A community health nurse is teaching a group of older adult clients about interventions
to prevent pneumonia. Which of the following instructions should
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the teaching?
✓ Wash your hands when you return home from running errands
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a family history of
gallstones. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for
developing cholecystitis?
✓ Client is taking atorvastatin
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving morphine via a PCA pump to manage
postoperative pain. The client has a heart rate of 66/min and a respiratory rate of 9/min.
Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate the provider will
prescribe for the client?
✓ Naloxone
A nurse is teaching a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease about ways to
prevent reflux. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the
teaching?
✓ Plan to finish eating at least 3 hr before bedtime
A nurse is assessing a client who has a calcium level of 6.3 mg/dL. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
✓ Circumoral tingling
A nurse is leading a small group discussion in an acute care mental health facility when
one client suddenly begins to experience a panic attack. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
✓ Remain with the client until manifestations subside
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who reports severe
constipation. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication
that the client might have a small-bowel obstruction?
✓ Visible peristaltic waves in the upper abdomen
A nurse is reviewing the urinalysis results of a client who has completed a 14-day
course of ciprofloxacin to treat pyelonephritis. Which of the following values should
indicate to the nurse that the client has a continuing infection?
✓ Positive leukocyte esterase
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who had lithotripsy to break up
calculi in the right kidney. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the
client to report to the provider?
✓ Painful urination [Show Less]