. A nurse is providing support to the family of a school-age child who has a new diagnosis of a
terminal illness. Which of the following actions should
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A. Offer the family opinions about the child's care.
B. Provide the family with time to talk openly.
C. Tell the family to avoid discussing the illness around the child.
D. Express sympathy when discussing the terminal diagnosis.
2. A nurse is assisting with a community health education course for family members of clients
who have Alzheimer's Disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. Provide a stimulating environment for the client.
B. Limit the number of choices for the client.
C. Use written signs to assist the client with locating the bathroom.
D. Use confrontation to manage the client's behavior.
3. A community nurse is assisting with the development of a pamphlet regarding choking
hazards for toddlers. Which of the following foods should the nurse include?
A. Grapes.
B. Corn.
C. Potatoes.
C. Oranges.
4. A nurse is caring for a female client who has an indwelling catheter with a urinary drainage
system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Secure the tubing with adhesive tape to the lower abdomen.
B. Instruct the client to hold the drainage bag at waist height when ambulating.
C. Collect a sterile specimen from the urinary drainage bag.
D. Coil the tubing on the bed above the collection bag.
5. A nurse is reinforcing with a client who has hypothyroidism and a new prescription for
levothyroxine. The nurse should instruct the client to notify the provider of which of the
following manifestations?
A. Polyuria.
B. Pruritus.
C. Cough.
D. Nervousness.
6. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is terminally ill about the grief process. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Anticipatory grieving prolongs the grief process."
B. " The grieving should be complete within 1 year."
C. "The stages of grief occur in sequential order."
D. "Anger toward the health staff is expected."
7. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?
A. Obtain the diet history from a client who has heart failure.
B. Administer a client's nighttime dose of milk of magnesia.
C. Perform basic life support CPR for a client who has become unresponsive.
D. Educate a client about the use of an incentive spirometer.
8. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. High-calorie, high-protein diet.
B. Administer levothyroxine with client's breakfast.
C. Increase the temperature of the client's room.
D. Tape client's eyelids shut at bedtime.
9. A nurse is preparing to give change of shift report on a client who is 2 days postoperative
following a total knee arthroscopy. Which of the following information about the client should
the nurse included in the report?
A. Preferred bath time.
B. Time of last medication.
C. Steps required for dressing changes.
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