Nursing Pre-Board Review: Caring for Hearing Impaired Clients

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When communicating with a client who is partially hearing impaired, what should the nurse do?

  • Speak quickly in a high-pitched voice facing the client
  • Shout in a high-pitched voice facing away from the client
  • Speak in a normal tone and pace facing away from the client
  • Speak slowly in a low-pitched voice facing the client (correct)

How should the nurse document a client's statement 'I am so sick. I know I am going to die'?

  • Paraphrase the client's statement
  • Omit the statement from the documentation
  • Document the statement verbatim (correct)
  • Add personal opinions to the statement

What is a prerequisite for teaching a client a new psychomotor skill?

  • Assessing the client's knowledge of the skill
  • Providing written instructions only
  • Assessing the client's psychomotor abilities (correct)
  • Demonstrating the skill to the client

Why should a client taking Lanoxin be taught to take their pulse?

<p>To monitor for signs of toxicity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should aluminum antacids not be taken with anti-TB drugs?

<p>Because they decrease the effect of anti-TB drugs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) be taken with antacids?

<p>To reduce the risk of peripheral neuritis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of assessing a client's psychomotor abilities before teaching a new skill?

<p>To determine the client's ability to understand and demonstrate the skill (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A client is taking Lanoxin and needs to be taught how to take their pulse. What is the primary reason for this?

<p>To monitor the effect of the medication on the heart rate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A client is taking INH and experiences excessive bruising of the skin. What is the likely cause of this?

<p>Thrombocytopenia, a side effect of INH (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What laboratory test should be monitored for a client taking INH?

<p>Liver function tests (AST, ALT) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of teaching a client to take their pulse before taking Lanoxin?

<p>To monitor the effect of the medication on the heart rate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should the nurse monitor the client's liver function tests when taking INH?

<p>To monitor for potential liver damage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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