RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NEWEST
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus and reports difficulty following the diet and remembering to take the
prescribed medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
promote client compliance? (SATA)
A. Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the client's support system
C. Assess for age-related cognitive awareness
D. Encourage the use of a daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use - CORRECT ANSWERS - A.
Ask the dietitian to assist with meal planning
B. Contact the client's support system
D. Encourage the use of a daily medication dispenser
E. Provide educational materials for home use
A nurse in a health care clinic is evaluating the level of wellness for clients
using the illness-wellness continuum tool. The nurse should identify which of
the following clients as being at the center of the continuum?
A. A college student who has influenza
B. An older adult who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
C. A new mother who has a urinary infection
,D. A young male who has a long history of well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis
- CORRECT ANSWERS - D. A young male who has a long history of well-
controlled rheumatoid arthritis
A nurse is evaluating clients at a health fair for modifiable variables affecting
health and wellness. The nurse should identify which of the following variables
as modifiable? (SATA)
A. Smoking on social occasions
B. BMI of 28
C. Alopecia
D. Trisomy 21
E. History of reflux - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Smoking on social
occasions
B. BMI of 28
E. History of reflux
A nurse is caring for a client who was just informed of a new diagnosis of breast
cancer. The nurse evaluates the client's response. Which of the following
statements by the client reflects a lack of understanding of an illness
perspective?
A. "I have no family history of breast cancer."
B. "I need a second opinion. There is no lump."
C. "I am glad we live in the city near several large hospitals."
D. "I will schedule surgery next week, over the holidays." - CORRECT
ANSWERS - B. "I need a second opinion. There is no lump."
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse
should notify the rapid response team for which of the following clients?
,A. Client who has a pressure injury of the right heel whose blood glucose is 300
mg/dL
B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness of breath
C. Client who has blood on a pressure dressing in the femoral area following a
cardiac catheterization
D. Client who has dark red coloration of left toes and absent pedal pulse -
CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Client who reports right calf pain and shortness
of breath
A nurse is caring for a client who has ingested a toxic agent. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take? (SATA)
A. Induce vomiting
B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. Administer syrup of ipecac
E. Infuse IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Instill activated charcoal
C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
E. Infuse IV fluids
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who fell through the
ice on a pond and is unresponsive and breathing slowly. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
A. Remove wet clothing
B. Maintain normal room temperature
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40º C (104º to 108º F)
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Remove wet
clothing
, C. Apply warm blankets
D. Use a rapid rewarming water of 40º C (104º to 108º F)
E. Infuse warmed IV fluids
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who is unresponsive.
The client's partner states, "He was pulling weeds in the yard and slumped to the
ground." Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to open the
client's airway?
A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
B. Modified jaw thrust
C. Hyperextension of the head
D. Flexion of the head - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
A nurse is reviewing the common emergency management protocol for clients
who have asystole. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
during this cardiac emergency?
A. Perform defibrillation
B. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing
C. Administer IV epinephrine
D. Elevate the client's lower extremities - CORRECT ANSWERS - C.
Administer IV epinephrine
A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedure following lumbar puncture
and reports a throbbing headache when sitting upright. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
A. Use the Glasgow Coma Scale when assessing the client
B. Assist the client to a supine position
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