Module 5 Practice Quiz

A nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty breathing. The nurse should assist the client into which of the following positions?

Fowler's

A nurse is caring for an adult client who communicates an unmet spiritual need. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing spiritual distress?

God is punishing me for something

A nurse is demonstrating postoperative deep breathing and coughing exercises to a client who is scheduled for an emergency surgery for appendicitis. Which of the following statements indicates a lack of readiness to learn by the client?

The client reports severe pain

A nurse in an acute care facility is planning care for a client who is alert but temporarily immobile due to a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to take to prevent a complication of immobility?

Instruct the client to perform food and let exercises every 1-2 hours while awake to help prevent thrombosis

A nurse in a long-term care facility is admitting a client who is incontinent and smells strongly of urine. His partner, who has been caring for him at home, is embarrassed and apologizes for the smell. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

It must be difficult to care for someone who is confined to bed

A nurse in a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personnel (AP) help a client transfer from a bed to a wheel chair. Which of the following actions indicates to the nurse that the AP understands how to perform this task?

Locking the brakes on the bed and wheelchair before moving the client

During the insertion of a urinary catheter for a client, the tip of the catheter brushes against the nurse's arm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take

Obtain a new catheter and reattempt insertion

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who does not speak the same language as the nurse. The client's neighbor, who speaks both the client's native language and the nurse's, arrives to drive the client home. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Obtain the services of an interpreter

A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment of a client. Which of the following positions should the nurse tell the client to assume for this examination?

Supine