Nursing Practice I -foundation Of Professional Nursing Practice (Practice Mode)

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Nursing Practice I -foundation Of Professional Nursing Practice (Practice Mode)

The nurse In-charge in labor and delivery unit administered a dose of terbutaline to a client without checking the client’s pulse. The standard that would be used to determine if the nurse was negligent is:

Dr. Garcia writes the following order for the client who has been recently admitted “Digoxin .125 mg P.O. once daily.” To prevent a dosage error, how should the nurse document this order onto the medication administration record?

A newly admitted female client was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis. Which nursing diagnosis should receive the highest priority?

Nurse Betty is assigned to the following clients. The client that the nurse would see first after endorsement?

Nurse Gail places a client in a four-point restraint following orders from the physician. The client care plan should include:

A male client who has severe burns is receiving H2 receptor antagonist therapy. The nurse In-charge knows the purpose of this therapy is to:

The doctor orders hourly urine output measurement for a postoperative male client. The nurse Trish records the following amounts of output for 2 consecutive hours: 8 a.m.: 50 ml; 9 a.m.: 60 ml. Based on these amounts, which action should the nurse take?

Tony, a basketball player twist his right ankle while playing on the court and seeks care for ankle pain and swelling. After the nurse applies ice to the ankle for 30 minutes, which statement by Tony suggests that ice application has been effective?

The physician prescribes a loop diuretic for a client. When administering this drug, the nurse anticipates that the client may develop which electrolyte imbalance?

She finds out that some managers have benevolent-authoritative style of management. Which of the following behaviors will she exhibit most likely?

Nurse Amy is aware that the following is true about functional nursing

Which type of medication order might read "Vitamin K 10 mg I.M. daily × 3 days?"

A female client with a fecal impaction frequently exhibits which clinical manifestation?

Nurse Linda prepares to perform an otoscopic examination on a female client. For proper visualization, the nurse should position the client's ear by:

Which instruction should nurse Tom give to a male client who is having external radiation therapy:

In assisting a female client for immediate surgery, the nurse In-charge is aware that she should:

A male client is admitted and diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after a holiday celebration of excessive food and alcohol. Which assessment finding reflects this diagnosis?

Which dietary guidelines are important for nurse Oliver to implement in caring for the client with burns?

Nurse Hazel will administer a unit of whole blood, which priority information should the nurse have about the client?

Nurse Michelle witnesses a female client sustain a fall and suspects that the leg may be broken. The nurse takes which priority action?

A male client is being transferred to the nursing unit for admission after receiving a radium implant for bladder cancer. The nurse in-charge would take which priority action in the care of this client?

A newly admitted female client was diagnosed with agranulocytosis. The nurse formulates which priority nursing diagnosis?

A male client is receiving total parenteral nutrition suddenly demonstrates signs and symptoms of an air embolism. What is the priority action by the nurse?

The physician orders DS 500 cc with KCl 10 mEq/liter at 30 cc/hr. The nurse in-charge is going to hang a 500 cc bag. KCl is supplied 20 mEq/10 cc. How many cc’s of KCl will be added to the IV solution?

A child of 10 years old is to receive 400 cc of IV fluid in an 8 hour shift. The IV drip factor is 60. The IV rate that will deliver this amount is:

The nurse is aware that the most important nursing action when a client returns from surgery is:

Which of the following vital sign assessments that may indicate cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction?

Which is the most appropriate nursing action in obtaining a blood pressure measurement?

Asking the questions to determine if the person understands the health teaching provided by the nurse would be included during which step of the nursing process?

Which of the following item is considered the single most important factor in assisting the health professional in arriving at a diagnosis or determining the person’s needs?

In preventing the development of an external rotation deformity of the hip in a client who must remain in bed for any period of time, the most appropriate nursing action would be to use:

Which stage of pressure ulcer development does the ulcer extend into the subcutaneous tissue?

When the method of wound healing is one in which wound edges are not surgically approximated and integumentary continuity is restored by granulations, the wound healing is termed

An 80-year-old male client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Nurse Oliver learns that the client lives alone and hasn’t been eating or drinking. When assessing him for dehydration, nurse Oliver would expect to find:

The physician prescribes meperidine (Demerol), 75 mg I.M. every 4 hours as needed, to control a client’s postoperative pain. The package insert is “Meperidine, 100 mg/ml.” How many milliliters of meperidine should theclient receive?

A male client with diabetes mellitus is receiving insulin. Which statement correctly describes an insulin unit?

Nurse Oliver measures a client’s temperature at 102° F. What is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client who has come to the physician’s office for his annual physical exam. One of the first physical signs of aging is:

The physician inserts a chest tube into a female client to treat a pneumothorax. The tube is connected to water-seal drainage. The nurse in-charge can prevent chest tube air leaks by:

Nurse Trish must verify the client’s identity before administering medication. She is aware that the safest way to verify identity is to:

The physician orders dextrose 5 % in water, 1,000 ml to be infused over 8 hours. The I.V. tubing delivers 15 drops/ml. Nurse John should run the I.V. infusion at a rate of:

If a central venous catheter becomes disconnected accidentally, what should the nurse in-charge do immediately?

A female client was recently admitted. She has fever, weight loss, and watery diarrhea is being admitted to the facility. While assessing the client, Nurse Hazel inspects the client’s abdomen and notice that it is slightly concave. Additional assessment should proceed in which order:

Nurse Betty is assessing tactile fremitus in a client with pneumonia. For this examination, nurse Betty should use the:

Which type of evaluation occurs continuously throughout the teaching and learning process?

A 45 year old client, has no family history of breast cancer or other risk factors for this disease. Nurse John should instruct her to have mammogram how often?

A male client has the following arterial blood gas values: pH 7.30; Pao2 89 mmHg; Paco2 50 mmHg; and HCO3 26mEq/L. Based on these values, Nurse Patricia should expect which condition?

Nurse Len refers a female client with terminal cancer to a local hospice. What is the goal of this referral?