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1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a prescription for the
transdermal nitroglycerin patch. which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching.
A- Place the patch on an area of skin away from skin folds and joints
B- Apply the new patch to the same site as the previous patch
C- Replace the patch at the onset of angina
D- Keep the patch on 24 hr per day
Answer A- Place the patch on an area of skin away from skin folds and joints
2. A nurse in an emergency room is assessing a client who has bradydysrhyth- mia. which of
the following findings should the nurse monitor for?
A- Friction Rub
B- Confusion
C-Dry Skin
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D-Hypertension
Answer B- Confusion
3. A nurse is admitting a client who has a leg ulcer and a history of diabetes mellitus. the
nurse should use which of the following focused assessments to help differentiate between
an arterial ulcer and a venous stasis ulcer.
A- ask if the client has had a recent infection
B- Explore the clients family history of peripheral vascular disease
C- Note the presence of absence of pain at the ulcer site
D- inquire about the presence or absence of claudication
Answer D- Inquire about the presence or absence of claudication
4. A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days postoperative following a
heart transplant. which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching
A- " your level of activity intolerance will not change"
B- " you will be able to stop taking immunosuppressant's after 12 months
C- " after 6 months you will no longer need to restrict your sodium intake"
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D- "You might no longer be able to feel chest pain"
Answer D- "You might no longer be able to feel chest pain"
* Heart transplant clients usually are no longer able to feel chest pain due to the denervation of
the heart*
5. A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for a treatment of left-sided heart
failure with intravenous loop diuretics and digitalis therapy. the client is experiencing
weakness and an irregular hear rate. which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
A- obtain clients current weight
B-Determine the time of the last digoxin dose C-
Check the clients urine output
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