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PN Adult Medical Surgical Practice A With NGN – Questions With Correct Answers
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PN Adult Medical Surgical Practice A With NGN –Questions With Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery and is experiencing
anxiety. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the
priority? ✔️Ans - Determine the client's understanding of the procedure.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has peripheral
arterial disease of the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include? ✔️Ans - Dangle the extremities off the side of the
bed.
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who had a recent left
hemispheric stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in
the plan? ✔️Ans - Use simple verbal cues when directing tasks.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who is terminally
ill about manifestations of impending death. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse include? ✔️Ans - Incontinence of the
bowel and bladder
A nurse is preparing to remove a client's NG tube. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse take to decrease the risk for aspiration?
✔️Ans - Pinch the NG tube.
A nurse is caring for a client who is preoperative and is receiving an IV
infusion of cefazolin. Ten minutes after beginning the infusion, the client
reports intense itching. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? ✔️Ans - Stop the medication infusion.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has cirrhosis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? ✔️Ans -
"Consume foods that are low in sodium."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a guaiac fecal
occult blood test. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? ✔️Ans - Avoid eating red meat for 3 days prior to the test.
, A nurse is preparing to administer phytonadione 7 mg subcutaneously to a
client who has an INR of 4. Available is phytonadione 10 mg/mL. How many
mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use
a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) ✔️Ans - 0.7 mL
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is taking insulin glargine.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
✔️Ans - "This type of insulin should be given at the same time every day."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) infection in a surgical wound. Which of the following
information should the nurse plan to share with visitors? ✔️Ans - Visitors
must don a gown and gloves prior to entering the client's room.
A nurse is collecting data from a 55-year-old female client who reports vaginal
dryness and hot flashes. The client is interested in trying hormone
replacement therapy (HRT). Which of the following should the nurse
recognize as a contraindication to HRT? ✔️Ans - History of treatment for
blood clots
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about management of constipation with a
client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? ✔️Ans - Increase intake of fiber-rich foods.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has multiple sclerosis and a
new prescription for baclofen. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? ✔️Ans - Avoid stopping this medication
suddenly.
A nurse is caring for a client who has an area indicating potential breakdown
over the sacrum. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
✔️Ans - Minimize the time the head of the bed is elevated.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is receiving 0.9% sodium
chloride by continuous IV infusion. The client reports pain and swelling at the
IV site. In which order should the nurse perform the following steps? (Move
the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance.
Use all the steps.) ✔️Ans - Check IV site
Stop the infusion
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