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Which critical thinking skill involves identification of client problems
indicated by data? - ANS-Analysis

A client has been a resident of a long-term care facility for several
years. The client's condition has deteriorated to the point that the
client is now unable to eat. The physician has recommended surgical
implantation of a feeding tube. The client's family has a legal document
outlining the client's wishes in regard to measures such as this. What is
this document? - ANS-advance directive

Which term is defined as a formal systematic study of moral beliefs and
values as they relate to well-being? - ANS-Ethics

A terminally ill client asks the nurse, "Am I dying?" The family has asked
the health care team not to disclose the client's terminal illness. What is
the best action by the nurse with the client's question? Select all that
apply.

-Communicate the client's wishes to the family.
-Consult with the health care provider
-Provide correct information to the client.
-Tell the client, "You will be fine."

,-Have the health care provider disclose the information the client
requires. - ANS--Communicate the client's wishes to the family.
-Consult with the health care provider
-Provide correct information to the client.

Which ethical principle refers to the duty to do good? - ANS-
Beneficence

Several days this week, a nurse takes time after work to read to a
visually impaired client who has no family close by. This behavior
demonstrates that ethical values ___________. - ANS-...concern the
treatment of others.

The nurse in the oncology clinic is caring for a 42-year-old female client
receiving chemotherapy with fludarabine for acute myeloid leukemia
who has developed petechiae, epistaxis, and ecchymosis.

client has developed ______________ that the laboratory results will
reveal __________ - ANS-client has developed hemorrhage that the
laboratory results will reveal thrombocytopenia.

The nurse provides care for a client, with a history of atherosclerosis,
who is hospitalized for the initiation of pharmacotherapy for the
treatment of hypothyroidism.

The client is at highest risk for developing _______________ as
evidenced by
_______________. - ANS-The client is at highest risk for developing
cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by angina.

The nurse is caring for a 24-year-old female client with a right tibial
fracture treated with a cast 2 hours ago. The client now reports
unrelenting pain, rated as 7/10, despite taking oxycodone, and

, decreased sensation in the right foot. A nursing assessment reveals the
right foot is cooler and paler than the left foot, with delayed capillary
refill and a weak pulse.

Based on the nursing assessment, the priority action the nurse should
take is to _________________________ and prepare the client for
_________________. - ANS-Based on the nursing assessment, the
priority action the nurse should take is to notify the orthopedic health
care provider immediately and prepare the client for bivalving of the
cast.

The nurse assesses a client who has a nasogastric tube for long-term
nutritional needs for complications associated with the medical device.

The nurse monitors the client for ___________ , a finding indicative of
_____________. - ANS-The nurse monitors the client for purulent nasal
drainage, a finding indicative of rhinosinusitis.

The office nurse is reviewing an 80-year-old female client's reports
related to the onset of a severe headache, rated at 9 out of 10 on the
pain scale, with recent onset. The client denies any visual changes.
During a prior visit to the office a few months ago, the client had
reported a ground-level fall as a result of falling off a chair and hitting
the back of their head. The client had been taken to the emergency
department, where imaging was performed with negative results.

The nurse anticipates that the client has developed __________ and
that __________ will be ordered. - ANS-The nurse anticipates that the
client has developed chronic subdural hematoma and that computed
tomography (CT) imaging of the brain will be ordered.

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