c. Grating sensation to knee joint 1. A nurse is assessing a client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Weight loss b. Morning stiffness less than 30 minutes c. Grating sensation to knee joint d. Red big toe
d. Symptomatic stage 2. A client ...
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c. Grating sensation to knee joint ✅1. A nurse is assessing a client with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Weight loss
b. Morning stiffness less than 30 minutes
c. Grating sensation to knee joint
d. Red big toe
d. Symptomatic stage ✅2. A client in an HIV Clinic comes in with complaints of
recurring diarrhea and body weakness. The client's most recent CD4 count is 375
cells.ul. At which stage of HIV would you suspect the client has?
a. Asymptomatic stage
b. AIDS stage
c. Acute infection
d. Symptomatic stage
d. Minimizing adverse drug reactions ✅3. A nurse is caring for a young female client
with moderate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) currently managed on high-dose
prednisone, ibuprofen PRN and azathioprine as a immunosuppressant. which of the
following is a priority in planning care for the client?
a. Screening for heart conditions
b. Screening for signs of cancer
c. Teaching ways to prevent skin damage
d. Minimizing adverse drug reactions
b. Refer the client to support groups that had the same experience ✅4. A nurse is
caring for a client experiencing hair loss weeks after receiving chemotherapy. Which of
the following is an appropriate nursing intervention?
a. Apply warm packs on the scalp at night time for several days
b. Refer the client to support groups that had the same experience
c. Advise the client to use electric hair dryers after the shower
d. Inform the client that hair loss is a permanent effect of the drugs
a. Spinal cord compression- incontinence and paralysis ✅5. A nurse is caring for a
client with stage 4 lung cancer undergoing inpatient chemotherapy. While assisting the
client out of bed the nurse notes the client has developed leg muscle weakness and
, bone pain. Further assessment reveals of decreased deep tendon reflexes polyuria and
back pain. Which of the following conditions might the client have?
a. Spinal cord compression- incontinence and paralysis
b. Cardiac tamponade
c. Tumor lysis syndrome
d. Malignant hypercalcemia
b. Pain management ✅6. A nurse is planning care for a client who has multiple
myeloma. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
b. Pain management
c. Reduction of bone fractures
d. End of life care
c. Accidentally leaving used and capped needles in bed linen ✅7. A nurse is teaching
a group of newly licensed nurses about needle stick injury. Which of the following
factors for HIV transmission and an occupational health care setting poses the highest
risk?
a. Injecting intramuscular medications
b. Participating in complex surgical procedures in the OR
c. Accidentally leaving used and capped needles in bed linen
d. Recapping or bending needles
b. Undercooked eggs ✅8. A nurse is caring for a client with moderate neutropenia.
Which of the following is a contradiction for a client with neutropenia?
a. Visitors inside the room
b. Undercooked eggs
c. Hep-A filtered room
d. Chlorhexidine bath
a. Initial positive test result from HIV requires confirmatory testing ✅9. A group of
newly licensed nurses attend a class on HIV testing. Which of the following statements
about HIV diagnostic testing by one of the nurses indicates an understanding of
information?
a. Initial positive test result from HIV requires confirmatory testing
b. A viral culture test is always needed and available to detect HIV in blood
c. Rapid HIV antigen test things are the only available diagnostic test
d. Elisa test is always necessary to confirm the presence of HIV in stool
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