WITH 130 Q&A
1. A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about expected changes of aging. Which of the following statements by a group member indicates that the teaching has been effective?
"I should expect my hea
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WITH 130 Q&A
1. A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about expected changes of aging. Which of the following statements by a group member indicates that the teaching has been effective?
"I should expect my heart rate to take longer to return to normal after excessive as I get older."
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has paralytic ileum. Which of the following abdominal assessments should the nurse expect?
Absent bowel sounds with distention
3. A nurse is planning care for a client who reports abdominal pain. An assessment by the nurse reveals the client has a temperature of 39.2 degrees C (102 degrees F), heart rate of 105/min, a soft contender abdomen, and census overdue by 2 days. Which of the following findings should be the nurse's priority?
Temperature
4. A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Administe analgesics to the child on a routine schedule throughout the day and night.
5. A nurse is assessing the heart sounds of a client who has developed chest pain that becomes worse wth inspiration. the nurse auscultates a highpitched scratching sound during both systole and diastole with diaphragm of the stethoscope positioned at the left sternal border. Which of the following heart sounds should the nurse document?
Pericardial friction rub
6. A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about proper hand hygiene. Which of the following statements by the AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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