The nurse is preparing to measure a client’s temperature. What is the first thing that the nurse should do to ensure an accurate temperature reading? 1. Assess that the equipment used is working properly. 2. Place the client in a position that is most comfortable for the health care provider. 3. Take the temperature with […]
A parish health nurse is working with a particular congregation in setting up a support program for shut-ins within the congregation who are not able to come to regular prayer services. In this capacity, the nurse is working in which of the following roles? 1. Counselor 2. Educator 3. Referral source 4. Facilitator ANSWER […]
The nurse determines that the client’s wound may be infected. To perform an aerobic wound culture, the nurse should: 1. Collect the superficial drainage 2. Collect the culture before cleansing the wound 3. Obtain a culturette tube and use sterile technique 4. Use the same technique as for collecting an anaerobic culture ANSWER ANS: […]
A client is admitted to the medical unit following a CVA (stroke). There is evidence of left-sided hemiparesis and the nurse will be following up on range-of-motion and other exercises performed in physical therapy. The nurse correctly teaches the client and family members which one of the following principles of range-of-motion exercises? 1. Flex the […]
Which of the following would indicate that the clinician performing the catheterization of a fe-male client was competent? 1. Keeping both hands sterile throughout the procedure 2. Reinserting the catheter if it was misplaced initially in the vagina 3. Inflating the balloon to test it before catheter insertion 4. Advancing the catheter 7 to 8 […]
A nurse caring for older adults in an assistive living facility recognizes that a client’s quality of life needs are best determined by: 1. Excellent physical, social, and emotional nursing assessments 2. A working knowledge of this age-group’s developmental needs 3. A therapeutic nurse-client relationship that facilitates communication 4. The client’s ever-changing physical, emotional, and […]
Arterial blood gas levels are obtained for the client. If the client’s results are pH 7.48, CO2 42 mm Hg, and HCO3 32 mEq/L, the client is exhibiting which one of the following acid-base im-balances? 1. Metabolic acidosis 2. Respiratory acidosis 3. Respiratory alkalosis 4. Metabolic alkalosis ANSWER ANS: 4 The client’s pH is […]
Which of the following entities must accredit or approve all nursing programs in its jurisdiction? 1. State board of nursing 2. NLNAC 3. CCNE 4. ANA ANSWER Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: All states require that all schools of nursing in their state are approved/accredited by the state board of nursing. Rationale 2: Some […]
The nurse caring for a 55-year-old male client knows that due to his religious beliefs he is most likely a vegetarian. Which of the following religions encourage vegetarianism? 1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2. Seventh-Day Adventist 3. Judaism 4. Pentecostal ANSWER ANS: 2 Vegetarian or ovolactovegetarian diets are encouraged in followers […]
An appropriate isolation procedure for the nurse to implement when working with a client who is found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is to: 1. Leave all linen in the client’s room 2. Place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport 3. Wipe the stethoscope off before removing it from the room 4. Remove […]
