Ati fundamentals shotgun - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is caring for a client who, while sitting in a chair, starts to experience a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Lower the client to the floor and place a pad under the client's head. A home health nurs...

A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is caring for a client who, while sitting in a chair, starts to experience a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Lower the client to the floor and place a pad under the client's head. A home health nurs...

A nurse is giving change-of-shift report about a client they admitted earlier that day who has pneumonia. Which of the following pieces of information is the priority for the nurse to provide? Breath sounds A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate? Ambulatory a client who is postoperative A nurse enters a clients room and finds her on the floor. The clients roommate reports that the client was t...

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse takes when she observes the client crying? Sit and hold the client's hand A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the nurse include as a secondary prevention? Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities for early influenza manifestations A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (A...

A community health nurse is preparing a campaign about seasonal influenza. Which of the following plans should the nurse include as a secondary prevention? Screening groups of older adults in nursing care facilities for early influenza manifestations A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about proper hand hygiene. Which of the following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching? "There are times I should use soap and water rather than an alcohol-based ru...

a nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription that reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the provider? medication dose a nurse is teaching a group of nurses about the use of essential oils for aromatherapy. the nurse should include in the teaching that this therapy might be contraindicated for which of the following clients? a client who has asthma a nurse is admitting a client who has r...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. What examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Chapter 1) *-> Restorative Health Care:* - Home health care