A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for
sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? - Answer- I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an ...
ATI RN Medical -Surgical Proctored Exam 2019 A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Answer - I should lie down when I take this medication A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer - Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer - Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change? - Answer - I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer - Change your pet's litter box daily a nurse is caring for a cli ent who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications? - Answer - Desmopressin A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call fr om a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - Answer - Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough A nurse is taking an admissio n history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation of Raynaud's? - Answer - Using nicotine transdermal patch A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous device and notes the tubing has become disconnected. the client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Answer - Clamp the catheter A nurse is completing an assessment of an o lder client and notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Answer - Support bony prominences with pillows A home health nurse is maki ng an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis. Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take? - Answer - Provide coping strategies for client and family A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "exhibit" button for additional information about the client.) - Answer - Initiate airborne precautions A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client to identify factors for colorectal cancer. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as increasing the client's risk? - Answer - History of Crohn's disease A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a mastectomy. The client tells the nurse, "I'm not sure I want to have a mastectomy." Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - Answer - I can give you additional information about the procedure A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed RBCs to a client who is anemic. Identify the sequence of s teps the nurse should follow - Answer - 1. obtain venous access using a 19-gauge needle 2. Obtain the unit of a packed RBCs from blood bank 3. verify blood compatibility with another nurse 4. Initiate transfusion of the unit of packed RBCs 5. Remain with th e client for the first 15 to 30 minutes A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Answer - I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage devices
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