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82 b. BUN 16 mg/dL (Normal 10-20) c. PT 12.2 seconds (Normal 11-14) d. Fasting blood glucose 103 mg/dL 180.​ A nurse is admitting a client who has schizophrenia. The client states, “I’m hearing ... voices.” Which of the following responses is the priority for the nurse to state? a. “How long have you been hearing the voices?” b. “What are the voices telling you?” c. “Have you taken your medication today?” d. “I realize the voices are real to you, but I don’t hear anything.”-​Last Priority - Taken last Tuesday. 1. A nurse is caring for a client who repeatedly refuses meals. The nurse overhears an assistive personnel (AP) telling the client, “​If you don’t eat, I’ll put restraints on your wrists and feed you.”​ The nurse should intervene and explain to the AP that this statement constitutes which of the following torts? a. Malpractice b. Battery- physical c.​ ​Assault- verbal d. Negligence 2. A nurse is providing discharge instructions to the parent of a newborn. Which of the following statement by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. I will suction my baby’s mouth before I suction his nose. b. I will lubricate the tip of the syringe with water prior to suction his nose. c. I should insert the syringe into the center of his mouth. d. I should compress the bulb after inserting it into the mouth. 3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching about car seat safety to a parent of a newborn. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. I will place my baby in a forward- facing car seat in my back seat (facing the rear) b. I can place my baby in the front seat with the airbag turned off. (dont put newborn in front) c. I will position my baby at a 45 degree angle in the car seat. d. I can turn my baby car seat around when she weighs 15 pounds. 4. A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and has gonorrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan for delivery? a. Instill erythromycin ointment into the newborn's eye b. Apply miconazole vaginal cream to the mother prior to delivery83 c. Give oral sulfadiazine to the mother prior to delivery d. Administer penicillin G procaine IM to the newborn 5. A nurse is planning care for a client who has small-bore NG feeding tube in the jejenum. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take to confirm placement? a. Instill two drops of blue food coloring formula b. Review an abdominal x-ray report. c. Verify the glucose level aspirated content. d. Auscultate for bubbling sound while injecting air through the tube.??? - i chose this but ima dohle check , i thought about verifying the placement at the moment 6. A charge nurse delegates to an AP the task of ambulating a client. At the end of the shift, the nurse discovers the client has not been ambulated. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Supervise the AP performing the task b. Remind the AP of her assigned tasks. c. Evaluate why the client was not ambulated.​ Asses the situation first. ​Yes. assess first d. Ambulate the client on behalf of the AP. Rationale: Care for the client comes first, so ambulate the patient because AP did not. Then you can investigate why AP did not do the task. 7. A nurse is caring for a client who has prescription for lactated ringer’s IV 4080/mL24hr. The nurse should set the IV infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr to administer half of the total volume in the first 8 hr? Half = 2040 which need to be administered in 8hrs. So 2040ml/8hr = ​255ml/hr 8. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who DM about glycosylated hemoglobin blood test. Which of the following statement by the client indicated an understanding of this test? a. I will need to drink a glucose solution to get an accurate result b. I will need to fast prior to taking this test ​not necessary c. I will use the result of this test daily to modify my insulin dosage. d. I will use this test to monitor how well I control my blood glucose. 9. A nurse is caring for a client who has CVC and develops an air embolism. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Place the client in a left lateral trendelenburg position​. b. Prepare the client for chest tube insertion (I put this one. -Jackie) c. Instruct the client to perform valsalva maneuver d. Remove the client catheter. Rationale: Page 98 ATI Med Surg Book. 10. A nurse is assessing a client who had a colostomy 24 hr ago. Which of the following finding is ​priority? a. THe client reports a pain level of 6 b. The stoma appears dark purple in color c. The colostomy has had no output d. The client refuses to look at the colostomy84 Rationale: Says notify provider when you see dark purple color which may indicate blood supply is compromised. mal_skin_ 11. A nurse is caring for a client who has new prescription for enalapril. The client report tingling and swelling around the mouth 1hr after receiving the medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Notify the rapid response team b.​ Obtain IV access.​???? - whats that drug that dialtes brochionles that are constricted in case of an anaphylatci RXN ? i thought about that thats why i chose this. c. Document findings d. Elevate the lower extremity. 12. A nurse is admitting a client who is to undergo ​paracentesis​ for removal of ascetic fluid. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Ensure the client has a full bladder just prior to the procedure b.​ ​Weigh the client before and after the procedure c. Administer a low-volume hypertonic enema the night before the procedure d. Place the client in a side-lying position for the procedure Rationale: Paracentesis is a procedure done to drain ascites fluid in the abdominal wall using a trocar and a needle. Decrease in weight can be a data to assess if procedure has been effective to reduce weight and remove ascites fluid in the abdominal wall. 13. A nurse is admitting a client who tells the nurse he has brought a copy of his advance directives. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Place a copy of the document in the client's medical record. b. Request a social worker to review the document with the client (social worker does not need to review this) c. Ask the client to keep the document in his bedside table. (store it in a safe place) D. Have the provider approve the document. (does not need to be approved by MD) 14. A nurse is providing preop teaching to a client who is scheduled for uterine surgery and asks about the reason for the indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. The catheter will be used to administer pain medication after surgery. (not used for pain medication) b. The catheter will decompress your bladder during surgery. c. The catheter will decrease the risk for UTI from surgery. (risk for UTI) d. The catheter will immobilization after surgery. 15. A nurse is discharging a client who has a colostomy. The client states that she would like to use her moisturizing soap to clean around the stoma. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? a. It is acceptable to use this soap if it makes you comfortable. b. Lubricants in moisturizing soaps can interfere with adhesion of the appliance c. You may want to try other soaps to determine what is the best to clean around the stoma d. Use of moisturizing soaps can contribute to skin infections. (I put this one -Jackie) Rationale: Page 240 of Funds ATI book Moisturizing soap can interfere with adherence of pouch.85 16. A nurse in a clinic is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? a. RR 26/min- 30 - 60 is normal they can be is respiratory distress ABCS b. Pulse 140/min c. Abdominal breathing- they are normally abdominal breathers d. Closed anterior fontanel Rationale: page 7 peds 2016 Newborn to 1 year old: RR= 30-35/min 17. A school nurse is teaching a parent about ​absence seizures.​ Which of the following information should the nurse include? a. ​“This type of seizure can be mistaken for daydreaming” ​(can be brief that sometimes they are mistaken for daydreaming and may not be detected for months) b. “The child usually has an aura prior to onset” c. This type of seizure last 30-60 sec” ​(begin and end abruptly) d. “This type of seizure has a gradual onset” ​(generalized onset) 18. A nurse is providing teaching about crutch safety to a client. Which of the following client actions indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. The client leans on both crutches to support body weight. (no) b. The client places the crutches 30cm (12in) to the front and side of each foot while standing (6in) c. The client flexes her elbows 10 degree when supporting weight by using the handgrips. (30deg) d. The client keeps her axillae free of pressure. ​(yes use your hand for pressure) 19. A nurse is assessing a client who received a Mantoux skin test 72hr ago for TB screening. Which of the following findings indicates a positive test? a. An area of ecchymosis b. A blister like area c. An elevated hardened area. d. A cool, blanched area. Rationale: Page 136 of MEDSURG ATI BOOK. ​An induration (palpable, raised, hardened area) of 10 mm or greater in diameter indicates a positive ​​skin test. 20. A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube drainage. Which of the following findings indicates the nurse the presence of an air leak? a. Gentle bubbling in the suction chamber b. Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber c. Fluid rising with inspiration and falling with expiration in the water seal chamber D. Serosanguineous fluid in the drainage collection chamber. Rationale:ATI Med Surg book page 106. ​Monitor the water seal chamber for continuous bubbling (air leak finding). If observed, locate the source ofthe air leak, and intervene accordingly (tighten the connection, replace drainage system). 21. A nurse is admitting a client to a med-surg unit. When performing medication reconciliation for the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Compare new prescription with the list of medications the clients reports​. b. Encourage the client to make his own list after he returns to his home. c. Exclude nutritional supplements from the list of medication the clients reports.86 d. Include any adverse effects of the medication the client might develop. 22. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has cancer and is experiencing stomatitis from chemotherapy. Which of the following intervention should nurse implement? a. Apply viscous lidocaine. b. Provide soft, nanacidic food c. Give peroxide mouth washes. d. Administer antiemetics 23. A nurse is teaching the family of an infant who has decreased cardiac output to congenital heart disease. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include in the teaching? a. ​Observe for manifestations of hunger in order to feed the infant before crying occurs​ ​keep crying to a minimum, crying increases workload of heart b. Bathe the infant and change the bed linens daily to reduce the risk of infection. c. maintain the infant in supine position when sleeping. d. Perform infant care activities frequently and intermittently throughout the day. 24. A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a child who has varicella. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? a. “Your child can return to school after a negative titer result.” b. “Your child can return to school 24 hours after beginning antibiotics.” c.​ ​“Your child can return to school once the lesions have crusted over.” d. “Your child can return to school once the fever has subsided.” 25. A nurse is providing an in-service about client evacuation during a fire. Which of the following clients should the nurse instruct the staff to evacuate first? a. A client who has a fracture and is in balanced suspension traction b. A client who uses a wheelchair and is confused c. A client who is bedridden and wears a hearing aid d. A client who is ambulatory and receiving oxygen → RESCUE 26. A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following client data should the nurse report to the provider? a. A client who is 4 hr postoperative and has a heart rate of 98/min b. A client who has a total of 110 mL of serosanguineous fluid from a Jackson-Pratt drain within the first 24 hr following surgery c.​ ​A client who has a prescription for chemotherapy and an absolute neutrophil count of 75/mm​3 d. A client who has pleurisy and reports pain of a 6 on a scale of 0 to 10 when coughing 27. A community health nurse is working with a family that is struggling to adapt following the loss of a family member. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Encourage the family to assign specific tasks to individual family members. b. Determine the roles of individual family members. c. Assist the family to establish a daily routine d. Refer the family to a grief support group. Rationale: Assess first.87 28. A nurse is planning to delegate tasks to an ​AP​. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP? a. Record the client's BP reading by 1000- documenting VS is RNS job b. Obtain a client temp prior to surgery- this CT is unstable since they are going to surgery c. Reposition a client- i didn't choose this because certain disease require ct;s to be in certain postions. d. Measure a client's urine output 29. A community health nurse is planning a program to address substance use in the adolescent population. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include as a method of secondary prevention? a. Facilitate referrals to substance use treatment programs (tertiary) b. Create anti-substance use media messages c. Establish an early detection program for substance use d. Provide education about the danger of substance abuse. (Primary) Rationale: Secondary preventions: Includes screening such as early detection. 30. A nurse in an ER is planning care for a client who has abdominal trauma from a MVC. Which of the following provider prescription should the nurse implement first? a. Administer RBC b​. Place a large bore IV catheter in an upper extremity​- IV FLUID REPLACEMENT IS PRIORITY AFTER ABCS c. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter d. Obtain a specimen for ABG analysis 31. ​ ​A nurse is assessing a client who has a stage IV pressure ulcer and is undergoing treatment prescribed by a wound care consultant. For which of the following findings should the nurse contact the consultant to revise the plan of care? a.​ ​Weight loss of 5% in 10 days B.​ ​Appearance of pink tissue under eschar c.​ ​Hgb 15 g/dL d.​ ​Albumin level 4.0 g/dL 32. ​ ​A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia which of the following is the nurse's priority? a.​ ​Urinary output 35 ml/hr- > 30 ml is normal b.​ ​ ​2 ​ deep tendon reflexes 2 is normal 3 or 4 is ABNORMAL d’t hyperreflexia. c.​ ​3 pedal edema d.​ ​ ​Respiratory rate 10/min- normal rate 12 -20 ATI PHARM 33. A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult client who has hearing loss. Which of the following instructions the nurse include in the plan? A. Increase the pitch of voice when speaking to the client ​low pitch B. Avoid using hand motions when speaking to the client C. Rephrase statements that the client misunderstands D. Ask the client to confirm an understanding of the instructions by nodding. (I put this one -Jackie)88 34 A nurse is collaborating with social services in the discharge planning for a ​young adult client ​who is below the poverty income level​ and will require home IV therapy. Which of the following resources the nurse recommend (SATA) A. Medicare Part A → must be 65 older (A; hospital care, home care, hospice, and skilled) B. Medicaid C. Adult day care D. Food stamps E. Respite care → Maybe? No. LOL. sorry paul. (yeah, no) Young Adult- 20-39 Medicaid → low socioeconomic status and children. 35. A nurse is reviewing legal issues in health care with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following ​recommendations​ should the nurse make? A. Overestimate clients acuity to prevent short staffing B. Obtain personal professional liability insurance coverage C. Ensure that each client has a living will on file prior to treatment. D. Place copies of incident reports in client's medical records. 36. ​A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intermittent enteral tube feedings. Which of the following places the client at risk for aspiration? a.​ ​A history of gastroesophageal reflux disease b. Receiving a high osmolarity formula c. Sitting in a high-Fowler’s position during the feeding d. A residual of 65 mL 1hr postprandial Rationale ATI MS p309: ​Complications: Aspiration of gastric secretion Causes: Reflux of gastric fluids into the esophagus can be aspirated into the trachea. 37. A charge nurse is observing a conflict between two nurses who both insist that the charge nurse favors the other when making assignments. Which of the following ​conflict-resolution strategies ​should the charge nurse use? A. Encourage collaboration between the two nurses when making the assignments B. Arrange for the nurses to have as few shifts together as possible C. Tell the nurses that the assignments will be more equitable in the future D. Ask each nurse to take turns making the assignments ATI Leadership 15 Open communication among staff & b/w staff and clients can help defray the need for conflict resolution. 38. A nurse is caring for a client who has received a ​first dose of losartan.​ Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse report to the provider immediately? A. Angioedema​ ​airway; A/E B. Cough C. Hypotension D. Itching Pharm 252 for HTN, HF. (Cozaar) 39. A nurse is caring for a client who has crohn’s disease. Which of the following should the nurse recommend for the client? A. Navy beans89 B. Bacon C. Banana D. Hard-boiled egg 40. ​ A nurse is evaluating a client’s understanding of ​food nutrition labels​. Which of the following statements by the client indicate an understanding of the teaching? a​. ​ The ingredient with the greatest weight appears first B. Food manufacturers provide nutrition information voluntarily c. Item serving size is consistent from one manufacturer to the next d. The daily values relate to a 1,500 calorie diet ​2,000 41. A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who has injuries due to ​abuse by her father’s partner.​ Which of the following actions by the nurse is ​appropriate? A. Limit visits by the father’s partner to 30 min B. Restruct the child’s interaction with other children on the unit C. Allow the father unlimited visitation with the child ​ i assume father still has the right to see his child. He didn’t abuse him ​(I put this one -Jackie) D. Interview the child about the abuse with the father present. 42. A nurse is reviewing a client’s medical record. Which of the following findings places the client at increased for the development of heart failure? (SATA) A. Alcohol use disorder B. Osteoarthritis C. Sleep apnea D. Diabetes mellitus E. BMI 23 43. A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of depression and is experiencing a situational crisis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Teach the client relaxation techniques B. Confirm the client’s perception of the event C. Help the client identify personal strengths. D. Notify the client’s support person. 44. A nurse is administering furosemide IV bolus to a client who has fluid volume excess. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings as an indication that the medication has been effective? A. Increased blood pressure- Loop diuretics decrease BP via making you PEE ALOt B. Decreased inflammation- loops are not pain meds they are for BP C. Weight loss- excretes excess fluids d/t HF D. Decreased pain - Loops are for BP 45. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an adolescent who has conduct disorder. Which of the following questions is the ​priority ​for the nurse to ask the client? A. “How do you get along with your peers at school?” B. “Do you have thoughts of harming yourself”​ - safety is number 1 when it comes to priority90 C. “How do you manage your behavior?” D. “Do you have a criminal record?” [Show More]

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