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The nurse is planning to evaluate the effectiveness of several drugs administered by different routes.
Arrage the routes of administration in the order from fastest to slowest rate of absorption.
Subcutaenous
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Sublingual
Oral - ✔✔Intravenous, sublingual, intramuscular, subcutaneous, oral.
A 26-year-old gravida 4, para 0 had a spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks gestation. At one-house
post dilation and curettage (D&C) the nurse assess the vital signs and vaginal bleeding. The
client begins to cry softly. How should the nurse intervene?
A. Offer to call the social worker to discuss the possiblity of abortion
B. Reassure the client that the infertility specialist can help
C. Express sorrow for the client's grief and offer to sit with her
D. Chart the vital signs and amount of vaginal bleeding - ✔✔C. Express sorrow for the client's
grief and offer to sit with her
,A terminally ill male client and his family are requesting hospice care after discharge from the
hosptial and ask the nurse to explain what kind of care they should expect. The nurse should
indicate that hospice philosophy focuses on what aspect of health care?
A. Enhance symptom management to improve end of life quality
B. facilitates assisted suicide with the client's consent
C. Offers ways to postpone the death experience at home
D. Provide training for family members to care for the client. - ✔✔A. Enhance
symptom management to improve end of life quality
The nurse observes a wife shaving her husband's beard with a safety razor by holding the
skin taut and shaving in the direction of the hair growth . What action should the nurse take?
A. Advsie the wife to shave against the hair growth
B. Teach the wife to keep the skin loose to avoid cuts
C. Encourage the wife to continue shaving her husband
D. Demonstrate the correct procedure to the wife - ✔✔C. Encourage the wife to
continue shaving her husband
To assess pedal pulse what arterial sites should the nurse palpate? (select all that apply)
A. Posterior tibialis artery
B. Politeal artery
C. External femoral artery
,D. Dorsalis pedis artery
E Radial artery - ✔✔A. Posterior tibialis artery, D. Dorsalis pedis artery
The nurse is admitting a client who is diagnosed with Angina Pectoris. Which precipitating
factor in this client's history is likely to be related to the anginal pain?
A. Smokes one pack of cigarettes daily
B. Drinks two beers daily
C. Works in a job that requires exposure to the sun
D. Eats while lying in bed - ✔✔A. Smokes one pack of cigarettes daily
The nurse is assessing an older resident of a long-term care facility who has a history of Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy and identifies that the client's bladder is distended. The healthcare
provider prescribes post-voided residual catherterization over the next 24 hours and placement
of an indwelling catheter if the residual volume exceeds 100 mL. The client's PO intake is 600
mL, and fifteen minutes ago, the client voided 90 mL. What action should the nurse take?
A. Stand the client to void and run tap water within hearing distance before catheterizing the
client.
B. Straight catheterize and if the residual uring volume is greater than 100 mL, clamp catheter
C. Catheterize q2H and place in an indwelling catheter at the end of the prescribed 24hr period.
D. Catheterize with an indwelling catheter and if the residual volume is greater than 100 mL.
Inflate the balloon. - ✔✔D. Catheterize with an indwelling catheter and if the residual volume
is greater than 100 mL. Inflate the balloon.
, A client is receiving dexamethasone (Hexadrol, Decadron). What symptoms should the
nurse recognize as Cushionoid side effects?
A. Moon face, Slow wound healing, muscle wasting sodium and water retention
B. Tachycardia hypertension, weight loss, heat intolerance, nervousness, restlessness, tremor C.
Bradycardia, weight gain, cold intolerance, myxedema facies and periobarbital edema
D. Hyperpigmentation, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, dehydration, hypotension - ✔✔A.
Moon face, Slow wound healing, muscle wasting sodium and water retention
The cervix is the opening into the uterine cavity. What is its function in reproduction?
A. Accepts and interprets signals of sexual stimuli
B. Secretes mucus to facilitate sperm transport
C. Serves as the site for union of ovum ans sperm
D. Receives the penis during intercourse - ✔✔B. Secretes mucus to facilitate sperm transport
The nurse is working in a community health setting and assisting the charge nurse in performing
health screenings. Which individual is at highest risk for contracting an HIV infection?
A. 17-year-old who is sexually active simultaneously with numerous partners
B. 34-year old homosexual who is in a monogamous relationship
C. 30-year-old cocaine user who inhales and smokes drugs
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