NUR 2989 Custom Module 2 Practice Quiz

NUR 2989 Custom Module 2 Practice Quiz
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has left hemiparesis how to use a cane. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer
Hold the cane on the right side to provide support for the weaker leg.
2. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a unit of packed RBCs.
The client appears flushed and reports low-back pain.Which of the following actions is the
nurses priority?
Answer
Stop the transfusion.
3. A nurse should teach which ofthe following clientsrequiring crutches about how to use a
three-point gait?
Answer
A client who has a right femur fracture with no weight bearing on the affected leg.
4. A nurse is caring for a client and identifies an infiltration at the IV catheter site. Identify the
order the nurse should perform the following actions.
Answer
1.Stop the infusion. 2. Remove the IV catheter. 3. Apply sterile dressing. 4. Elevate the
extremity. 5. Apply warm or cold compresses. (last two are according to agency policy)
5. A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection of meperidine to a client. Which of the
following isthe priority assessment the nurse should complete?-
Answer
Respiratory Rate