Southern University: HIMS 112 PN Management Online Practice 2017 B
A nurse is assisting with the selection of clients to discharge to make beds available following a tornado in the community. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge?
• A client who is recoveri...
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Southern University: HIMS 112 PN Management Online
Practice 2017 B
A nurse is assisting with the selection of clients to discharge to make beds available
following a tornado in the community. Which of the following clients should the
nurse recommend for discharge?
• A client who is recovering from a laparoscopic appendectomy that was
performed 24 hrago
A client who had an appendectomy without complications is often discharged the
day of
or the day after surgery. The nurse should recommend this client for discharge
becausethis client has a low risk for an adverse event.
A nurse is assisting with triage following a mass casualty event. The nurse should
recommend that which of the following clients be attended to first?
• A client who has a crush injury to the pelvis and whose pedal pulse in
the right foot isabsent
A client who has a pelvic crush injury and an absent pulse to the lower extremity
has an
immediate threat to life and limb and requires emergent care for survival. When
usingthe survival approach to client care, the nurse should give priority to this
client.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who states he is a devout
Hindu. To adhere to the client’s religious dietary practices, which of the
following food optionsshould the nurse offer to the client?
• Yogurt
The nurse should offer yogurt as a food option for the client who is a devout Hindu
because dairy products are believed to enhance spiritual purity.
A nurse assisting with disaster triage is examining a client who has a large open
would to the lower extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
• Tell the client she should receive treatment within 2 hr.
,When performing disaster triage, the nurse should assign clients who have a
large, open wound to the yellow, or urgent category. This is the second-priority
client category,and clients who are in this category should receive treatment
after the emergent group,but within 30 min to 2 hr.
A nurse is verifying informed consent with a client who is scheduled to have a
total openabdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy for the
treatment of
, uterine cancer. The nurse should notify the provider for which of the following
clientstatements?
• "I wish I knew if there was another way to treat this other than surgery."
The nurse should contact the provider to clarify the procedure and other options
with theclient. It is the provider's responsibility to inform the client of any other
treatment options.
A nurse is planning to delegate care for a group of clients following change-
of-shift report. Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan to assign
to an assistivepersonnel (AP)?
• Applying bilateral sequential compression devices to a client's legs
The nurse should delegate applying sequential compression devices to an AP
because this skill is used routinely in client care, creates minimal safety risk for
the client, and iswithin the range of function for an AP.
A nurse is discussing the meaning of utilitarianism with a newly licensed nurse.
Which ofthe following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an
understanding of this ethical theory?
• "Utilitarianism provides the greatest good for the greatest number of
people."
The nurse indicates an understanding of the ethical theory of utilitarianism by
statingthat the basis for this theory provides the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
A nurse is assisting with a presentation about preparing a home disaster supply kit
at acommunity health fair. Which of the following statements by a participant
should the nurse identify as understanding of the information?
• "I will purchase canned fruit for the kit."
A home disaster kit should include nonperishable food items, which require no
cooking or preparation and little water. Therefore, the nurse should identify the
inclusion of canned fruit as an understanding of the information.
A nurse is delegating collection of a random stool specimen to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which of the following information should the nurse
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