Nursing 209 MidTerm Exam with correct answers 2024.

A charge nurse is reviewing with newly admitted nurse the difference in manifestations of a localized versus a systemic infection. Which of the manifestations of a systemic infection? - CORRECT ANSWER 100% -Fever -Malaise -Increase in pulse and respiratory rate A home health nurse is instructing a patient who has just started receiving oxygen therapy via mask. The nurse should emphasize that the patient must... CORRECT ANSWER 100% - Reposition the elastic band frequently A nurse discovers a small paper fire in the trash can in a client bathroom. The client has been taken to safety and the alarm has been activated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER 100% Place wet towels along the base of the door to the clients room A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as contamination the sterile field? - -CORRECT ANSWER 100% The nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the sterile field. -The procedure is delayed for 1 hour because the provider receives an emergency call - The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first? - CORRECT ANSWER 100% The flap furthest from the body A nurse in a senior center is counseling a group of older adults about their nutritional needs & considerations. Which of the following info should the nurse include? Select all. - CORRECT ANSWER 100% -Older adults are more prone to dehydration than younger adults are. -Older adults need the same amount of most vitamins and minerals as younger adults -Many older men and women need calcium supplementation A nurse in the ER is caring for a pt who has a knee injury. The pt will be discharged and will be using a pair of axillary crutches for the first time. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discharging the pt? - CORRECT ANSWER 100% Hold the crutches on the unaffected side when preparing to sit A nurse is about to transfer to a chair a patient who has a weak left leg. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates correct transfer technique? -CORRECT ANSWER 100%