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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The nurse is performing nasotracheal suctioning. After suctioning the client's trachea for fifteen seconds, large amounts of thick yellow secretions return. What action should the nurse implement next? | |
| A client receives a prescription for azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg PO x 3 days. Azithromycin is available as 250 mg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Enter the numerical value only.) | |
| During shift change report, the nurse receives report that a client has abnormal heart sounds. Which placement of the stethoscope should the nurse use to hear the client's heart sounds? | |
| When conducting an admission assessment, the nurse should ask the client about the use of complementary healing practices. Which statement is accurate regarding the use of these practices? | |
| During a visit to the outpatient clinic, the nurse assesses a client with severe osteoarthritis using a goniometer. Which finding should the nurse expect to measure? | |
| patient with restraintas right hand turns blue. what should the nurse asses first? | |
| A client who is 5 foot 5 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds is scheduled for surgery the next day. Which question is most important for the nurse to include during the preoperative assessment? | |
| What is the most important reason for starting intravenous infusions in the upper extremities rather than the lower extremities of adults? | A decreased flow rate could result in the formation of a thrombosis. |
| The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) checking a client's blood pressure with a cuff that is too small, but the blood pressure reading obtained is within the client's usual range. Which action is most important for the nurse to implem | |
| The nurse is teaching a client proper use of an inhaler. When should the client administer the inhaler-delivered medication to demonstrate correct use of the inhaler? | |
| client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV every 24 hours is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is the best intervention for the nurse to implement? | |
| he nurse is assisting an 82-year-old client to ambulate. Which is the center of gravity for an elderly person? | |
| A young mother of three children complains of increased anxiety during her annual physical exam. What information should the nurse obtain first? | |
| The nurse is evaluating a client learning about a low-sodium diet. Selection of which meal would indicate to the nurse that this client understands the dietary restrictions? | |
| The nurse assigns an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to obtain vital signs from a very anxious client. What instructions should the nurse give the UAP? | |
| Which snack food is best for the nurse to provide a client with myasthenia gravis who is at risk for altered nutritional status? |