Exam Review

A nurse is teaching a client about how to administer a topical medication. After showing the client the procedure, the nurse asks the client to perform the skill. Which of the following types of teaching strategies is the nurse using?
A)Return demonstration
B)Role play
C)Discussion
D)Questions and answer
A nurse is teaching a client who wishes to stop smoking cigarettes. Which of the following teaching methods uses the affective domain of learning?
A)Encourage the client to share their feelings about smoking cessation
B)Review the strategies for smoking cessation with the client
C)Discuss the benefits of smoking cessation with the client
D)Create short term goals to assist the client in smoking cessation
The nurse is educating a client with hypokalemia on why it is important to maintain potassium balance. Which does the nurse include in the teaching?
A)optic function
B)cardiac function
C)auditory function
D)skeletal function
A nurse is caring for a patient that has limited mobility and spends majority of their day in bed or a chair. The nurse recognizes that the patient would be at risk for which of the following? (Select all that apply)(SATA)
A)Muscle hypertrophy
B)Depression
C)Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
D)Pneumonia
E)Diarrhea

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An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer, whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss, would be:
A)Dysfunctional Grieving related to the loss of family member, as manifested by behaviors indicating anxiety.
B)Potential for Grieving related to loss of family member and sorrow.
C)Dysfunctional Grieving related to future loss of family member, manifested by family's developmental regression.
D)Anticipatory Grieving related to loss of family member, as evidenced by sorrow.
A nurse is caring for a client who is sleeping for abnormally long periods of time. This condition may be caused by injury to which body structure?
A)Thyroid
B)Pancreas
C)Spinal cord
D)Hypothalamus
When assessing a client's skin, the nurse recognizes that of the susceptible areas, most pressure injuries occur over which bony prominence? Identify on the picture where you would assess this.
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A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (TYPE NUMBERS ONLY. Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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During an assessment, the nurse notices clouding of the lens of the left eye, and the client reports blurred and hazy vision in the eye. These findings suggest which of the following?
A)Otosclerosis
B)Cataracts
C)Presbycusis
D)Glaucoma
When assessing a patient in the clinic, the nurse identifies which of the following statements as a risk for sensory deficits?
A)Patient lives with her partner in a one-story home.
B)Patient reports she worked in the military as an airplane mechanic.
C)Patient recently had grab rails installed in her bathroom.
D)Patient schedules annual eye exams with her ophthalmologist.
A nurse is reviewing her patient's labs for the shift. She notices that her patient's calcium is 7.8 mg/dl. The nurse can expect to see what assessment findings?
A)Low Blood Pressure and Dizziness
B)Edema to the extremities
C)High temperature and sweating
D)Positive Chvostek's Sign and Anxiety
A nurse is providing education to a post-operative patient on the complications associated with immobility or prolonged bedrest. Which of the following would be included in the education? (Select all that apply)(SATA)
A)Foot drop
B)Orthostatic Hypotension
C)Constipation
D)Decreased cardiac workload
E)Increased ventilation

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The picture below is an assessment finding of a nurse. What nursing intervention will the nurse expect to do?
A ✓ Correct
A)Administer a bolus of 0.9% Normal Saline per physician order
B)Administer a bolus of 3% Normal Saline per physician order
C)Walk the patient down the hallway 10 feet
D)Turn the patient every two hours
What location would the nurse assess for a pedal pulse?
A)Back of the knee
B)The bend of the arm
C)The neck
D)Top of the foot
Spironolactone is available in 75 mg tablets. The provider orders 150 mg PO daily. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (TYPE IN NUMBERS ONLY. Round to the nearest half. Use a leading zero if applicable. Do not use a trailing zero.)
A nurse assesses a client's blood pressure manually. Which technique would be used for this assessment?
A)Auscultation
B)Inspection
C)Palpation
D)Percussion

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Which practice by the nurse indicates that the nurse is a professional?
A)Doing things the way they have always been done
B)Using intuition to make decisions about client care
C)Using evidence-based practice interventions
D)Submitting an article to a local newspaper
The nurse awakens a client while the client is experiencing rapid eye movement sleep. What statement made by the client indicates they were awakened during REM sleep?
A)"I heard you immediately when you came in my room"
B)"I feel really cold"
C)"It feels like I just went to sleep”
D)"I was having a great dream and I remember all of it”
A nurse is conducting a primary survey of a client who has sustained life-threatening injuries due to a motor-vehicle crash. Using a prioritization framework, identify the sequence of actions the nurse should take. (Arrange the boxes by dragging them in the selected order of performance.)
A)Open the airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver.1
B)Assess the use of accessory muscles and rate of respirations.2
C)Remove clothing for a thorough assessment.5
D)Assess blood pressure and heart rate.3
E)Perform a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment.4
A nurse is caring for one patient who has the flu and another patient who has congestive heart failure. What is the best way for the nurse to prevent the spread of infection?
A)Isolating herself from the patient
B)Washing her hands
C)Asking for a new assignment
D)Wearing a mask

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