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An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states,"I have been under a lot of stress lately." When the nurse suggests stress-management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in his ca...
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,ATI RN Community Health Online Practice 2021 A
An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states,"I have been under a lot of stress lately."
When the nurse suggests stress-management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in
his car and intends to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Have the industrial facility's security ofcers search the client’s car and remove the pistol
B. Call emergency medical services to transport the client to a proper treatment facility
C. Contact the client’s family member to pick him up from work and take him for treatment
D. Explore the client’s reasons for suicide
A charge nurse in an emergency department is notified by the county’s emergency medical services of
a multiple casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
A. Designate a decontamination area to accommodate clients who are irradiated.
B. Notify the admissions office to clear as many critical care beds as possible.
C. Clear the department of all non-urgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area.
D. Determine the number of casualties the emergency department can
A public health nurse is caring for an older adult client who has chronic airflow limitation disease andis a
former cigarette smoker. The client’s medications include ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalers,
and she has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed. Primary prevention for this client
should include which of the following?
A. Periodic pulmonary function tests
B. Review of appropriate use of oxygen in the home
C. Yearly mammography examinations
D. Annual influenza immunizations
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for ciprofloxacin following exposure to
anthrax. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that further teaching is required?
A. "I will limit my intake of coffee, tea, and carbonated beverages."
B. "I will wear a large-brim hat and long sleeves if I am out in the sun."
C. "I will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upset stomach."
D. "I will avoid taking ciprofloxacin along with dairy products."
A public health nurse is assisting community leaders to develop a disaster response plan in the eventof
an outbreak of a serious communicable disease. When teaching the community leaders about infectious
disease, the nurse should explain that a vector is which of the following?
A. A mode of transmission for the disease
, B. A microorganism that causes the infection
C. An environment where the pathogen can survive
D. A client who is susceptible to the infection
An occupational health nurse is teaching a group of clients about work environment risks. Which ofthe
following actions is the nurse performing?
A. Case management
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Primary prevention
A home health nurse and an assistive personnel (AP) are discussing the care needs of a client. Whichof
the following statements by the AP requires intervention by the nurse?
A. "I will change the client’s PICC line dressing on my next visit."
B. "Bathing the client is something that I can do without assistance."
C. "I will assist the client in ambulating outdoors each time I visit."
D. "Next time I visit, I plan to clean up the clutter in the client’s bedroom."
A nurse manager at a clinic for the homeless notes that many of the clients have a history of mental illness
and substance use disorder. While compiling figures for a regulatory agency about individuals whovisit the
clinic, the nurse should classify these clients as having which of the following conditions?
A. Codependency
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Comorbidity
D. Somatization disorder
A charge nurse is assembling a list of clients who can be safely discharged home to accommodate incoming
casualties following an earthquake. The nurse should recognize that discharging which of thefollowing
clients would be unsafe?
A. A client who has osteomyelitis and will require 6 weeks of IV antibiotic therapy
B. A client who has Crohn’s disease and is 1 day preoperative for an ileostomy
C. A client who has Alzheimer’s disease and is awaiting placement in a long term care facility
D. A client who has an ileus following spinal surgery 5 days ago and is ambulatory in a brace
A home health nurse is caring for a client who is living in a mental health group home. During a visit, the
nurse discovers that the client has been hoarding psychotropic medications. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
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