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Which nursing action does the nurse have to establish first when caring for a client in pain?
A) Teach the client about pain.
B) Establish a trusting relationship with the client.
C) Determine how various relaxat...
Fundamentals OF Nursing Kaplan Agn
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Which nursing action does the nurse have to establish first when caring for a client in
pain?
A) Teach the client about pain.
B) Establish a trusting relationship with the client.
C) Determine how various relaxation techniques affect the pain.
D) Administer pharmacological agents. - correct answer. B) Establish a trusting
relationship with the client.
The clinic nurse interviews a middle-adult client who comes to the clinic reporting
difficulty sleeping and ongoing fatigue. The nurse learns the client works as a security
guard and frequently works the night shift. Which is the best initial statement for the
nurse to make while discussing this client's problem?
A) "Tell me about your usual sleeping habits."
B) "You probably sleep when you can during your night tour."
C) "This is normal for your age group."
D) "Working the night shift is known to disrupt sleeping patterns." - correct answer. A)
"Tell me about your usual sleeping habits."
The nurse prepares for a urinary catheterization procedure for a client. Which action by
the nurse is most important?
A) Places all supplies close to the edge of the table
B) Keeps the field holding the supplies in front of the nurse
C) Sets up the field below the nurse's waist level
D) Adds only clean supplies to the field - correct answer. B) Keeps the field holding
the supplies in front of the nurse
A liver scan is prescribed for a client prior to surgery. Which description best describes
the procedure?
, A) The client will ingest a small amount of radioactive material and venipuncture will be
performed to monitor blood levels.
B) The client will stand in front of a large machine that takes x-ray pictures of the liver.
C) The client will be asked to lie still while a scanning probe is passed back and forth
over the body.
D) The client's skin will be lubricated with oil and ultrasound pictures will be taken. -
correct answer. C) The client will be asked to lie still while a scanning probe is passed
back and forth over the body.
Rationale: A client will receive trace amounts of radioactive colloid by IV infusion and
then will be placed in many different positions on a table. The client must lie very still
during the scan. No follow-up care is necessary.
Which nursing action is best to identify and manage a client's valuable items during
hospitalization?
A) Tell the client to place valuable items in the bedside table.
B) Inform the client the nurse will hold on to any valuable items while the client is in
surgery.
C) Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record.
D) Leave any valuable items at the nurses station while the client is off the unit for
testing. - correct answer. C) Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in
the medical record.
The nurse provides care for a client beginning intermittent heparin therapy. The nurse
knows which laboratory test is used to monitor the effectiveness of heparin?
A) Activated partial thromboplastin time.
B) Prothrombin time.
C) Bleeding time.
D) Protein electrophoresis. - correct answer. A) Activated partial thromboplastin time.
The nurse identifies which change in the genitourinary system is usually associated with
client aging?
A) Increased sphincter tone.
B) Decreased incontinence.
C) Increased frequency.
D) Increased filtration. - correct answer. C) Increased frequency.
The nurse provides care for a client with an abdominal wound. The nurse notes that
there is purulent drainage from the wound. Which action does the nurse take first?
A) Contacts the health care provider.
B) Places the client on contact precautions.
C) Irrigates the wound.
D) Asks the client to identify the level of pain on a numeric scale. - correct answer. B)
Places the client on contact precautions.
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