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A nurse is reinforcing information with a client who wishes to complete their advance directives. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - correct answer You can decline to have certain medical procedures performed in your living will. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is premenopausal. Which of the following statements by the client indicates in understanding of the teaching? - correct answer "I might have headaches due to a decline in my estrogen levels. ...

A nurse is planning to obtain the vital signs of a 2-year-old child who is experiencing diarrhea and who might have a right ear infection. Which of the following routes should the nurse use to obtain the temperature? - correct answer Temporal A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse takes when she observes the client crying? - correct answer Sit and hold the client's hand A community health nurse is preparing a ...

RN ATI Fundamentals (10.0) Chapter 1 1. A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d. Skilled nursing facilities e. Oncology centers 2. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing m...

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about suspected changes of aging. Which statement by a group member indicates effective teaching? I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. Urinary incontinence is something I have to live with as I get older. I can expect to have less ear wax as I get older. My stomach will empty more quickly after meals as I grow older. - correct answer I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. ...

A nurse caring for a client who has an infected wound removes a dressing saturated with blood and purulent drainage. How should the nurse dispose of the dressing material? A. Discard the dressing in the bedside trash receptacle. B. Dispose of the dressing in a biohazardous waste container. C. Enclose the dressing in a single clear plastic bag and discard in the bedside trash receptacle. - correct answer B. Dispose of the dressing in a biohazardous waste container. A nurse is caring for a...

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - correct answer The dose A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - correct answer Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nursing include in the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. Home healthcare B. Rehabilitation facilities C. Diagnostic centers D. Skilled nursing facilities E. Oncology centers - correct answers a. home health care b. rehabilitation facilities c. skilled nursing facilities A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nu...

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A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) A. Home health care B. Rehabilitation facilities C. Diagnostic centers D. Skilled nursing facilities E. Oncology centers - correct answer A, B, D A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms...

A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws out 1 mL of the medication from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer Ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not us...

Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia? - correct answer Yes. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client wh...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) A. Home health care B. Rehabilitation facilities C. Diagnostic centers D. Skilled nursing facilities E. Oncology centers - correct answer A, B, D A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms...

A nurse caring for a client who has an infected wound removes a dressing saturated with blood and purulent drainage. How should the nurse dispose of the dressing material? A. Discard the dressing in the bedside trash receptacle. B. Dispose of the dressing in a biohazardous waste container. C. Enclose the dressing in a single clear plastic bag and discard in the bedside trash receptacle. - correct answer B. Dispose of the dressing in a biohazardous waste container. A nurse is caring for a...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new RX for antihypertensive medication. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information about the medication and the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following components of critical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication information? A) Knowledge B) Experience C) Intuition D) Competence - correct answersA) Knowledge A client who has an indwelling cathete...

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about suspected changes of aging. Which statement by a group member indicates effective teaching? I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. Urinary incontinence is something I have to live with as I get older. I can expect to have less ear wax as I get older. My stomach will empty more quickly after meals as I grow older. - correct answer I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. ...

A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to discharge a client to home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as part of the medication reconciliation process? - correct answer compare prescriptions with medications the client received while are the facility a nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription that reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the provider? - correct answer medic...

A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws out 1 mL of the medication from a 2 mL vial. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer Ask another nurse to observe the medication wastage A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 750 mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (round to nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not us...

A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following examples should the nursing include in the teaching? (Select all that apply) A. Home healthcare B. Rehabilitation facilities C. Diagnostic centers D. Skilled nursing facilities E. Oncology centers - correct answers a. home health care b. rehabilitation facilities c. skilled nursing facilities A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nu...

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? - correct answer The dose A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - correct answer Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is...