A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the
client’s arrival, the nursing attendant 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 - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- Fowlers
The nursing attendant is taking the blood pressure measurement of a hospital client
with Parkinson's sickness. Which information in the hospital client's admission
assessment is relevant to the nursing attendant'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 - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- A. Frequent syncope
While caring for a hospital client's postoperative dressing, the nursing attendant
,observes purulent drainage at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the
healthcare provider, the nursing attendant should review which of the hospital client's
laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- B. Culture for sensitive organisms
A preschool-aged client is admitted to the pediatric unit following successful
resuscitation from a near-drowning incident. While providing care to the child, the
nursing attendant begins talking with his preadolescent brother who rescued the child
from the swimming pool and initiated resuscitation. The nursing attendant notices the
older client becomes withdrawn when asked about what happened. Which action
should the nursing attendant 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 - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- B.
Ask the older brother how he felt during the incident
A male hospital client with cirrhosis has jaundice and pruritus. He tells the nursing
attendant that he has been soaking in hot baths at night with no relief of his discomfort.
Which action should the nursing attendant take?
A. Encourage the hospital client to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after
, soaking
B. Obtain a PRN prescription for an analgesic that the hospital client can use for symptom
relief
C. Suggest that the hospital client take brief showers and apply oil-based lotion after
showering
D. Explain that the symptoms are caused by liver damage and cannot be relieved -
RIGHT ANSWER:->>- A. Encourage the hospital client to use cooler water and apply
calamine lotion after soaking
An older hospital client with a long history of coronary artery sickness (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 nursing attendant expected in the hospital client with acute
HF?
A. Increased cardiac contractility
B. Reduced preload
C. Relaxed vascular tone
D. Decreased afterload - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- B. Reduced preload
Which intervention should the nursing attendant 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 - RIGHT ANSWER:->>- 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 - RIGHT ANSWER :->>- C. Had a cold and ear infection for
the past two days
A hospital client with a prescription for "do not resuscitate" (DNR) begins to manifest
signs of impending death. After notifying the family of the hospital client's status, what
priority action should the nursing attendant implement?
A. The impending signs of death should be documented
B. The hospital client's status should be conveyed to the chaplain
C. The hospital client's need for pain drug should be determined
D. The nursing attendant manager should be updated on the hospital client's status
- RIGHT ANSWER:->>- C. The hospital client's need for pain drug should be
determined
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