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Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dysphagia and left-sided weakness following a stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is discussing pressure ulcer staging with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe a stage 3 pressure ulcer?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ileostomy care with a client. The nurse should recognize which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
While admitting a client for a cardiac catheterization, the nurse asks the client about allergies. Which of the following client food allergies should the nurse report to the provider prior to the procedure?
A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (DSW) 100 mL to infuse over 1 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/ml. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
Explanation
(Volume to be infused (mL) × Drop factor (gtt/mL)) / Time (min).
For the given scenario, the calculation would be: (100 mL × 15 gtt/mL) / 60 min, which equals 25 gtt/min.
Therefore, the nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver 25 drops per minute.
A nurse is assisting an adolescent client in the selection of complementary protein sources on the lunch menu. The client is a vegetarian who eats milk products but does not like beans. Which of the following food items should the nurse recommend?
A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 3 mg PO. Available is dexamethasone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Explanation
To administer a dose of 3 mg of dexamethasone when you have tablets of 1.5 mg, you would need to calculate the number of tablets that would equal the total required dose. In this case, since each tablet contains 1.5 mg, you would need two tablets to make up the 3 mg dose.
Therefore, the nurse should administer two tablets of dexamethasone
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following client measurements should the nurse compare before and after dialysis treatment to determine fluid losses?
A nurse is assisting in monitoring a client who is receiving a tube feeding. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
When a nurse obtains an unusually low blood pressure measurement for a client whose blood pressure is generally elevated, she considers the possibility of a problem with her technique. Which of the following sources of error should she consider as a possible cause of the low reading?
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