A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of asthma. The patient is treated with bronchodilators and oxygen therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for discharge. Who is responsible for teaching the patient about managing asthma at home?
A. The staff nurse
B. Th...
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A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of asthma. The patient is treated with
bronchodilators and oxygen therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for discharge. Who is
responsible for teaching the patient about managing asthma at home?
A. The staff nurse
B. The nurse educator
C. The nurse administrator
D. The clinical nurse specialist - ✔ ✔ B
A 56-year-old patient has a severe, productive cough. The patient is diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB)
and is placed in an isolation room. What are the possible reasons for this action? Select all that apply.
A. To perform a chest x-ray
B. To prevent the spread of infection
C. To provide intravenous fluids
D. To prevent the patient's exposure to other infections
E. To restrict the patient's movements - ✔ ✔ BE
A group of nursing students is being taught independent nursing interventions. Which interventions
should be included in the teaching? Select all that apply.
A. Health promotion
B. Starting an intravenous infusion
C. Administration of analgesics
D. Assisting with daily activities
E. Repositioning a patient for pain relief - ✔ ✔ ADE
,A group of nursing students is being taught to avoid errors in writing nursing interventions. Which
statements are correctly stated nursing interventions? Select all that apply.
A. Turn the patient every 2 hours.
B. Perform blood glucose measurements.
C. Measure blood glucose before each meal: 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM,
and 5:00 PM.
D. Turn the patient every 2 hours from supine to prone to right
side.
E. Give sitz bath. - ✔ ✔ CD
A newly hired nurse is asked to perform a procedure that the nurse has not previously performed. What
should the nurse do in such a situation? Select all that apply.
A. Try to learn and obtain knowledge about the procedure.
B. Ask the unit manager to assign the procedure to another nurse.
C. Ask an experienced nurse to supervise and guide the new nurse
during the procedure.
D. Verbalize the steps of the procedure with an instructor before
performing it.
E. Refuse to perform the procedure. - ✔ ✔ ACD
A nurse reviews the laboratory reports of a patient with infection. Which laboratory parameter would
be normal during infection?
A. Basophil count
B. Monocyte count
C. Neutrophil count
D. Lymphocyte count - ✔ ✔ A
,A nursing student is learning about the role of the State Board of Nursing. Which are functions of the
State Board of Nursing? Select all that apply.
A. Provides for the rights of patients and protects employees
B. Gives nursing home residents the right to be free of restraints
C. Can suspend the license of the nurse who violates licensing
provisions
D. Licenses all registered nurses in the state in which they practice
C. Has to follow due process before revoking or suspending a
license - ✔ ✔ CDE
A nursing student is learning about the standards of care for nursing. Which should the student do to
maintain high nursing standards? Select all that apply.
A. Learn about the Nurse Practice Act in the state.
B. Follow updates in laws and policies practiced.
C. Read current nursing literature in specified practice areas.
D. Avoid using procedures given by the employment agency.
E. Understand current legal issues affecting nursing practice. - ✔ ✔ ABCE
A patient has a lung infection. Which nursing standards of practice should the nurse adopt while caring
for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. Planning
B. Diagnosis
C. Assessment
D. Collaboration
E. Environmental health - ✔ ✔ ABC
, A patient is admitted in the hospital with a diagnosis of meningococcal pneumonia. Which is the priority
nursing intervention in this condition?
A. Isolating the patient
B. Performing oral hygiene
C. Providing antimicrobial therapy
D. Keeping the patient well hydrated - ✔ ✔ A
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a respiratory infection. Following coughing and deep-breathing
exercises, the nurse finds that the patient continues to have congested lungs. What should the nurse
do?
A. Increase the dose of antibiotics.
B. Hand over the patient to another nurse.
C. Refer the patient for a chest x-ray.
D. Increase frequency of coughing and deep-breathing exercises. - ✔ ✔ D.
A patient is diagnosed with breast cancer. The healthcare provider educates the patient about the
treatment options. The healthcare provider recommends and highly favors chemotherapy; however, the
patient chooses to undergo surgery. Which is the mostappropriate intervention?
A. Prepare the patient for surgery.
B. Order the patient to undergo chemotherapy.
C. Convince the patient of the disadvantages of surgery.
D. Convince the patient of the advantages of chemotherapy. - ✔ ✔ A
A patient is diagnosed with influenza. Which type of isolation precaution is mostappropriate for this
patient?
A. Droplet precautions
B. Contact precautions
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