Question:- A nurse is caring for a child who has bacterial meningitis with increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following actions should the
... [Show More] nurse take? {{Correct Ans- administer acetaminophen with codeine for pain
- droplet precautions
Question:- A nurse is planning care for a child following replacement of a ventricular peritoneal shunt for treatment of ICP. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
{{Correct Ans- monitor the child for abdominal distention (in abdomen)
- supine position
Question:- A nurse is assessing a client who has AIDS. The client reports persistent diarrhea with rapid weight loss. Which of the following opportunistic infections should the nurse suspect? {{Correct Ans- cryptosporidiosis
Question:- A nurse at a community health clinic is assisting in the mass casualty triage of clients following an explosion. To which of the following clients should the nurse assign a green tag? {{Correct Ans- a client who has an upper extremity closed fracture
Question:- A nurse is assessing a client who has hepatic encephalopathy and a serum ammonia level of 110 mcg/dL. Which of the following images depicts the test the nurse should implement to determine whether the client is in stage IV of hepatic encephalopathy? {{Correct Ans- Babinski reflex
Question:- A nurse is assessing a client following surgery. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse suspect that the client has a pulmonary embolism? {{Correct Ans- hemoptysis
Question:- A nurse manager is reviewing conflict management strategies with a group of nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse include when discussing the strategy of smoothing?
{{Correct Ans- one party attempts to pacify the other party to minimize emotions
Question:- A nurse is providing an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses about professional characteristics. Which of the following should the nurse include as an example of the nursing value of altruism? {{Correct Ans- considers the well-being of coworkers
- taking actions that take into account the needs and well-being of others
Question:- A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report about four clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse suspect physical abuse? {{Correct Ans- a 3 year old child who has a burn on the sole of the right foot
Question:- A nurse is planning an in-service for nursing staff about preventing CAUTIs. After identifying learning objectives, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? {{Correct Ans- identify current research demonstrating best practices for preventing CAUTIs
Question:- A nurse is caring for a client who is immunocompromised and has developed DIC. Which of the following treatments should the nurse expect to administer? {{Correct Ans- platelets
Question:- A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for captopril to treat heart failure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? {{Correct Ans- report a nonproductive cough
- adverse effect
Question:- A nurse is developing a plan for a client who has urinary incontinence. Which of the following bladder training interventions should the nurse include to reduce incontinence? {{Correct Ans- increase intervals times each day once the client remains continent between intervals
- 3-6 hrs
Question:- A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who was born at 31 weeks of gestation and has respiratory distress syndrome. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe? {{Correct Ans- beractant
- artificial surfactant
Question:- A nurse is providing teaching about home care to a parent of a toddler who has CF. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? {{Correct Ans- you should feed your toddler foods that are high in protein
Question:- A nurse is planning care for a newborn whose mother has HIV. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? {{Correct Ans- delay administration of phytonadione until the newborn has been bathed
- prevent transmission of HIV
Question:- A nurse manager is preparing to use collaboration to resolve a conflict between two nurses. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager plan to take? {{Correct Ans- have both parties share decision-making to meet common goals
Question:- A nurse is discussing the concept of case management with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include? {{Correct Ans- case managers contribute to managing the costs of a client's health care
Question:- A nurse is caring for a client who has hypercortisolism. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse expect? {{Correct Ans- increased blood glucose level [Show Less]