A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the
client’s arrival, the caregiver should ensure that the client’s bed is in which position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - ACCURATE ANS:->>- Fowlers
The caregiver is taking the blood pressure measurement of a hospital patient with
Parkinson's disease. Which information in the hospital patient's admission assessment
is relevant to the caregiver's plan for taking the blood pressure reading? (Select all the
apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - ACCURATE ANS:->>- A. Frequent syncope
While caring for a hospital patient's postoperative dressing, the caregiver observes
purulent drainage at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare
,provider, the caregiver should review which of the hospital patient's laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - ACCURATE ANS:->>- B. Culture for sensitive organisms
A preschool-aged boy is admitted to the pediatric unit following successful resuscitation
from a near-drowning incident. While providing care to the child, the caregiver begins
talking with his preadolescent brother who rescued the child from the swimming pool
and initiated resuscitation. The caregiver notices the older boy becomes withdrawn
when asked about what happened. Which action should the caregiver take?
A. Develop a water safety teaching plan for the family
B. Ask the older brother how he felt during the incident
C. Tell the older brother that he seems depressed
D. Commend the older brother for his heroic actions - ACCURATE ANS:->>- B.
Ask the older brother how he felt during the incident
A male hospital patient with cirrhosis has jaundice and pruritus. He tells the caregiver
that he has been soaking in hot baths at night with no relief of his discomfort. Which
action should the caregiver take?
A. Encourage the hospital patient to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after
soaking
B. Obtain a PRN prescription for an analgesic that the hospital patient can use for symptom
, relief
C. Suggest that the hospital patient take brief showers and apply oil-based lotion after
showering
D. Explain that the symptoms are caused by liver damage and cannot be relieved -
ACCURATE ANS:->>- A. Encourage the hospital patient to use cooler water and apply
calamine lotion after soaking
An older hospital patient with a long history of coronary artery disease (CAD),
hypertension (HTN), and heart failure (HF) arrives in the Emergency Department (ED)
in respiratory
distress. The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide IV. Which therapeutic response
to furosemide should the caregiver expected in the hospital patient with acute HF?
A. Increased cardiac contractility
B. Reduced preload
C. Relaxed vascular tone
D. Decreased afterload - ACCURATE ANS:->>- B. Reduced preload
Which intervention should the caregiver include in the plan of care for a child with tetanus?
A. Encourage coughing and deep breathing
B. Minimize the amount of stimuli in the room
C. Reposition from side to side every hour
D. Open window shades to provide natural light - ACCURATE ANS:->>- B. Minimize
the amount of stimuli in the room
, An adolescent who was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus Type 1 at the age of 9, is
admitted to the hospital in diabetic ketoacidosis. Which occurrence is the most likely
cause of the ketoacidosis?
A. Ate an extra peanut butter sandwich before gym class
B. incorrectly administered too much insulin
C. Had a cold and ear infection for the past two days
D. Skipped eating lunch - ACCURATE ANS:->>- C. Had a cold and ear infection for
the past two days
A hospital patient with a prescription for "do not resuscitate" (DNR) begins to manifest
signs of impending death. After notifying the family of the hospital patient's status, what
priority action should the caregiver implement?
A. The impending signs of death should be documented
B. The hospital patient's status should be conveyed to the chaplain
C. The hospital patient's need for pain drug should be determined
D. The caregiver manager should be updated on the hospital patient's status -
ACCURATE ANS:->>- C. The hospital patient's need for pain drug should be
determined
A hospital patient tells the caregiver about working out with a personal trainer and
swimming three times a week in an effort to lose weight and sleep better. The hospital
patient states that it still is taking hours to fall asleep at night. Which action should the
caregiver implement?
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