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1. A nurse in a long-term care facility notices a client who has Alzheimer’s disease standing at the exit doors at the end of the hallway. The clients appear to be anxious and agitated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - escort the client to a quiet area on the nursing unit rationale: a client who has Alzheimer disease experiences chronic confusion. Guiding the client to a quiet, familiar area will help decrease agitation. 2. A nurse is assisting with the plan of car...

1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to self-administer epoetin alfa. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - administer the medication subcutaneously. 2. A nurse enters the room of an adolescent client and finds them on the floor experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when the seizure subsides? - keep the client in a side-lying position. rationale: the nurse should keep the client in a side-lyin...

1. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is contraindicated in what? - Oxycodone (pain) 2. Benzodiazepines (lorazepam)(Anxiety) withdrawal what should be done? - Have someone assist you with ADL's 3. T/F Etanercept (Enbrel) (Arthritis)you should discard if solution is cloudy? - T 4. What should the nurses first action be with a medication error? - Asses the patient and vitals 5. What should the nurse do after instilling eyedrops? - Press the Nasolacrimal Duct 6. Alendronate (Fosamax) (Osteopor...

A nurse is caring for a child with sickle cell anemia and is having a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? Increase Oral Fluid A nurse is preparing a client for a paracentesis. What action should the nurse take? Instruct client to void before procedure A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has end-stage of kidney disease and a potassium level of 6. Which of the following is the best food the nurse to recommend? Hard Boiled Eggs...

1. 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. 2. A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of the following findings should t...

1. A nurse in a pediatric unit is preparing to insert an IV catheter for 7-year- old. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. (Unable to read) B. Tell the child they will feel discomfort during the catheter insertion. C. Use a mummy restraint to hold the child during the catheter insertion. D. Require the parents to leave the room during the procedure. - B 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has arteriovenous fistula Which of the following findings should the nurse repo...

A nurse is assisting a group of staff nurses about hepatits A. Which of the following modes should the nurse include as a method of transmitting hepatitis A? - Consumption of contaminated food A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is bottle feeding her full-term newborn with formula. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Feed the newborn at least every 3 to 4 hr A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a TURP. W...

1. A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an in- service for newly hired assistive personnel about legal issues within the facility. Which ofIthe following should the nurse include as an example ofIassault? ANS: Informing a client the nurse is going to administer an injection even though the client refuses . 2. A nurse is collecting data from who is severe pain. Which ofIthe following questions should the nurse ask first? ANS: "Where is your pain located?" 3. A nurse ...

1. A nurse has delegated care to an assistive personnel. At the end of the shift, the Ap asks the nurse to enter data for her because the AP has forgotten her password and needs to leave. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Tell the AP to contact the IT department for charting assistance. 2. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about car seat safety to the parents of a newborn. The nurse should instruct the parents to place the car seat in a.... - Rear-facing position in the ba...

A nurse in a long term care facility notices a client who has Alzheimer’s disease standing at the exit doors at the end of the hallway. The clients appears to be anxious and agitated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - escort the client to a quiet area on the nursing unit rationale: a client who has Alzheimer disease experiences chronic confusion. Guiding the client to a quiet, familiar area will help decrease agitation. A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for...