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NURSING 2362 MODDULE 7 EXAM Questions 1. ID: 4The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension about foods that are low in sodium. Which menu selections by the client indicate to the nurse that the client understands what has been taught? Select all that apply. Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes Correct Boiled lobster with baked potato Grilled chicken with turnip greens Correct Instant hot cereal with bacon Tomato soup with a ham sandwich Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include f...

A nurse notes that the site of a client’s peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is reddened, warm, painful, and slightly edematous near the insertion point of the catheter. On the basis of this asses sment, the nurse first: Removes the IV catheter Correct Slows the rate of infusion Notifies the healthcare provider Checks for loose catheter connections
Rationale: Phlebitis is an inflammatory process in the vein. Phlebitis at an IV site may be indicated by client discomfort at the site or by re...

NURSING 2362 MODDULE 7 EXAM Questions 1. ID: 4The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension about foods that are low in sodium. Which menu selections by the client indicate to the nurse that the client understands what has been taught? Select all that apply. Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes Correct Boiled lobster with baked potato Grilled chicken with turnip greens Correct Instant hot cereal with bacon Tomato soup with a ham sandwich Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include f...

NURSING 2362 MODDULE 7 EXAM Questions 1. ID: 4The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension about foods that are low in sodium. Which menu selections by the client indicate to the nurse that the client understands what has been taught? Select all that apply. Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes Correct Boiled lobster with baked potato Grilled chicken with turnip greens Correct Instant hot cereal with bacon Tomato soup with a ham sandwich Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include f...

NURSING 2362 MODDULE 7 EXAM

Module 4 1.ID: 5 A schizophrenic client says, “I’m away for the day ... but don’t think we should play or do we have feet of clay?” Which alteration in the client’s speech does the nurse document? • Word salad • Associative looseness • Clang association Correct • Neologism Rationale: Clang association is the meaningless rhyming of words in which the rhyming is more important than the context of the words. A neologism is a made-up word that has meaning only to the c...

Questions ⦁ 1. ID: 0 A nurse is providing information to a group of pregnant clients and their partners about the psychosocial development of an infant. Using Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, what should the nurse tell the group about the infants? ⦁ Rely on the fact that their needs will be met Correct ⦁ Need to tolerate a great deal of frustration and discomfort to develop a healthy personality ⦁ Must have needs ignored for short periods to develop a healthy pers...

⦁ Questions ⦁ 1. ID: 0 A nurse notes that the site of a client’s peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter is reddened, warm, painful, and slightly edematous near the insertion point of the catheter. On the basis of this assessment, the nurse first: ⦁ Removes the IV catheter Correct ⦁ Slows the rate of infusion ⦁ Notifies the healthcare provider ⦁ Checks for loose catheter connections ⦁ Rationale: Phlebitis is an inflammatory process in the vein. Phlebitis at an I...

Questions ⦁ 1. ID: 3 A nurse performing a physical assessment of a client gathers both subjective and objective data. Which finding would the nurse document as subjective data? ⦁ The client appears anxious. ⦁ Blood pressure is 170/80 mm Hg. ⦁ The client states that he has a rash. Correct ⦁ The client has diminished reflexes in the legs. ⦁ Rationale: The purpose of a physical assessment is to collect both subjective and objective data. Subjective data, collected d...

Questions 1. ID: 5 A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just felt “something give way” in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes the presence of wound dehiscence. The nurse immediately: Contacts the physician Documents the findings Places the client in a supine position with the legs flat Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline solution Correct Rationale: Wound ...