1. A charge nurse is working on an acute care floor when a natural disaster occurs. Which of the follow- ing emergency response actions should the nurse
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2. A nurse is teaching a group of clients about degener- ative disk disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include regarding the prevention of low back pain and injury?
3. A nurse is performing mass casualty triage following a disaster. To which of the following clients should the nurse assign a black tag?
4. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a toddler who has heart failure and is receiving furosemide. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
5. A public health nurse is participating in the recovery phase of emergency response to a hurricane. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
6. A nurse is discussing hepatitis C with a newly li- censed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
7. A nurse manager is conducting an in-service about hepatitis A for a group of nurses. Which of the follow- ing information should the nurse manager include as a risk factor for acquiring the hepatitis A virus?
8. A nurse is working at a community health center with clients who have limited socioeconomic resources. Which of the following actions should the nurse take as a primary prevention strategy to address health care disparities for these clients?
prepare medically stable clients for early discharge
maintain weight within 10% of ideal body weight
a client who has a penetrating head wound and agonal respirations
increase the tod- dler's intake of foods high in potassium
determine the needs of the com- munity
hepatitis C fre- quently results in a chronic infection
ingesting shellfish
provide free in- fluenza immuniza- tions
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A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is working with a LPN. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the LPN?
10. A nurse is planning care for a client who is experi- encing an Addisonian crisis and has hyperkalemia. According to research-based care, which of the fol- lowing interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
11. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has MI and is to undergo a cardiac catheteriza- tion. Which of the following information should the nurse report to the provider prior to the procedure?
12. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a preschooler who experienced a minor head injury after a fall. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
13. A charge nurse is supervising a group of staff on the unit. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse identify as a potential professional liability?
14. A nurse is updating the discharge plan for a client who is ventilator-dependent and will be transferred to a long-term care facility. To facilitate the coordination of the transfer, the nurse should contact which of the following members of the health care team?
15. A nurse is delegating client care to an AP. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP?
16. A public health nurse is leading an inservice about types of health care services in the community. Which
administer an IM pain medication to a postoperative client
initiate cardiac monitoring of the client
allergies
i should notify the provider if my child develops a runny nose in the next several days
a nurse requests to perform the nar- cotic count every shift
case manager
performing chest compressions as a member of the code team
a client in a diag- nostic center who
of the following should the nurse include as an exam- ple of secondary care?
17. A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who sustained major burns in a house fire. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority?
18. A nurse is assessing a client who has a brain tumor. The client has difficulty balancing due to poor muscle coordination and the nurse detects nystagmus. The nurse should recognize that the brain tumor is affect- ing the following area of the brain?
19. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has experiencing a T5 spinal cord injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
20. A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who is experi- encing an acute MI and reports chest pain that has an intensity of 8 on a scale of 0-10. Which of the following medications is the nurse's priority to administer to this client?
is receiving a CT scan to check for a tumor
check for singed nasal hairs
cerebellum
platelet count 50,000
- risk for bleeding
morphine
- MONA
21. A nurse manager is conducting QI audits for the unit. increased client
Which of the following findings requires further eval- uation?
22. A nurse is reviewing laboratory reports for a client who has sepsis and has been receiving IV antibiotics for 2 days. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
23. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who sustained major burns after a motor vehicle crash where a fuel spill ignited. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect during the resuscitation phase of care?
falls
WBC 45,000
potassium 6.2
- increases from burns
24. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for developing a DVT?
25. A nurse in an ICU is assessing a client who has cardiogenic shock resulting from postmyocardial in- farction heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
26. A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS about
self-management strategies for preventing infection. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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