Board Vitals NCLEX Prep RN 126 (ASSURED A)

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Board Vitals NCLEX Prep RN 126 (ASSURED A) 1. While administering medications to a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit, a client who is postoperative from an accidental above-the-knee amput ... ation indicates to the nurse that he is ready to talk about his feelings. The nurse keeps her promise and returns to talk with the client as soon as she finishes administering medications. Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse demonstrating? A. Veracity B. Justice C. Nonmalecence D. Fidelity 2. A nurse has assigned client care activities to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following statements by the AP indicates a need for assistance with time management? A. "I will start working with the client in room 1, then work my way to room 10." B. "I will give this client his meal tray first because he is going to physical therapy early." C. "After breakfast, I will pack the belongings of clients who will be discharged this morning." D. "I will start by providing partial baths before breakfast." 3. A nurse is updating the plan of care for a client who has a new diagnosis of hypertension and a prescription for atenolol. Which of the following referrals should the nurse request from the provider as the priority referral? A. Dietitian B. Physical therapist C. Pharmacist D. Social worker 4. A nurse on a pediatric unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to assess first? A. A school-age child who has diabetes mellitus and requires blood glucose monitoring B. An infant who has pertussis and is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula C. An adolescent who is 1 day postoperative following an appendectomy D. A toddler who is scheduled for an upper gastrointestinal X-ray series 5. A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal lung cancer. The client's provider has recommended hospice services for the client. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse that the client understands hospice care?A. "I will have to be admitted to a long-term care facility in order to receive hospice care." B. "I should expect the hospice team to help me manage my difficulty breathing." C. "Hospice care services are available to anyone who is terminally ill, regardless of life expectancy." D. "My oncologist will continue to look for a cure for my cancer while I am receiving hospice care." 6. A nurse in a provider's office is reviewing the laboratory findings for a client who is receiving chemotherapy. The client has a platelet count of 60,000/mm3. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Provide the client with information about the treatment. B. Discuss these findings with the provider. C. Ask the client to return to the clinic for further laboratory tests. D. Obtain a referral to a specialized provider. 7. A charge nurse is delegating tasks to nursing personnel on a ten-bed dementia care unit. Which of the following assignments is an example of overdelegation? A. Assigning two assistive personnel (AP) to ambulate each client on the unit B. Assigning a newly licensed nurse to perform a wet-to-dry dressing change C. Assigning one AP to feed each client on the unit D. Assigning an experienced RN to perform a central line dressing change 8. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is delegating care for a group of clients. Which of the following specimens should the nurse delegate an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to collect? A. Wound drainage for culture B. Urine from an indwelling catheter C. Blood for an ABG test D. Random stool specimen [Show More]

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