1. Question:A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a history of pancreatitis. Which of the following food choices should the nurse instruct the client to avoid?
2. Question:A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus about preventing the long-term complications o...
1.A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a history of pancreatitis.
Which of the following food choices should the nurse instruct the client
to avoid?
Cheddar cheese
2.A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus
about preventing the long-term complications of retinopathy and
nephropathy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
"Maintain stable blood glucose levels"
3.The nurse assesses a client with cellulitis of the right leg. What finding
do they expect?
Red edematous skin
4.A charge nurse is making a room assignment for a client who has scabies.
In which of the following room should the nurse place the client?
A private room
Rationale: The nurse should place a client who has a communicable condition, such as scabies, in a private room to reduce the risk of exposure and possible transmission to other clients. If
necessary, the nurse can use a semi-private room with a client who has the same condition.
5.The nurse teaches a health class about communicable diseases and states that the virus that causes chickenpox can also cause another disease. Which disease is the nurse describing?
Herpes zoster
6.A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. For which of the following manifestations should
the nurse monitor?
weakness
7.A client complains of left arm weakness and numbness that started 30 minutes ago. Upon arrival to the emergency department, the client reports that their symptoms have resolved. The RN understands that the patient has likely experienced which of the following health problems? Transient ischemic attack. – Angina pectoris?
8.A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has acute pancreatitis. The nurse should expect to find an elevation of which of the following values?
Amylase
9.A nurse is assessing a client who has hypothyroidism. The nurse should expect which of the following findings?
Weight Gain
10.A nurse enters a client room and finds the client on the floor having a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Place the client on the side
11.A nurse is caring for a client and observes that the client's urine is dark
amber, cloudy, and has an unpleasant odor. The nurse should recognize that these findings are associated with which of the following?
Urinary tract infection
12.A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. The nurse should recognize that which of the following are manifestations of Cushing's syndrome? (Select all that apply.)
Moon face Purple striations Buffalo hump
13.which clinical finding is unexpected when performing a physical assessment of a client with HF?
with HF, the vein distends, not collapse because of congestion of the cardiopulmonary
14.– A client’s serum calcium level is 6.3 mg/dl. Which of the following clinical manifestations does the nurse expect to find upon client?
Paresthesia’s
Signs of hypocalcemia include paresthesia’s, tetany, and muscle weakness. Bone pain, diminished reflexes, and polyuria are signs of hypercalcemia.
Polyuria Bone pain Paresthesia’s
Diminished deep tendon reflexes
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