Unit 4 - Laboratory Techniques and their Application

What is the priority nursing intervention when a child is unconscious after a fall? - Establish an adequate airway. A nurse is teaching a parent of a toddler about nutrition. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? - . While planning postoperative care for the toddler, the nurse recognizes that the child is likely to have which concern based on age? - a. Separation Anxiety b. Have parent room in with pt. A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old client who just had abdominal s...

A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days. D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration. - A. Administer the feeding over 30 min. 2. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which...

A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter and notes blood-tinged urine in the catheter bag. The nurse recognizes this finding can be a manifestation of which of the following urinary alterations? A. Pernicious anemia B. Dehydration C. Prostate enlargement D. Bladder infection - d. Bladder infection A nurse is caring for a client who needs a stool specimen collected. Which of the following actions should nurse take when obtaining the specimen? A. Use sterile s...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer? a. misoprostol b. betamethasone c. poractant alfa d. methylergonovine - b. betamethasone A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her pregnancy? a. urine test for pr...

A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative d. Providing postmortem care to a client - d. Providing postmortem care to a client A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements. Which o...

ATI Mental Health 1. A nurse in a community health center is working with a group of clients who have post- traumatic stress disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to reduce anxiety among the group members? - Response prevention - Guided imagery * - Aversion therapy - Light therapy 2. A client who has a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is placed in a room with a client who has severe depression. The client who has depression reports to the nurse, ...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks gestation and is experiencing preterm Labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer? A. Misoprostol B. Betamethasone C. Poractant alfa D. Methylergonovine - b. Betamethasone A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her pregnancy? A. Urine test for...

The nursing team consists of a nurse, an LPN/LVN, and two unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which client care activity does the nurse recognize as appropriately utilizing the LPN/LVN's skill set? (Select all that apply.) - Suction a client's tracheostomy. Care for a 2-year-old client who has a systolic blood pressure of 84 mm Hg. Others here are better for hte UAP - have to pay attn to who else you have to use. They cannot administer IV meds for pain. The nurse reviews the care needs...

A nurse is assessing a client who has received an antibiotic. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of a possible allergic reaction to the medication? A. Bradycardia b. Headache c. Joint pain d. Hypotension A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing auditory hallucinations telling them to hurt others. The client is refusing to take anti-psychotic medication. Which of the following responses should t...

A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parent of a school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take? A. Administer the feeding over 30 minutes B. Place the child in a supine position after the feeding. C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration - A. Administer the feeding over 30 minutes A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of ...