1. The question got cut off but the answer is below:
-He took a culture of your wound to see if there are bacteria present
-The doctor is making sure you do not have an infection present in your system
2. The nurse is
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1. The question got cut off but the answer is below:
-He took a culture of your wound to see if there are bacteria present
-The doctor is making sure you do not have an infection present in your system
2. The nurse is changing the dressing on a clients wound. The nurse understands which of
the following symptoms indicate a wound infection?
Redness over 1 cm wide on periwound skin and tenderness
3. The nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who is going home with a
tracheostomy tube. Which of the following is the MOST important part of the teaching
plan?
The family of a client should know what to do in a case of emergency, i.e.: clogged tracheostomy
tube and how to suction the client.
4. A 64-year-old male client comes to the provider’s office and complains of both legs
hurting him when he walks a few blocks in his neighborhood. He states “When I sit down
for a while, the pain eases off, but if I start walking a few blocks more, the pain comes back.
The nurse recognizes this symptom may be related to peripheral vascular disease and is
called what?
Intermittent claudication
5. A narrowing and hardening of the arteries is called:
Arteriosclerosis
6. A client has clusters of small vesicles over the thoracic region and describes severe pain
and itching of the affected areas. Herpes zoster is diagnosed, and the client will be treated
with which of these medications?
Acyclovir (Zorivax)
7. When administrating oxygen to clients with conditions such as emphysema, it is
important for the nurse to remember which one of the following facts as most important
The drive to breathe may be dependent on low levels of oxygen in the blood
8. The nurse is preparing to instruct the client with pneumonia on managing the disease
after discharge from the hospital. Which of the following is consistent with appropriate
discharge planning for this client?
Take all medications until they are finished, as ordered by MD
9. Immediately after sustaining severe burn wounds, the nurse would anticipate the client’s
initial nutritional needs would usually be met by which of these methods?
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