A nurse in a long-term care facility has received change-of-shift report about four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first? A.A client who has heart failure and is incontinent of urine B.A client who has COPD and dementia and was agitated during the night shift C.A client who had a […]
A nurse in a long-term care facility is collecting data for an interdisciplinary care conference for a client who has Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report at the conference? A.The client requires additional help to stand. B.The client has increased difficulty dressing C.The client reports insomnia.
:. Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?A.Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry. B.Recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors. C.Persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances. D.Recurrent purging behavior to influence weight or shape. The correct answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is
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A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 500 mg IM every 8 hr. Available is cefazolin 1 g vial. The package insert instructs adding sterile water 2.5 mL to yield cefazolin 330 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it
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A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water IV to infuse at 100 mL/60 min. The drop factor on the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the IV flow rate to deliver how many gtt/min. (Round to the nearest whole number.). The Correct Answer and Explanation is : To
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A nurse is teaching a client who has bipolar disorder about lithium. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? A.He will monitor your lithium levels closely while you are taking this medication.” B.This medication is addictive, so you will need to discontinue it in six months.” C.“Weight gain should be
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When assessing the client’s bowel elimination, the nurse understands that which is not a factor? A.Age B.Diet C.Fluid intake D.Gender The Correct Answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is D. Gender. Explanation: When assessing a client’s bowel elimination, several factors are considered to determine normalcy and identify potential issues. The primary factors include:
A nurse is caring for a client who is on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation. The client’s INR is 5.2. Which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer? A.Atropine B.Epinephrine C.Vitamin K D.Protamine The Correct Answer and Explanation is : In the scenario where a client on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation
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A client undergoing burn debridement states, “You are the worst nurse I have ever seen. All you do is hurt me.” Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A “That’s a hurtful thing to say.”B “Tell me more about that.”C “Well, that’s your opinion.”D “Why would you say such a thing?”. The correct
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A laboring client’s membranes have just ruptured. What is the nurse’s next action? A.Assess the client’s blood pressure. B.Assess the fetal heart rate pattern. C.Take the client’s temperature. D.Prepare for a c-section. The Correct Answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is B. Assess the fetal heart rate pattern. When a laboring client’s membranes
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