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A nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous enteral feedings. Which finding requires immediate intervention?

  • The infusion pump for administering continuous feeding is turned off. (correct)
  • Gastrostomy tube insertion site is clean and dry.
  • Residual volume is less than 100 mL.
  • Client reports feeling full.

A client has a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L. Which assessment finding would the nurse anticipate?

  • Bradycardia
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Hypotension (correct)

A nurse is teaching a client with an increased cholesterol level about diet. Which food should the nurse recommend including?

  • Fried chicken
  • Egg whites (correct)
  • Cheese
  • Butter

Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care for a toddler with respiratory syncytial virus?

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A client has a chest tube following a thoracotomy. Which finding requires intervention?

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A client is taking a garlic supplement. Which concurrent finding is a contraindication?

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A nurse is planning community education on viral hepatitis. Which information should be included?

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A client with right ventricular heart failure is being assessed. Which finding should the nurse expect?

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A home health nurse is visiting a client with terminal breast cancer who has school-age children and limited support. What action is the priority?

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A client has a newly-inserted pacemaker and is receiving post-operative teaching. Which statement indicates effective teaching?

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A client with heart failure has started taking a loop diuretic. Which finding indicates an adverse effect?

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A client with neutropenia due to HIV requires which precaution?

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When providing information to nursing staff about client restraints, which should the nurse include?

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A client with active tuberculosis is being provided discharge teaching about disease prevention. The nurse should include which instruction?

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What action should the nurse take for a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night?

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A nurse has just administered the preoperative injection. Which action should the nurse take?

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A nurse suspects another nurse is chemically impaired. Which action is appropriate?

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A nurse finds that the water seal is no longer tidaling. What is a possible cause?

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An LPN and an AP are caring for a client with acute liver failure, ascites, and an NG tube. Which task is appropriate to delegate to the LPN?

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A nurse assesses an adult male client and determines he has a BMI of 20. Which category does the client fall into?

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A client with a long arm cast should be monitored for acute compartment syndrome. Which finding is most concerning?

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Which intervention should the nurse plan to take first for a newly admitted client?

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What is an expected finding when performing a vision screening on a 4-month-old infant?

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A client is receiving intravenous infusions at home. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge plan?

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Following a bronchoscopy, which action by the assistive personnel requires the nurse to intervene?

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What findings should the nurse expect if assessing an infant for water intoxication?

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A client who is in labor and receiving electronic fetal monitoring is exhibiting early decelerations. Which of the following should the nurse expect?

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A nurse is caring for a group of clients in a pediatric unit. For which disease should the nurse implement droplet precautions?

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A client asks if it is safe to take a glucosamine supplement. For which condition should the nurse assess potential contraindications?

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Flashcards

Enteral feeding intervention

Turn off the infusion pump if administering continuous feeding turns off.

High magnesium level finding

Hypotension

Nausea during pregnancy teaching

Eat a dry carbohydrate before getting out of bed.

Ruptured membranes priority action

Check the fetal heart rate.

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Neutropenia precautions

Wear an N95 respirator.

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No tidaling with chest tube

The tubing may be kinked.

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Priority Intervention

Administer pain medication to the client.

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Vision screening finding for infant

The infant closes their eyes.

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Bronchoscopy intervention

Offers oral fluids to the client

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Droplet precautions in peds

Pertussis.

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Glucosamine contraindication

Shellfish allergy.

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Pacemaker teaching effectiveness

I will use my cell phone on the ear opposite of my pacemaker.

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Right ventricular heart failure finding

Elevated pulmonary artery pressure

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Nephrolithiasis dietary advice

Avoid foods that have high levels of oxalates

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Gambling disorder treatment

Sertraline.

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BMI 20 category

Healthy weight

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Acute compartment syndrome indicator

Change in mental status.

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Client restraint rule

The nurse should remove the restraints every 2 hr

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Ferrous sulfate teaching

Administer the medication with a glass of orange juice.

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Successful ileostomy teaching

"My stoma will drain liquid fluid continuously."

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Elder abuse action

Report the incident to Adult Protective Services.

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Discovered fire action

Notify the facility

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Kerosene heater action

Open the client's windows.

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Diabetes insipidus finding

Urine output of 250 mL/hr

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Drug increases ototoxicity

Furosemide.

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Study Notes

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  • For a client who had a partial laryngectomy and is receiving continuous enteral feedings at 65 mL/hr through a gastrostomy tube, immediate intervention is required if the infusion pump for administering continuous feeding is turned off.
  • For a client with a magnesium level of 4.4 mEq/L, expect to find hypotension.
  • For a client with an increased cholesterol level, recommend egg whites as part of their diet.
  • For a toddler with respiratory syncytial virus, use a designated stethoscope when caring for the toddler.
  • For a client with a chest tube following a thoracotomy, intervention is required if there is only 1 cm of water present in the water seal.
  • If a client is taking a garlic supplement and also takes aspirin daily, it is a contraindication for taking the supplement.
  • For community education about viral hepatitis, include that a series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended to prevent viral hepatitis.
  • For a client with right ventricular heart failure, expect to find elevated pulmonary artery pressure.
  • For a home health nurse conducting an initial home visit for a client who has terminal breast cancer, the priority nursing action is to inform the client of available community resources.
  • Postoperative teaching to a client who has a newly-inserted pacemaker is effective if the client states "I will use my cell phone on the ear opposite of my pacemaker."
  • Decreased reflexes indicates that a client with heart failure who has started taking a loop diuretic is experiencing an adverse effect of the medication.
  • When caring for a client who has neutropenia due to HIV, wear an N95 respirator.
  • When providing information to the nursing staff regarding the appropriate use of client restraints, include the following:
  • The nurse should pad the bony prominences.
  • The nurse should remove the restraints every 2 hr.
  • The provider's prescription should include the.
  • When providing discharge teaching to a client who has active tuberculosis, educate the client on how to cover the nose and mouth with tissues when coughing.
  • For a client who reports difficulty falling asleep at night, schedule routine care tasks during hours when the client is awake.
  • When preparing a client for surgery and having just administered the preoperative injection, review deep breathing and coughing exercises.
  • If suspecting another nurse is chemically impaired during their shift, report it to the nurse manager.
  • If a nurse finds that the water seal is no longer tidaling in a client who has a new chest tube, it could be due to the tubing being kinked.
  • For a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and an assistive personnel (AP) admitting a client who is experiencing acute liver failure, the task most appropriate to delegate to the LPN is to measure the amount of gastric drainage every 2 hr.
  • An adult male client with a BMI of 20 falls within the healthy weight category.
  • When assessing a client who has a long arm cast for acute compartment syndrome, monitor for a change in mental status.
  • When planning care for a newly admitted client, administer pain medication to the client first.
  • The expected finding when shining a light source into the visual field of a 4-month-old infant is that the infant closes their eyes.
  • When planning discharge teaching for a client who is scheduled to receive intravenous infusions at home, include placing the infusion pump cord against the baseboards.
  • If an assistive personnel offers oral fluids to a client who has just returned to the unit following a bronchoscopy, the nurse needs to intervene.
  • For an infant who has water intoxication, expect to find Generalized edema.
  • For a client who is in labor and receiving electronic fetal monitoring with early decelerations, expect Head compression.
  • Implement droplet precautions for Pertussis for a nurse caring for a group of clients in a pediatric unit.
  • If a client asks if it is safe to take a glucosamine supplement, assess for shellfish allergy as a potential contraindication.
  • A client who has started taking oral contraceptives and is experiencing bright red vaginal breakthrough bleeding should be instructed to come to the family planning clinic.
  • When speaking to a client who has a hearing impairment, rephrase sentences the client does not understand.
  • A nurse in a mental health facility should lean in slightly when speaking to a newly admitted client during an interview.
  • A client who had a stroke 2 days ago and needs help toileting is appropriate to assign to an assistive personnel.
  • The purpose of brainstorming is to generate new ideas to address a public health concern.
  • When providing teaching about preventing mastitis to a client who is postpartum and breastfeeding her newborn, Try to have your baby empty your breasts with each feeding."
  • When inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client, the sequence of actions is as follows:
  • Apply sterile gloves and place cleansing balls in antiseptic solution.
  • Attach prefilled syringe to indwelling catheter inflation hub.
  • Cleanse the meatus with the dominant hand in a downward motion.
  • Lubricate the catheter and place fenestrated drape over perineum.
  • Insert the catheter until a flow of urine begins.
  • When teaching a client who is at 8 weeks of gestation and experiencing episodes of nausea and vomiting, include eating a dry carbohydrate before getting out of bed.
  • Check the fetal heart rate (FHR) is a priority action when caring for a nulliparous client in the first stage of labor that experiences a large gush of fluid.
  • Report the incident to Adult Protective Services when assessing a client brought to the emergency department by their adult child with contusions on all four extremities.
  • Hypertension is a contraindication to the administration of methylergonovine for a postpartum client with vaginal bleeding refractory to fundal massage and oxytocin.
  • The teaching is effective if a client states, "My stoma will drain liquid fluid continuously." regarding discharge instructions to a client who has a new ileostomy.
  • Assess Indigestion first when at the start of an evening shift on a cardiac unit, a licensed practical nurse brings the nurse a list of client reports.
  • Constricted pupils, delayed reflexes, and decreased blood pressure are potential manifestations of Opioid intoxication
  • Furosemide may increase the client's risk for ototoxicity when reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for gentamicin.
  • A urine output of 250 mL/hr indicates that client is developing DI when caring for a client who is at high risk for developing diabetes insipidus (DI) following a severe head injury.
  • Sputum culture is the diagnostic assessment to recommend for employees to screen for the presence of tuberculosis when reviewing the employee health program for new employees.
  • Allow the infant to suck on a pacifier during feedings is what the nurse should include in the teaching when teaching a guardian about administering tube feedings to their 3-month-old infant.
  • Place the client in a low-Fowler's position is needed when assessing a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery that notes dehiscence of the incision
  • Dim the lights in the room prior to the examination when assessing a client's internal eye structures with an ophthalmoscope.
  • Iron is what the nurse should recommend the client increase in their diet during lactation when providing discharge teaching to a client who is postpartum and plans to breastfeed.
  • Empty the bladder before and after intercourse is what the nurse should plan to include in the teaching about UTI prevention for a client who is at 10 weeks of gestation and has a history of urinary tract infections (UTIS).
  • Monitor for abdominal ascites when caring for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver
  • Take with meals is what the nurse should include in the teaching for adolescent client who has cystic fibrosis and has a prescription for pancrelipase.
  • Discard opened cans of formula after 24 hr is what the nurse should instruct for a client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings and reports diarrhea.
  • Plan to monitor for ototoxicity the adverse reaction when is preparing to administer vancomycin to a client who has an infected wound.
  • Improve joint functioning is the health benefit of using chondroitin and glucosamine.
  • Hospice care encourages the family to coordinate health care services and should be included when teaching a client and their family about home hospice care.
  • Monitoring the insertion site for infection is the priority nursing action for a client having just returned to the nursing unit following cardiac catheterization.
  • Action that the nurse must take is Require the cient wear a dosimeter badge when caring for a client who has a newly implanted sealed internal radiation device to treat cervical cancer.
  • "Hepatitis A can be spread by fecal-oral contact," statement is made when a community health nurse teaching a group of restaurant workers about hepatitis A.
  • "You're curious why I am interested in you and not the others?" response is therapeutic when checking up on an adolescent admitted with clinic depression.
  • HBA1C is the laboratory test should a home health nurse review to determine effective long-term management of blood glucose levels for client who has diabetes mellitus.
  • Abdominal rigidity indicates to the nurse that the NG tube might not be functioning properly if a client is postoperative following bowel surgery and has an NG tube connected to low intermittent suction.
  • Fever is the highest priority for the client to report to the provider when nurse providing teaching to aschizophrenia client starting therapy with cloazpine medicine.
  • "This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration." shows the newly licensed nurse understands the purpose of the technique when discussing the Z-track administrations with doctor.
  • Hyperreflexia is the finding that the client will expect when experiencing withdrawal.
  • Relieved by position change is what the nurse should include if its 36 hr postop
  • withhold the medication if the pulse is 54/mini while being cared for a client who has been taking properanolol
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