Lamar State College-Port Arthur

OXYGENATION Question 1 After suctioning a client, a nurse should expect to find: Question 2 See full question 37s Twenty-four hours after cesarean birth, a neonate at 30 weeks’ gestation is diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). When explaining to the parents about the cause of this syndrome, the nurse should include a discussion about an alteration in the body’s secretion of which substance? Question 3 See full question 16m 14s A client has been hospitalized for treatm...

NUTRITION Question 1 A bottle-fed infant, age 3 months, is brought to the pediatrician's office for a well-child visit. During the previous visit, the nurse taught the mother about infant nutritional needs. Which statement by the mother during the current visit indicates effective teaching? Question 2 See full question 31s A nurse is planning a health teaching session for a group of parents with toddlers. When describing a toddler's typical eating pattern, the nurse should mention that ...

METABOLISM Question 1 A nurse should encourage a client with a wound to consume foods high in vitamin C because this vitamin: Question 2 See full question 55s A painter who recently fractured his tibia worries about his finances because he can't work. To treat his anxiety, his physician orders buspirone, 5 mg by mouth three times per day. Which drugs interact with buspirone? Question 3 See full question 44s During a visit to the prenatal clinic, a pregnant client at 32 weeks' gestatio...

BASIC PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS Question 1 In working with a rape victim, which intervention is most important? Question 2 See full question 2s When preparing discharge instructions for a client after an abdominal hysterectomy, the nurse should first: Question 3 See full question 2s A client is having trouble adjusting to a colostomy surgically created 4 days ago. The nurse prioritizes which nursing diagnosis? Question 4 See full question 5s A 16-year-old primiparous client has decided to pl...

FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES Question 1 The physician orders dextrose 5% in water, 1,000 ml to be infused over 8 hours. The I.V. tubing delivers 15 drops/ml. The nurse should run the I.V. infusion at a rate of: Question 2 See full question 45s A physician orders a loop diuretic for a client. When administering this drug, the nurse anticipates that the client may develop which electrolyte imbalance? Question 3 See full question 16s A nurse must deliver 1,000 ml of normal saline solution over ...

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING/ CLINICAL JUDGEMENT Question 1 After learning that a roommate is HIV-positive, a client asks a nurse about moving to another room on the psychiatric unit because he no longer feels "safe." What should the nurse do first? Question 2 See full question 1m 3s A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit exhibiting extreme agitation, disorientation, and incoherence of speech with frantic and aimless physical activity and grandiose delusions. Which of the following wo...

HEALTH PROMOTION Question 1 An adolescent with well-controlled type 1 diabetes has assumed complete management of his disease and wants to participate in gymnastics after school. To ensure safe participation, the nurse should instruct him to adjust his therapeutic regimen by: Question 2 See full question 18s The nurse is developing a community health education program about sexually transmitted infections. Which information about women who acquire gonorrhea should be included? Question 3...

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS/ PROFESSIONALISM Question 1 A client with terminal breast cancer is being cared for by a long-time friend who is a physician. The client has identified her sister as the agent in her health care power of attorney. The client loses decision-making capacity, and the sister tells the nurse, "A different physician will be caring for my sister now. I've dismissed her friend." In response, the nurse should: Question 2 See full question 7m 53s On the second day followin...

ASSESSMENT Question 1 Which statement regarding heart sounds is correct? Question 2 See full question 4s When assessing a family suspected of abusing its 4-year-old child, which behavior is the most important criterion that would suggest abuse? Question 3 See full question 11s A 13-year-old girl is being evaluated for possible Crohn's disease. The nurse expects to prepare her for which diagnostic study? Question 4 See full question 12s A nurse is caring for a client who has been diag...

SENSORY PERCEPTION Question 1 Which measure should the nurse include in the plan of care for a client with alcohol withdrawal delirium? Question 2 See full question 1m 7s A client is sitting in the corner of the dayroom cocking his head to one side as if he hears something, but no one is nearby. The nurse suspects he is having auditory hallucinations. Which question should the nurse ask first? Question 3 See full question 24s The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because the child's ...