that can be interpreted. EX: ...

37. Mr. A experienced a brief onset of right-sided weakness, slurred speech and confusion yesterday. The symptom has resolved. What should the NP do? • A: identify modifiable cardiovascular risk factors 38. Any women with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease needs a urine culture and • A: sensitivity test 39. All of the following patients have a risk of adverse reaction from Metformin except: • A: patients with BMI >30 40. A middle-aged patient has been ...