A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses about working with parents
whose children have a terminal illness and are candidates for donating their organs. Which of
the following information should the nurse plan to include? - ANS The family can have the child
in an open casket without fearing that the organ donation might disfigure the child's body.
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus.
Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. - ANS Dropdown 1: Delayed
wound healing
Dropdown 2: Glucose level
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the spinal cord injury (SCI) unit.
Complete the following sentence by using the list of options. - ANS Dropdown 1: Oxygen
saturation
Dropdown 2: Urinary output
A nurse is providing teaching about improving nutrition for a client who has multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Select all that apply. - ANS "A
speech pathologist will be performing a swallowing study for you."
"You should rest before eating a meal."
"Thicken your beverages before drinking."
A nurse is caring for a preschooler on the pediatric unit.
After reviewing the assessment findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Select the 4 actions the nurse should take. - ANS Discontinue the IV medication.
Administer 0.9% sodium chloride IV.
Administer epinephrine IM.
Monitor vital signs frequently.
,A nurse is caring for a client who is on 24-hr observation.
Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. - ANS Dropdown 1: Hemorrhage
Dropdown 2: Thrombocytopenia
A nurse is caring for a client.
Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is
most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2
parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress. - ANS Monitor the client's
physical manifestations.
Assess the client for a secondary gain from illness.
Somatic symptom disorder
Vital signs
Pain
A nurse is assessing a client who has macular degeneration. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ANS Decreased central vision
A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child who has a gastrostomy tube.
Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence. - ANS Skin
breakdown
An infection
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client.
For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is
anticipated or contraindicated for the client. - ANS Initiate suicide precautions - Anticipated
Potassium 40 mEq PO daily - Anticipated
Low-sodium diet - Contraindicated
Fluoxetine 20 mg PO daily - Contraindicated
A nurse is providing phone advice for a client who is pregnant.
, Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. - ANS Dropdown 1: Metabolic
acidosis
Dropdown 2: Weight loss
A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr postpartum.
Select the 6 actions the nurse should take. - ANS Firmly massage the uterine fundus.
Administer methylergonovine.
Weigh the perineal pads.
Provide emotional support.
Insert indwelling urinary catheter.
Administer oxygen.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following a cesarean birth.
Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence. - ANS
Seizures
Blood pressure
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client.
Select the 2 findings that require immediate follow-up. - ANS Platelet count
Hemoglobin
A nurse is caring for a client during a follow up visit at a gastrointestinal clinic.
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the assessment findings are consistent with
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or peritonitis. Each finding may support more than one
disease process. - ANS Temperature - Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, and Peritonitis.
Weight - Crohn's disease, and Ulcerative colitis.
Bowel pattern - Crohn's disease.
WBC - Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, and Peritonitis.
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