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A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a 24 hour urine collection. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Discard the first void
B. Keep the urine in a single container at room temperature
C. Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container
D. Ask the client to urinate into the toilet, stop midstream, and then finish urinating into a specimen
container
A. Discard the first void
A nurse is reviewing the factors that increase risk of UTIs with a client who has reoccurring UTIs. Which
of the following factors to the nurse include? Select all that apply
A. Frequent sexual intercourse
B. Lowering of testosterone levels
C. Wiping from front to back
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
,A. Frequent sexual intercourse
D. Location of the urethra in relation to the anus
E. Frequent catheterization
A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder training program for a client who has incontinence. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply
A. Establish a schedule of urinating prior to meal times
B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination times
E. Provide a sterile container for urine
B. Have the client record urination times
C. Gradually increased urination intervals
D. Remind the client to hold the urine until the next scheduled urination times
A nurse is determining a clients ability to learn self monitoring of blood glucose using a glucometer.
Which of the following abilities should the nurse confirm that the client has down before proceeding
with the instruction? Select all that apply
A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
C. Color vision
D. Basic literacy
E. Demonstration of the ability
A. Finger dexterity
B. Visual acuity
E. Demonstration of the ability
A nurse is providing education on how to check blood glucose levels to a client who has a new diagnosis
of type one diabetes mellitus. The nurse should include which of the following instructions about
transferring blood onto the reagent portion of the test strip?
A. Smear the blood onto the strip
B. Squeeze the blood onto the strap
C. Touch the puncture to stimulate bleeding
D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
D. Hold the test strip next to the blood on the fingertip
A nurse attempts to collect a capillary blood specimen via fingerstick for a blood glucose monitoring
from a client who has diabetes mellitus. The nurse is unable to obtain an adequate drop of blood for the
reagent strip. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Puncture another finger to obtain a capillary specimen
,B. Test the urine with a urinary agent strip instead
C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
D. Perform a venipuncture to obtain a venous sample
C. Wrap the hand in a warm moist cloth
A nurse is teaching self monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to a client who has DM. Which of the
following instructions to the nurse include? Select all that apply
A. Perform this once daily at bedtime
B. Wipe the hand with an alcohol swab
C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
C. Hold the hand in a dependent position prior to the puncture
D. Hold the puncturing device perpendicular to the site
E. Prick the outer edge of the finger tip for the blood sample
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of the following client care
needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply)
A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client states he does not understand how to use a nebulizer
A. A client who has terminal cancer request hospice care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
D. A client request an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive
devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following members of
the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. CNA
C. Registered dietitian
D. Occupational therapist
A client who is postoperative following a knee arthroplasty is concerned about adverse effects of the
medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medications effects?
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
, C. Pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. Respiratory therapist
A. Provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
D. Registered nurse
A client who has had a CVA has persistent problems with dysphasia. The nurse caring for the client
should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. Social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. Occupational therapist
D. Speech language pathologist
D. Speech language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of various members of the
healthcare team that they will encounter on a medical surgical unit. When she gives examples of types
of tasks certified nursing assistant may perform, which of the following activities should be included?
Select all that apply
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
D. Determining level of pain
E. Measuring vital signs
A. Bathing
B. Ambulating
C. Toileting
E. Measuring vital signs
A nurse is caring for a client who decides to not have surgery despite significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non-maleficence
B. Autonomy
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
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