There are a variety of teaching methodologies fro a nurse to choose from to use with clients. For a toddler, the nurse should use: 1. Role-playing 2. Problem-solving 3. Independent learning 4. Simple explanations and pictures ANSWER ANS: 4 Effective teaching methodologies for the toddler include simple explanations and picture books that describe a […]
The most common reason for clients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to remain un-treated is: 1. Embarrassment and guilt 2. Inability to access health care services 3. Lack of knowledge concerning signs and symptoms 4. Insufficient respect for the seriousness of the disease ANSWER ANS: 1 People often do not seek treatment because they […]
The nurse is planning care for a client with an oral endotracheal tube. Which interventions should be included in this client’s plan of care? 1. Insert an oropharyngeal airway. 2. Provide nasal care every 2 to 4 hours. 3. Provide oral hygiene every 2 to 4 hours. 4. Adjust non-humidified airflow as prescribed. 5. Move […]
The nurse is concerned that an older client is at risk for aspiration. What feeding techniques should the nurse instruct the family to use once the client is discharged? 1. Thicken all fluids. 2. Use the chin-tuck method. 3. Place the client in a seated position 4. Focus on food preferences. 5. Keep the head […]
A client is diagnosed with a terminal illness and is demonstrating anxiety. What intervention can the nurse use to help the client at this time? 1. Explore the client’s history with other stressful life events and how successful coping was at that time. 2. Teach the family that while talking with the client about death […]
A nurse finds that an electrical cord has shorted out in a client’s room, causing a fire. The nurse should do which of the following actions first? 1. Activate the alarm. 2. Confine the fire by closing the client’s door. 3. Remove the client from the room. 4. Extinguish the fire. ANSWER ANS: 3 […]
The nurse chooses to use a mechanical lift to move an obese immobile client. The nurse recogniz-es that the positive outcomes for both the client and the staff resulting from this intervention will be: (Select all that apply.) 1. Less of the client’s body will be dragged along the sheets during the transfer 2. There […]
A client is being monitored with pulse oximetry. On review of the following factors, the nurse suspects that the values will be influenced by: 1. The placement of the sensor on the extremity 2. A diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease 3. A reduced amount of artificial light in the room 4. The increased ambient temperature […]
A client comes into the clinic with complaints of “extreme” low back pain after helping to move a heavy object. The client is pale and diaphoretic and walks bent at the waist. Before taking vital signs, the nurse projects that the blood pressure as well as heart rate will be elevated. This is an example […]
A client who works in a dry cleaning establishment comes to the clinic for a regular check-up. Based on this information, the nurse assesses the client for: 1. Asbestosis 2. Dermatitis 3. Tendonitis 4. Raynaud’s phenomenon ANSWER ANS: 2 Persons who work in dry cleaning establishments are exposed to solvents that may cause derma-titis […]
