A client who had colon surgery 3 days ago is anxious and requesting
assistance to reposition. While the nurse is turning the client, the wound
dehiscence's and eviscerates. The nurse moistens an a available sterile dressing
and places over the wound.
Which intervention should the nurse implem...
Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should
be limited until after the first postoperative visit with the healthcare provider?
✓~ Drink 3L
A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a 1-10 scale.
Which intervention should the nurse implement?
✓~ Administer opioid and non-opioid medications simultaneously
A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple blood
transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report immediately to the health
care provider?
a. low back pain and hypotension
b. rhinitis and nasal stuffiness
,c. delayed painful rash with urticarial
d. arthritic joint changes and chronic pain
✓~ a. low back pain and hypotension
ANSWER: (A) LOW BACK PAIN AND HYPOTENSTION
When conducting discharge teaching for a client
diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?
a. Have small frequent meals and sit up for at least two hours after meals.
b. Eat a bland diet and avoid spicy foods.
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
,d. Eat a soft diet with increased intake of milk and milk products
✓~ c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
ANSWER (C) EAT A HIGH-FIBER DIET AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the drainage tubing of
a client with continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of
the prostate (TURP). What is the best initial nursing action?
a. Provide additional oral fluid intake
b. Measure the client's intake and output.
c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
d. Administer a PRN dose of an antispasmodic agent
, ✓~ c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
ANSWER (C) Increase the flow of the bladder irrigation
A client wit lung cancer who wears a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for
pain is short of breath and difficult to arouse. When performing a head
-to-toe assessment, the nurse discovers four analgesic patches on
✓~ Remove all morphine patches
Coming down the basement steps, a client is brought to the emergency room X-
ray ... cast, which assessment finding warrants immediate
Intervention by the nurse?
✓~ Right foot pale with sluggish capillary refill
An overweight, young adult who was
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