Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Trivia - 1

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A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing assessment is most important at this time?
- Level of consciousness (LOC)
- Memory
- Personality changes
- Intellectual ability

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The basic principles and practices of nursing as taught in educational programs for nurses. In a course on the fundamentals of nursing, traditionally required in the first semester of the program, the student attends classes and gives care to selected patients. A fundamental of nursing course emphasizes the importance of the fundamental needs of humans as well as competence in basic skills as prerequisites to providing comprehensive nursing care.

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A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing assessment is most important at this time?

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Which pulse should the nurse palpate during rapid assessment of an unconscious adult?

The nurse is assessing a postoperative client. Which of the following should the nurse document as subjective data?

When inspecting a client's skin, the nurse finds a vesicle on the client's arm. Which description applies to a vesicle?

The nurse measures a client's temperature at 102° F. What is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

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A client, age 75, is admitted to the facility. Because of the client's age, the nurse should modify the assessment by:

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