NURSING EXAMS AND STUDY GUIDES(Verified learners)

Ignatavicius Chapter 1: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical- Surgical Nursing PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? a. Attending to holistic client needs b. Ensuring client safety c. Not making medication errors d. Providing client-focused care - qualified answersB 1. A nurse manager wishes to ensure th...

Ignatavicius Chapter 1: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical- Surgical Nursing PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1. A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? a. Attending to holistic client needs b. Ensuring client safety c. Not making medication errors d. Providing client-focused care - qualified answersB 1. A nurse manager wishes to ensure th...

Ignatavicius Chapter 21 TEST BANK A client has been placed on Contact Precautions. The client's family is very afraid to visit for fear of being "contaminated" by the client. What action by the nurse is BEST? A. Explain to them that these precautions are mandated by law. B. Show the family how to avoid spreading the disease. C. Reassure the family that they will not get the infection. D. Tell the family it is important that they visit the client. B. Visitors may be apprehensive abo...

Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing Musculoskeletal ANS: A A client's medical alert bracelet or any other jewelry would be removed from the fractured arm before the affected extremity swells. Immobilization, positioning, and dressing should occur after the bracelet is removed. - qualified answersA nurse is caring for a client with diabetes mellitus who has fractured her arm. Which action would the nurse take first? a. Remove the medical alert bracelet from the fractured arm. b...

Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing Musculoskeletal ANS: A A client's medical alert bracelet or any other jewelry would be removed from the fractured arm before the affected extremity swells. Immobilization, positioning, and dressing should occur after the bracelet is removed. - qualified answersA nurse is caring for a client with diabetes mellitus who has fractured her arm. Which action would the nurse take first? a. Remove the medical alert bracelet from the fractured arm. b...

Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing Musculoskeletal ANS: A A client's medical alert bracelet or any other jewelry would be removed from the fractured arm before the affected extremity swells. Immobilization, positioning, and dressing should occur after the bracelet is removed. - qualified answersA nurse is caring for a client with diabetes mellitus who has fractured her arm. Which action would the nurse take first? a. Remove the medical alert bracelet from the fractured arm. b...

Lab Values and Ranges Albumin, Serum -qualified answers 3.4-5.0 g/dL Alk Phos (ALP) -qualified answers 40-150 u/L ALT (GPT) -qualified answers 0-65 u/L Ammonia -qualified answers 18-72 umol/L Amylase -qualified answers 25-115 u/L Anion Gap -qualified answers 5-15 mEq/L AST (GOT) -qualified answers 0-37 u/L Bilirubin -qualified answers 0-1.0 mg/dL BNP -qualified answers <135 pg/mL Calcium -qualified answers 9.0-10.5 mg/dL Chloride -qualified answers 98-106 mg/dL CK -qualified ans...

Lab Values and Ranges Albumin, Serum -qualified answers 3.4-5.0 g/dL Alk Phos (ALP) -qualified answers 40-150 u/L ALT (GPT) -qualified answers 0-65 u/L Ammonia -qualified answers 18-72 umol/L Amylase -qualified answers 25-115 u/L Anion Gap -qualified answers 5-15 mEq/L AST (GOT) -qualified answers 0-37 u/L Bilirubin -qualified answers 0-1.0 mg/dL BNP -qualified answers <135 pg/mL Calcium -qualified answers 9.0-10.5 mg/dL Chloride -qualified answers 98-106 mg/dL CK -qualified ans...

LPN to RN Transition Unit 1 Test A nurse manager is discussing the RN's scope of practice with a new hire. Which statement, made by the new hire, is not true of the RN's scope of practice? a. "A nurse may be disciplined by the Board of Nursing for practicing beyond his or her scope of practice." b. "Scope of practice is legally defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA)." c. "Scope of practice defines the responsibilities of nurses." d. "Scope of practice can be found i...

LPN to RN Transition Unit 1 Test A nurse manager is discussing the RN's scope of practice with a new hire. Which statement, made by the new hire, is not true of the RN's scope of practice? a. "A nurse may be disciplined by the Board of Nursing for practicing beyond his or her scope of practice." b. "Scope of practice is legally defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA)." c. "Scope of practice defines the responsibilities of nurses." d. "Scope of practice can be found i...