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1. Put your name on this exam package 2. Put your name on the scoring sheet 3. Read each question carefully 4. Mark the best answer on the scoring sheet 1 1. 82 year-old Mary has been diagnosed with a stage I pressure ulcer on her left hip despite a q2h turning schedule. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client? a. Impaired skin integrity r/t effects of pressure and friction b. High risk for impaired skin integrity c. Activity intolerance r/t Sta...

Name: 1. Put your name on this exam package 2. Put your name on the scoring sheet 3. Read each question carefully 4. Mark the best answer on the scoring sheet 1. 82 year-old Mary has been diagnosed with a stage I pressure ulcer on her left hip despite a q2h turning schedule. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client? 2. Jack is postoperative for an abdominal surgical procedure. When assessing the abdominal suture line, which...

Independent questions Questions 1 to 21 do not refer to a case. 1. When receiving physician’s orders by telephone, the practical nurse must do which of the following to minimize the risk for error? a. Write as the physician gives the order, then repeat the order back to for verification b. Repeat the orders back to the physician, then write the orders on the order sheet c. Write the client’s name, next of kin, and date on the order sheet d. Write the physician’s name on the order s...

Independent questions Questions 1 to 20 do not refer to a case. 1. Mrs. Gillis, 58 years old, has edema in both feet. Antiembolic stockings (TEDs) have been ordered. What is the most important step for the practical nurse to take before applying the stockings? a. Assess for pitting edema b. Check for popiteal pulses c. Wash legs and feet with warm water d. Elevate legs for 10 to 15 minutes before applying 2. The practical nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a caesarean sect...

Case 1 Miss Casey, 59 years old, is an obese client scheduled for removal of a calculus from her right ureter through a right flank incision. Questions 1 to 5 refer to this case. 1. What can the practical nurse do to prepare Miss Casey for the operation? a. Provide information needed to make an informed consent for surgery b. Explain the need for this type of surgery c. Write a requisition for preoperative test and medications d. Provide information about postoperative pain and activi...

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Independent questions Questions 1 to 20 do not refer to a case. 1. A client has an IV infusing at 100 ml/hr; 100mls is left to be absorbed. The client is to be transported to x-ray. What should the practical nurse do? a. Send down a bag of IV fluid with the client in case the client is longer than one hour. b. Change the IV bag prior to the client leaving for the x-ray department c. Slow the IV rate to 50ml/hr while the client is in the x-ray department d. Hang a new bag of IV fluid when...