A school nurse is preparing a talk on healthcare topics for adolescents, which of the following would be important for the nurse to include? Reaching a BAL of 0.08 within 2 hours constitutes binge drinking
The nurse is teaching parents of a toddler about the use of a car seat. The nurse demonstrat...
NSG 321 Test 2 Questions and Correct
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A school nurse is preparing a talk on healthcare topics for adolescents, which of the
following would be important for the nurse to include? ✅Reaching a BAL of 0.08 within
2 hours constitutes binge drinking
The nurse is teaching parents of a toddler about the use of a car seat. The nurse
demonstrates an understanding of this measure by stating that a car seats are
mandatory in which of the following conditions? ✅in all 50 states
A nurse is assessing the following children. Which child would the nurse identify as
having the greatest risk for choking and suffocating? ✅A toddler playing with a 9 y/o
brothers construction set
Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind regarding
the use of side rails for a confused patient? ✅a person of small stature is at increased
risk for injury from entrapment
When describing safety issues and related mortality to a local senior citizens group,
which of the following would the nurse identify as the leading cause of accidental death
for people 79 years and older? ✅falls
Nursing education efforts that focus on prevention of firearm injuries are important for
which of the following reasons? ✅Most homicide victims, 10-24 are killed with a gun
When discussing emergency preparedness with a group of first responders, which of
the following would be important to include about preparation for a terrorist attack?
✅blast lung injury is a serious consequence following detonation of an explosive
device
An older resident who is disoriented likes to wander the halls of his long-term care
facility. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to use as an
alteration to restraints? ✅Identifying his door with his picture and a balloon
While discussing home safety with the nurse, a patient admits that she always smokes
cigarettes in bed before falling asleep. Which nursing diagnosis would be the priority for
this patient? ✅Risk for suffocation related to unfamiliarity with the prevention
guidelines
, A male patient has weakened knees due to arthritis, the home heathcare nurse
determine that he understands the need for safety modifications at home by which of
the following? ✅sitting primarily in chairs with armrests
When a fire occurs in a patients room, which of the following would be the nurse's
priority? ✅rescue the patient
The nurse is planning a health teaching session for new parents about poisoning
emergencies, which of the following would the nurse emphasize that the parents do
first? ✅call the control poison center
JC guidelines regarding the use of restraints recommended which of the following?
✅alternative measures must be attempted first
The nurse orients an older patient to the safety features in her hospital room. Which of
the following is a vital component of this admission routine? ✅Explain how to operate
the call bell
When complaining a safety event report, the nurse should do which of the following?
✅objectively describe the incident in details
Which of the following is the name selected by the pharmaceutical company selling the
drug and protected trademark? ✅Trade name
The process by which drug is transferred from its site of entry into the body to the
bloodstream is known as which of the following? ✅absorption
A patient has an abnormal and unexpected response to a drug this is defined as what?
✅idiosyncratic effect
A medication order reads "K-Dur 20mg mEq PO bid," when does the nurse correctly
give this drug? ✅twice a day by oral route
You and to administer a medicine for Mr. Brown, In addition to checking his ID bracelet,
you can correctly verify his ID by doing which of the following? ✅asking the patient his
name
You are to administer medicine using a NG tube. Before giving the medication, what
should you do? ✅check for proper placement of the NG tube
The medicine order reads: "hydromorphone, 2 mg IV every 3-4 hours PRN pain." The
pre-filled cartilage is available with the label reading: "hydromorphone 2 mg/1 mL" the
cartilage contains 1.2 mL of hydromorephone. Which of the following actions is correct?
✅Dispose of 2.0 mL correctly before administering the drug
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