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When Jill is awake, she often seems restless and begins to pull and pick at the bed linen. Jill's
sister has concerns about managing her restlessness at home. She asks the nurse if there are
non-pharmacological interventions that their family can try. Which interventions for restlessness
should the RN encourage Jill's family to try?
1 A. Keep the lights in Jill's room dimmed.
B. Read a favorite poem or passage aloud.
C. Apply restraints to prevent injury
D. Gently rub back or stroke arms
E. Play soothing music
F. Avoid talking when at the bedside.
You are about to handover patient care to your on-coming nurse colleague. Which patient
requires the most immediate attention?
1.) 62 year-old man with COPD who has just completed his scheduled bronchodilator
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2.) 68 year-old woman with type 2 diabetes who had CVA 2 days ago
3.) 72 year-old woman with history of asthma with HR 90 and is due for her beta-blocker
4.) 48 year-old man admitted with cellulitis of his right hand after a construction accident,
currently on IV antibiotics, with a temperature of 101.8
Which of the following are nursing responsibilities in the promotion of effective and safe TCs at
hospital discharge? Check all that apply.
A. Comprehensive assessment of patient and family education needs
B. Review and reconciliation of medications
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C. Advising the patient not to take any medications that he was taking before hospitalization
D. Reinforcing signs and symptoms that warrant notification of health care provider; and
providing contact information for the appropriate providers
E. Suggesting websites the patient might want to consult when he gets home
You are assigned to care for a 58 year-old man who is scheduled for a cardiac angiogram during
your shift. What actions should you take? Check all that apply.
1-Explain that the patient will receive short-acting anesthesia
4 2-Review the patient's allergies, specifically checking to see if he has an allergy to contrast dye
3-Inform the patient that his wife should stay at home until the procedure is finished, as family
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often distract the team in the cath lab
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4- Review and reconcile his medications. Confirm that he did not take his warfarin
5- Check the patient's most recent labs paying particular attention to the PT INR
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You have just received change of shift report. Which C
patient should you assess first? RR 36 and diminished wheezing indicative of respiratory distress and needs prompt attention
a. 62 year-old man who is scheduled for a cardiac
cath, and is ready to be transported now
b. 58 year-old woman with COPD with an O2
saturation of 92% on 2 liters of O2, who is scheduled
to be discharged home on O2
c. 36 year-old man admitted with an exacerbation
of asthma with RR 36 at rest, and whose wheezing
has diminished
d. 72 year-old woman with history of asthma with
HR 90 and is due for her beta-blocker
You are about to handover patient care to your on- 4
coming nurse colleague. Which patient requires the Cellulitis is serious infection, involving swelling of subcutaneous tissue, fluid displacement due to 3rd
most immediate attention? spacing. What else would you assess?
1.) 62 year-old man with COPD who has just
completed his scheduled bronchodilator
2.) 68 year-old woman with type 2 diabetes who
had CVA 2 days ago
3.) 72 year-old woman with history of asthma with
HR 90 and is due for her beta-blocker
4.) 48 year-old man admitted with cellulitis of his
right hand after a construction accident, currently
on IV antibiotics, with a temperature of 101.8
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