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A nurse is caring for an adult client who has attempted suicide. The client tells the nurse he
is calling his family to come pick him up. Which of the following actions by the nurse is
appropriate when the client insists on leaving the facility against medical advice? ANS -
discuss risks associated with leaving
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving parenteral nutrition through a nontunneled
central venous catheter and reports hearing a gurgling sound on the side of the catheter.
The nurse suspects the catheter has migrated to the jugular vein. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? ANS - stop the infusion
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who has aphasia. The nurse
should include which of the following communication strategies in the teaching? ANS - cue
client by providing cards that portray common needs
A nurse is caring for a child who is 24 hr postoperative following a supratentorial
craniotomy. The nurse should maintain the child in which of the following positions? ANS -
supine with head of the bed (HOB) elevated to 30 degrees
A nurse working in a hospice facility is talking to a client's son who is distressed because his
mother cries frequently and says she wants to die. Which of the following responses by the
nurse is appropriate? ANS - "Let's discuss some strategies you can use when this happens
again."
A nurse working in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 14 weeks of
gestation. The nurse should instruct the client to immediately notify the provider if she
experiences which of the following? ANS - Facial edema
A nurse is caring for a child who has leukemia and is prescribed a transfusion of platelets.
Which of the following should the client experience as a result of the transfusion? ANS -
Reduced bleeding time
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is prescribed buspirone (BuSpar). Which of
the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? ANS - "I
can have 1-2 alcoholic beverages a week."
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate to prepare the child for
administration of insulin? ANS - Allow the child to manipulate the medical equipment
A nurse is caring for a client who has a urinary tract infection and is prescribed ciprofloxacin
(Cipro). The client exhibits urticaria and angioedema following administration of the
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