VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR-STUDY GUIDE VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE GUIDE A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube and notes
... [Show More] continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted adolescent client who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following instructions is appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care? a nurse is caring for a child who has infectious mononucleosis. Which of the following findings are associated with this diagnosis? a nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for chlorpromazine by IM injection. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action? a nurse is planning care for a child who is unresponsive and has increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has an increased cholesterol level. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend? a nurse is caring for a client who has meningitis. Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform? a nurse is assessing a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? a nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for digoxin. Which of the following statement should the nurse include in the teaching? an infection control nurse is reviewing the medical records of several clients. Which of the following infections should the nurse report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? a nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a preschooler who has conjunctivitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, “run cats spine the rain throwing procedure mechanical paper lake.” The nurse should document that the client is demonstrating which of the following speech alterations? a nurse is discussing a living will with a client. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of this document? a nurse is assessing a client who was brought to the ED by hid adult child. The client has visable contusions on all four extremities. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a nurse is planning care for a client who has new diagnosis of dysphagia. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend? .a nurse is assessing a client who is 8 hr postoperative following a right-modified radical mastectomy. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as the priority finding? .a nurse is caring a client who has a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. The nurse should expect the client to demonstrate which of the following? a nurse is assessing a client who has delirium due to a febrile illness. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a home health nurse is admitting a client who is prescribed peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? .a nurse is using nagele’s rule to calculatethe expected delivery date for a newly pregnant primagravida. The first day of the clients last period was October 4. What is the expected delivery date? a nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a potassium of 3 mEq/L. the nurse should obtain verification of which of the following prescriptions from the provider? a nurse is teaching a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation about amniocentesis. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? a nurse is assessing a client for pitting edema. When pressing into the dorsal side of the clients foot, the nurse’s fingers leaves a depression in the skin that is 8 mm (0.3in) deep. With which of the following classifications should the nurse document this finding? .a nurse manager in a community health clinic is reviewing the medical records of clients who have diagnoses of communicable diseases. Which of the following infectious diseases should the nurse report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? a nurse is caring for a client following a possible exposure to anthrax. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving gentamicin. Which of the following indicates the client is developing toxicity? a nurse is preparing to discharge a newborn who has an atrial septal defect. The nurse should expect the provider to refer the client to which of the following inter professional team members? a nurse is assessing an adolescent who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? a nurse is reviewing the medical records of four clients. Which of the following prescriptions represent correct documentation? a nurse is admitting a client to the medical surgical unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a nurse is teaching a group of farmworkers who work with pesticide about minimizing exposure. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? a nurse is caring for a client who is manic. Which of the following activates is appropriate for the nurse to suggest? a nurse is performing triage following a natural disaster. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as the highest priority to receive care? a nurse manage is reviewing documentation standards with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse manager include in the teaching? .a community health nurse is caring for a client who requests a referral for family therapy. The nurse should initate a referral to which of the following members of the interdisciplinary team? a nurse on an orthopedic floor is completing the morning assessments on several clients. Which of the following clients has the greatest risk for fat embolism syndrome (FES)? .a nurse is assessing a full-term new born who is 24 hr old. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? a nurse on a mental health unit receives report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first? a nurse is setting up a sterile field for a dressing change on a postoperative client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to maintain the sterile field? a nurse is teaching the parent of a n infant about manifestations of food allergies. The nurs should identify which of the following findings as a common manifestation of a food allergy? .a nurse is assessing a client who has systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Which of the following is an expected finding? a nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? at the beginning of the day shift, a team leader delegates the following tasks to the assistive personnel: bathe four clients, distribute fresh water, and obtain the morning vital signs. At noon the nurse asks the AP to transport one client to physical therapy. The AP reports two clients still need bed baths. Which of the following is an appropriate strategy for the nurse to delegate more effectively in the future? a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a hip arthroplasty and notes the dressing is saturated with sanguineous drainage. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? .a nurse manage at a public health clinic is concerned about the rising number of STI’s in the community. The purpose of which of the following is to generate new ideas to address the public health concern? .a home health nurse is reviewing treatment goals with a client who has diabetes mellitus. The nurse should evaluate which of the following laboratory test to determine effective long term management of blood glucose levels? a nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking phenelzine for major depressive disorder. Which of the following foods should the nurse teach the client to avoid while taking this medication? a nurse is about to administer an injection to a client when the client states. “I don’t want that injection. The last time I got that I was sore for a week.” The nurse goes ahead and administers the injection the clients wishes. The nurse committed which of the following? a nurse is caring for a client who has opioid use disorder and is experiencing withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? ...CONTINUED........................DOWNLOAD FOR MORE REVISION... [Show Less]