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In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the development of trust? A) Food B) Warmth C) Security D) Comfort correct answers C) Security A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best reflects assertive communi...

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year old who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? A. Tachycardia and tachypnea B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary re...

The practical nurse enters a male client's room to administer routine morning medications, and the client is on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to take? A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication when the client's hung up the phone B. Wait for the client to excuse himself f...

A client presents at the ED complaining of a raspy voice, cold intolerance, and fatigue. Lab tests indicate an elevated TSH and low T3 and T4 levels. After the client is admitted to the telemetry unit, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? A) Assess for presence of non-...

The nurse knows that which statement by the mother indicates that the mother understands safety precautions with her four month-old infant and her 4 year-old child? A) "I strap the infant car seat on the front seat to face backwards." B) "I place my infant in the middle of the living room floo...

Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse? correct answers Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich i...

1-Enalapril maleate (Vasotec) is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication? A. Checking the client's blood pressure B. Checking the client's peripheral pulses C. Checking the most recent potassium level D. ...

The nurse is caring for a client with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who is receiving enteral tube feedings. Which task performed by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the nurse? A.Suctions oral secretions from mouth B.Positions head of bed flat when changing sheets C.Takes temperature ...

A nurse who has recently completed orientation is beginning work in the labor and delivery unit for the first time. When making assignments, which client should the charge nurse assign to this new nurse? correct answers A multiparous client who is dilated 5 cm and 50% effaced A client with human ...

what is considered a postpartum infection? correct answers a fever on 2 consecutive days for the first 10 days postpartum not including the first day wound infections mastitis endometritis UTIs respiratory tract infections what do you suspect in a child with an irregular pulse? correct answe...

The nurse has completed giving discharge instructions to a client who has had a total joint replacement (TJR) of the knee with a metal prosthetic system. The nurse determines that the client understands the instructions if the client makes which statement? 1."Changes in the shape of the knee are ...

Potassium chloride intravenously is prescribed for a client with hypokalemia. Which actions should the nurse take to plan for preparation and administration of the potassium? Select all that apply. 1. Obtain an intravenous (IV) infusion pump. 2.Monitor urine output during administration. 3.Prep...

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), 1 GM orally three times a day is prescribed for a female client with a urinary tract infection. The label on the medication reads "500 mg tablets." The RN must determine what the dose is. How many tablets would she give this client? A) 1/2 of a tablet B) 1 tablet C)...

Client w/ COPD, oxygen 2/l. Nurse observes SOB w/23BPM correct answers Assess the delivery mechanism of the oxygen tank, tubing, and cannula. Client w/ HF, SOB. Nurse to administer morphine sulfate IV correct answers Withhold the morphine till client's dyspnea resolves. two medications at sam...