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1. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The nurse should assign the client to a room with which client? A. A client diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome. B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg. C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess. D. A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Answer: A 2. The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in which situation? a. A studen...

1. A nurse manager at a community agency is developing an orientation program for newly hired nurses. When discussing the differences between community-based and community-oriented nursing, the nurse should include which of the following as examples of community-based nursing? (Select all that apply.) A. A home health nurse performing wound care for a client who is immobile B. An occupational health nurse providing classes on body mechanics at a local industrial plant C. A school nurse teac...

A school nurse is educating a group of high school student about recommended dietary guidelines. Which of the following statements by a student indicates an understanding of the teaching? A.) "I can consume up to 25% of my daily calories from saturate fatty acids. B.) "I should consume less than 300mg / day of dietary cholesterol. C.) "I can increase my daily consumption of foods that contain refined grains." D.) "I should consume 800mg / day of dietary calcium." High levels of cholesterol pu...

The nurse is assessing a new mother's efforts to bond with her newly born infant. Identify three (3) factors that can impact effective bonding between mother and infant? 1) Mother’s physical and emotional condition 2) Baby's physical condition 3) Family being prepared for the baby The client enters the obstetrical clinic for birth control information on using a diaphragm. What five (5) instructions would be provided by the nurse to explain use of the diaphragm? 1) A client should be p...

A 58-year-old patient has an annual exam. A fecal occult blood test was used to screen for colon cancer. Three were ordered on separate days. The first test was positive; the last two were negative. How should the nurse practitioner proceed? Rescreen in one year. Perform a fourth exam. Refer him for a colonoscopy. Correct Examine him for hemorrhoids. Explanation: A fecal occult blood test is performed multiple times on different days because tumors don’t consistently excrete blood. The...

Chapter 1: Women’s Health Examination and Women’s Health Care Management 1: Elevating the head of the examining table approximately 30 degrees facilitates a: the observation of the patient's responses b: the ability of the patient to comfortably look around to distract her from the examination c: the contraction of the abdominal wall muscle groups, making the examination easier d: comfortable blood pressure measurement e: the physician not being distracted by eye contact with the...

A client calls the emergency department and tells the nurse that he came directly into contact with poison ivy shrubs. The client tells the nurse that he cannot see anything on the skin and asks the nurse what to do. The nurse should make which response? 1. "Come to the emergency department." 2. "Apply calamine lotion immediately to the exposed skin areas." 3. "Take a shower immediately, lathering and rinsing several times." 4. "It is not necessary to do anything if you cannot see any...

Question 1 Identify the primary purpose for the development of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. • Focus nursing education on competencies to reduce the number of medical errors • Question 2 The Robert Wood Johnson Philanthropy Foundation has recommended the following: (Select all that apply). • The nurse should practice to the full extent their education and training • Achieve higher levels of education (ASN to BSN to MSN) • Collaborate. Nurses s...

Chapter 1 Obtaining an Initial History MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is seeing an adolescent and the parents in the clinic for the first time. Which should the nurse do first? a. Introduce him- or herself. b. Make the family comfortable. c. Give assurance of privacy. d. Explain the purpose of the interview. ANS: A The first thing that nurses must do is to introduce themselves to the patient and family. Parents and other adults should be addressed with appropriate titles unless they speci...

A client admitted to the hospital with chest pain and a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is scheduled for cardiac catheterization. Which medication would need to be withheld for 24 hours before the procedure and for 48 hours after the procedure? 1. Glipizide 2. Metformin 3. Repaglinide 4. Regular insulin 2. A client who had cardiac surgery 24 hours ago has had a urine output averaging 20 mL/hour for 2 hours. The client received a single bolus of 500 mL of intravenous fluid. Urine outpu...