Wellness and Client Care Practices
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Which of the following is a key aspect of perioperative nursing care that directly impacts client safety and reduces postoperative complications?

  • Providing emotional support to the client and their family
  • Maintaining sterile technique during surgical procedures (correct)
  • Ensuring accurate patient identification
  • Administering prescribed medications on time
  • A nurse is caring for a client with chronic heart failure who is experiencing increased shortness of breath and ankle edema. Which postoperative complication should the nurse prioritize for assessment?

  • Pulmonary embolism (correct)
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Wound dehiscence
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • A client with a history of diabetes is scheduled for an elective surgery. Which aspect of preoperative assessment should the nurse prioritize to minimize the risk of complications?

  • Monitoring the client's blood glucose levels (correct)
  • Confirming the client's availability for post-operative care
  • Ensuring the client's allergies are documented
  • Assessing the client's understanding of the surgical procedure
  • While performing a code blue, a nurse notices the client's pupils are dilated and unresponsive to light. What does this indicate?

    <p>A possible neurological deficit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A nurse is educating a client about the importance of hydration in chronic illness. How can the nurse best emphasize the role of hydration in maintaining optimal health outcomes?

    <p>Describe how hydration supports efficient organ function and nutrient transport (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the DASH diet?

    <p>To manage hypertension and heart disease risk factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A nurse is providing care to a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is becoming increasingly hypoxic. What intervention should the nurse prioritize to prevent long-term complications?

    <p>Administering oxygen therapy as prescribed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A nurse is caring for an older adult client admitted with a suspected stroke. Which assessment tool should the nurse prioritize to evaluate the client's neurological status and determine the severity of the stroke?

    <p>National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of promoting holistic care for a client with chronic illness?

    <p>Addressing the client's physical, emotional, and social needs comprehensively. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone surgery for a ruptured appendix. Which postoperative risk factor should the nurse prioritize for monitoring to prevent complications?

    <p>Wound infection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Wellness and Client Care

    • Identifying key features of wellness
    • Educating clients about vaccinations
    • Importance of hydration for clients with chronic illnesses
    • Impact of immobility on clients with chronic heart failure
    • Description of the DASH diet
    • Perioperative nursing care
    • Understanding surgical terminology
    • Postoperative teaching, preventing complications, and assessing surgical site infection risk factors
    • Preoperative assessment priorities
    • Code Blue procedures and handoff report using SBAR
    • Continuous client assessment and decreasing the risk of client violence
    • Disaster education and training
    • Strategies for health promotion among nurses, supporting holistic care
    • Professional communication skills
    • Risk of sepsis in chronically ill clients, initiation of client education and treatment
    • Classification of surgical procedures, emergency severity index (ESI) triage
    • Communication with client families, determining appropriate triage tags
    • Prioritizing interventions in the operating room, postoperative assessment priority, and postoperative complications
    • Social determinants and client-centered care
    • Addressing coordination of client care responsibilities
    • Non-pharmacological pain management methods
    • Planning healthy diets for clients with diabetes
    • Role of integumentary system in chronic illness prevention, prioritizing QSEN competencies in client care
    • Obtaining informed consent from clients before surgery

    Client-Specific Care

    • Preparing a client for surgery
    • Postoperative risks for clients with vertigo
    • Interprofessional communication, promoting population health
    • Client health care planning, caring for chronically ill clients who develop long-term hypoxia
    • Planning care for underinsured clients
    • Side effects of chronic illnesses and medications
    • Alcohol's effects on clients with chronic illnesses
    • Teaching older adult clients about stroke manifestations
    • ABCDE assessment tool in critical care

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    This quiz covers essential topics in wellness and client care, including vaccination education, hydration strategies for chronic illness, and perioperative nursing care. It also emphasizes the importance of professional communication skills and risk assessment in healthcare settings. Test your knowledge on the key aspects of patient management and health promotion.

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