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A nurse is providing support to the family of a school-age child who has a new diagnosis of a
terminal illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- Offer the family opinions about the child's care
- Prov...
Pn Exit Exam 2024 Set 2 Questions And
Answers Latest Top Score.
A nurse is providing support to the family of a school-age child who has a new diagnosis
of a
terminal illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- Offer the family opinions about the child's care
- Provide the family with time to talk openly
- Tell the family to avoid discussing the illness around the child
- Express sympathy when discussing the terminal diagnosis - correct answer.
Provide the family with time to talk openly
A nurse is assisting with a community health education course for family members of
clients
who have Alzheimer's Disease. . Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
- Provide a stimulating environment for the client
- Limit the number of choices for the client
- Use written signs to assist the client with locating the bathroom
- Use confrontation to manage the client's behavior - correct answer. Limit the
number of choices for the client
A community nurse is assisting with the development of a pamphlet regarding choking
hazards for toddlers. Which of the following foods should the nurse include?
- grapes
- Corn
- Potatoes
- Oranges - correct answer. grapes
A nurse is caring for a female client who has an indwelling catheter with a urinary
drainage
system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- Secure the tubing with adhesive tape to the lower abdomen
- Instruct the client to hold the drainage bag at waist height when ambulating
- Collect a sterile specimen from the urinary drainage bag
- Coil the tubing on the bed above the collection bag - correct answer. - Coil the
tubing on the bed above the collection bag
,A nurse is reinforcing with a client who has hypothyroidism and a new prescription for
levothyroxine. The nurse should instruct the client to notify the provider of which of the
following manifestations?
- Polyuria
- Pruritus
- Cough
- nervousness - correct answer. Pruritus
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is terminally ill about the
grief
process. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
- "Anticipatory grieving prolongs the grief process."
- " The grieving should be complete within 1 year."
- "The stages of grief occur in sequential order."
- "Anger toward the health staff is expected." - correct answer. "Anger toward the
health staff is expected."
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a group of clients. Which of the following
tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
- Obtain the diet history from a client who has heart failure.
- Administer a client's nighttime dose of milk of magnesia
- Perform basic life support
- Educate a client about the use of an incentive spirometer - correct answer.
Perform basic life support
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of
the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
- High-calorie, high-protein diet
- Administer levothyroxine with client's breakfast
- Increase the temperature of the client's room
- Tape client's eyelids shut at bedtime - correct answer. Increase the temperature of
the client's room
A nurse is preparing to give change of shift report on a client who is 2 days
postoperative following a total knee arthroscopy. Which of the following information
about the client should the nurse include in the report?
- Preferred bath time
- Time of last medication
- Steps required for dressing changes
- Admission vital signs - correct answer. Time of last medication
10. A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who was just diagnosed
with
tuberculosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
,- Communicate with personnel about the need for prophylaxis
- Place a mask on the client
- Notify local health department
- Contact those who live with the client - correct answer. - Place a mask on the client
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of five clients. For which of the following
events
should the nurse write an incident report? (Select all that apply)
- A client fell when ambulating to the bathroom alone
- An approximate amount of urine was recorded after the urine leaked from the client's
catheter bag.
- A client received the first dose of antibiotic 1 hour before the collection of blood for
culture and sensitivity.
- A client received an 0900 daily medication at 1000.
- A client who has an infection refused the evening meal. - correct answer. - A client
fell when ambulating to the bathroom alone. — A client received the first dose of
antibiotic 1 hour before the collection of blood for culture and sensitivity.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a total knee arthroplasty.
The
client reports a pain level of 6 on a scale from 0 to 10. Which of the following
medications
should the nurse administer?
- Oxycodone
- Ibuprofen
- Celecoxib
- Acetaminophen - correct answer. - Oxycodone
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative following the surgical creation
of
an ileostomy and is tolerating oral intake. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
- Apply sterile dressing to the stoma
- Insert catheter to drain liquid feces
- Empty the ileostomy pouch every 2 to 3 hour
- Irrigate the ileostomy with sterile water - correct answer. - Empty the ileostomy
pouch every 2 to 3 hour
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for fluoxetine.
Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching as an
indication
of serotonin syndrome?
- Diaphoresis
- Hypotension
- Peripheral edema
- Decreased body temperature - correct answer. - Diaphoresis
, A charge nurse in a long term care facility is discussing ethical theories with a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse
identify as an
indication that a newly licensed nurse understands utilitarianism?
- " I will consider what is going to benefit the most people when making decisions."
- "I will place a higher emphasis on human dignity than on the needs of a group."
- " I will respect the decision of a client who has chronic illness to stop treatment."
- " I will withhold a terminal diagnosis from a client who has cancer." - correct answer.
- " I will consider what is going to benefit the most people when making decisions."
A charge nurse working in a long-term care facility overhears two assistive personnel in
the
nurse's station discussing a client who was just admitted. Which of the following actions
should
the charge nurse take?
- Tell the APs to stop the conversation.
- Submit an incident report to the risk manager.
- Document the event in the client's progress notes.
- Inform the client of the AP's actions. - correct answer. - Tell the APs to stop the
conversation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and is
refusing to
learn how to self-administer insulin. Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
- " Have you considered how your decision to refuse medication will affect your family?"
- " You will suffer serious health issues if you don't take your medication."
- "I'd like to hear your thoughts about giving yourself insulin."
- "Why don't you want to learn how to give yourself your medication?" - correct answer.
- "I'd like to hear your thoughts about giving yourself insulin."
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the family of an older adult client about
safety
precautions when administering hypotonic enemas to a client. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
- Administer a second enema if the first has poor results.
- Instruct the client to exhale while inserting the rectal tube.
- Insert the tip of the rectal tube 15 cm (6in)
- Administer the enema using cool tap water. - correct answer. Instruct the client to
exhale while inserting the rectal tube.
Insert tip of rectal tube 3-4 inches (not 6in)
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has angina and a new
prescription
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