Adaptive Quizzing (Quiz 1: basic care and comfort + management of care)

The nurse notices that one of her clients, who has depression, is sitting by the window crying. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

"You seem to be experiencing a sad moment. I'll sit here with you for a while and talk if you would like."

Which nursing assessment questions assess the faith, belief, fellowship, and community aspect of a client's spirituality? Select all that apply.

1. "What gives meaning to your life?" 2. "What is your source of power, hope, and belief during difficult times?" 3. "In what way do your beliefs help or strengthen you for coping with illness?"

A 36-year-old woman, G1 P0, is admitted to the labor and delivery unit for oxytocin induction. She is at 40 weeks' gestation. Which condition is a contraindication to the use of oxytocin induction?

Active genital herpes infection

The nurse leader sent a team of followers to conduct a community health session. The session was completed successfully. Which action of the nurse indicates leadership quality?

Giving rewards to the followers responsible for the success

An infant undergoes corrective surgery for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. What should the nurse teach a parent to do immediately after a feeding to limit vomiting?

Place the infant in an infant seat.

A nurse is precepting a senior-level nursing student. Which statement made by the nursing student assures the preceptor that the student understands the importance of sepsis screening?

Sepsis mortality is affected greatly by treatments performed in the first 6 hours.

A registered nurse is explaining Benner's five levels of proficiency that a nurse needs to go through to acquire and develop generalist or specialized nursing skills. Which statement should the registered nurse include in the teaching plan regarding the proficient stage?

"He or she should have more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the same clinical position."

A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse about a rapid-improvement event (RIE), a quality improvement model. Which statement by the student nurse indicates effective learning?

"It is a very intense, usually week-long, event."

Which statements are appropriate for a nursing instructor to include when teaching a group of students about high-quality health care? Select all that apply.

2. High-quality health care is competent. 3. High-quality health care meets the client's needs. 4. High-quality health care meets an established care standard.

A client is injured from falling from a hospital bed on which the side rails were not raised appropriately. The client's family files a malpractice suit against the nurse responsible for taking care of the client. Which statements regarding the lawsuit are accurate? Select all that apply.

3. The defendant obtains all of the plaintiff's medical records in the discovery phase. 4. The jury uses certain standards of care to determine whether the nurse acted properly. 5. The plaintiff outlines what the defendant did wrong and how it resulted in injury in the pleadings phase.

A client with a history of Crohn disease develops an intestinal obstruction. A nasogastric tube is inserted and connected to low continuous suction. The nurse monitors the client for fluid volume deficit. What clinical finding does the nurse expect if the client becomes dehydrated?

Inelastic skin turgor

A client with chronic asthma is being cared for in the inpatient care unit. To assess the client on a regular basis would be delegated to which healthcare team member?

Registered nurse