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CON 2
UNIT 4 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client who states that he adheres to a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought or awareness, and usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference. | Meditation |
| Intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular and IV are considered to be ____________________routes of medication administration. | Parenteral |
| Intramuscular injections should be administered at a _____________________degree angle into the body of the target muscle. | 90 |
| In Eastern medicine and some complementary and alternative medicines, illness is caused by a(n) ____________________. | energy imbalance |
| A nurse recognizes that a therapy used instead of conventional treatment is referred to as ____________________. | alternative therapy |
| Which term refers to the relationship among all living things? | Holism |
| Which term refers to the treatment of disease by creating an environment that is antagonistic to the disease? | Allopathic |
| The nurse is caring for a client who is being treated for chronic back pain. In addition to prescription pain medication, the client also sees a chiropractor several times a month. seeing a chiropractor would be considered? | Complementary Therapy |
| A client complains of pain and joint stiffness. The client’s primary health-care provider notes that the client can take OTC anti-inflammatories PRN and that seeing a chiropractor and receiving a massage. Which approach is the provider practicing? | Integrative |
| A client seeks a vigorous, strenuous massage with focused pressure applied to tightened muscle areas and trigger points. This type of massage is called | Deep tissue |
| Which of the following shows the use of integrative health care? | A client controls hypertension with prescription medication, dietary changes and by doing yoga |
| When caring for a client, a nurse focuses on providing holistic health care by using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The nurse recognizes that providing such care will emphasize which of the following? | Uniqueness of each individual, Multiple factors as causes of illness and disease, Interaction among mind body and spirit, the clients participation in treatment and healing |
| A nursing instructor teaches a class of nursing students about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The nursing instructor states that CAM practitioners focus on which of the following? | the need for preventive care and the need to treat the cause of illness |
| Massage would likely be indicated for which of the following clients? | a client who has high level of stress, a client who would like to relieve pain without medication, a client who has muscle tightness |
| The nurse is providing care for a 32-year-old with suspected bowel obstruction who is receiving intramuscular injections of narcotic pain medication. The client states, “I hate shots. Why can’t I just take a pill?” The nurse could best respond with: | "We want to avoid giving you medication that you have to digest." |
| The nurse is preparing to provide a subcutaneous injection. The nurse’s technique would correctly include: | Pointing the bevel of the middle up before piercing the skin |
| The nurse is preparing to reconstitute a medication in a multiple-dose vial. The nurse correctly understands that the most essential step in this process is | Instilling the accurate of diluent into the vial |
| Which of the following is considered an essential step for the nurse to follow while withdrawing medication from an ampule? | Using a filter needle to withdraw medication |
| The nurse recognizes that a 22 g ´ 1.5-inch needle would be most appropriate for a(n): | Adult intramuscular (IM) injection |
| A nurse correctly recognizes that which of the following types of syringe is calibrated in milliliters? | Regular Syringe |
| A nurse handling a syringe before administering an injection correctly keeps which parts of the syringe sterile? | Plunger, inside of the barrel, syringe tip, needle cannula |
| The nurse educator is teaching students about the phenomenon of first-pass metabolism. Which of the statements made by the instructor are accurate? | 1. Intradermal medications avoid passing through the liver, oral medications are metabolized by the liver before entering the bloodstream, When you use intramuscular injection, you avoid this phenomenon |
| To prevent complications from intramuscular injections, a nurse should do which of the following? | 1. wash your hands before preparing injections, apply a bandage after giving the injection, document the site of the injection, wash hand when entering a clients room |
| subcutaneous | 45-90 degree angle |
| intradermal | 15 degree angle |
| intramuscular | 90 degree angle |
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