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A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is preparing to transfer a client who is unable to walk from a bed to
wheelchair. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
A. Stand toward the client's stronger side.
B. Instruct the client to lean backward from the hips.
C. Place the wheelchair a...
Fundamentals CMS Final
A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is preparing to transfer a client who is unable to walk from a bed to
wheelchair. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
A. Stand toward the client's stronger side.
B. Instruct the client to lean backward from the hips.
C. Place the wheelchair at a 45degree angle to the bed.
D. Assume a narrow stance with feet 15 cm (6in) apart. - ✔️✔️C
A nurse is preparing to provide tracheostomy care for a client. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
A. Open all sterile supplies and solutions.
B. Stabilize the tracheostomy tube.
C. Don sterile gloves
D. Perform hand hygiene - ✔️✔️D
A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Encourage the child to cough frequently to clear congestion from anesthesia.
B. Place a heating pad at the child's neck for comfort.
C. Administer analgesics to the child on a routine schedule throughout the day and night.
D. Provide the child with ice cream when oral intake is initiated. - ✔️✔️C
A nurse is obtaining the blood pressure in a client's lower extremity. Which of the following action
should the nurse take?
A. Auscultate for the blood presure at the dorsalis pedis artery.
B. Measure the blood pressure with the client sitting on the side of the bed.
C. Place the cuff 7.6cm (3in) above the popliteal artery.
D. Place the bladder of the cuff over the posterior aspect of the thigh. - ✔️✔️D
, A charge nurse is teaching adult cardiopulmonary resusciation (CPR) to a group of newly licensed nurses.
Which of the following actions should the charge nurse teach as the first response in CPR?
A. Call for assisstance
B. Begin Chest compressions
C. Confirm unresponsiveness.
D. Give rescue breaths. - ✔️✔️C
A nurse is caring for a client who requires a chest x-ray. Prior to the client being transported for the
procedure, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Explain the x-ray procedure to the client.
B. Help the client into a wheelchair before the transporter arrives.
C. Ask if the client has any questions.
D. Identify the client using two identifiers. - ✔️✔️D
A nurse is providing taching to a client who has heart failure about how to reduce his daily intake of
sodium. Which of the following factors is the most important in determining the client's ability to learn
new dietary habits?
A. The involvement of the client in planning the change.
B. The emphasis the provider places on the dietary changes.
C. The learning theory the nurse uses to teach the dietary changes.
D. The extent of the dietary changes planned for the client. - ✔️✔️A
A nurse is assessing the heart sounds of a client who has developed chest pain that becomes worse with
inspiration. The nurse auscultates a high-pitched scratching sound during both systole and diastole with
the diaphragm of the stethoscope positioned at the left sternal border. Which of the following heart
sounds should the nurse document?
A. Audible Click
B. Murmur
C. Third heart sound
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