Study card2
Which physical finding is most likely associated with child sexual abuse?
Foreign bodies in the urethra
Which therapies may be considered palliative in the end stage of HIV disease? Select all that apply.
*Antibiotics *Blood transfusions *Intravenous therapy
Which statements are true regarding narrative charting? Select all that apply.
*It includes the data about the basic client need or problem. *It is used for computerized and noncomputerized nurse's notes.
When planning discharge teaching for a young adult, the nurse should include the potential health problems common in this age group. What should the nurse include in this teaching plan?
Accidents, including their prevention
Which health care organization was renamed the National League for Nursing Education?
American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools
A nurse questions the staff about a change in a client's plan of care. What does this demonstrate?
Authority
A nurse delegates tasks to a hospital rescue team to provide care to a group of clients who survived an earthquake. Which type of leadership is reflected in the nurse's action?
Autocratic
Which are the most likely physical findings to be seen in a client who is the victim of intimate partner violence? Select all that apply.
Burns Abrasions Human bites
Which statement is true about compartmentalizing?
Compartmentalizing helps the nurse to complete the job at hand as soon as possible.
Refusing to follow the prescribed treatment regimen, a client plans to leave the hospital against medical advice. The nurse recognizes that it is important to inform the client of what?
He or she must accept full responsibility for possible undesirable outcomes
An institution-based health agency that receives fees from all sources is providing limited community health services. Who most likely governs this agency?
Hospital board of directors
While communicating with a family that has been affected by interpersonal violence, the nurse asks what the family does for relaxation. Which realm of family life processes is the nurse trying to assess?
Interactive
Which opposing conflict does a young adult face according to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?
Intimacy versus Isolation
Which statement about palliative care is correct, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?
It helps clients and families deal with potentially fatal illnesses and quality-of-life issues.
A registered nurse has obtained a certification in Advanced Disaster Life Support training. Which organization provided this training?
National Disaster Life Support Foundation
Which type of surgery is performed for relief or reduction of intensity of disease symptoms?
Palliative.
Which rehabilitation team member designs a client's exercise program?
Physical therapist
A nurse is providing morning hygiene to a bedridden client who was admitted for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What is the priority nursing intervention when the client becomes short of breath during the care?
Put the client in a high-Fowler's position.
Which staff members are part of a core interdisciplinary hospice team? Select all that apply.
Social worker Medical director Nursing coordinator
After measuring the body temperature, the nurse documents a core temperature reading of 99 °F, but the actual oral route reading is 98 °F. Which route was used by the nurse for temperature measurement?
Rectal
The health care professional is recording the client's initial admission nursing history. Which member of the health care team is held responsible for this documentation?
Registered nurse
Who supervises unlicensed nursing personnel (UNPs) in providing care to the client?
Registered nurse
Which healthcare system is required after a physical or mental illness, injury, or chemical addiction?
Rehabilitation
A client using fentanyl transdermal patches for pain management in late-stage cancer dies. What should the hospice nurse who is caring for this client do about the patch?
Remove and dispose of the patch in an appropriate receptacle.
Which nursing action is confidential and protected from legal action?
Reporting incidents of suspected child abuse to the appropriate authorities
Which statement is true about do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders?
The physician includes the DNR order in the medical record after consulting with the client and his or her family.
A new mother returns home 24 hours after delivery. Which reimbursement source would help the mother to pay the cost of home care services?
Third party
A client is hospitalized because of severe depression. The client refuses to eat, stays in bed most of the time, does not talk with family members, and will not leave the room. The nurse attempts to initiate a conversation by asking questions but receives no answers. The nurse is frustrated and tells the client that if there is no response, the nurse will leave and the client will remain alone. How should the nurse's behavior be interpreted?
This threat is considered assault, and the nurse should not have reacted in this manner.
Which religion involves three modes of baptism?
United Church of Christ
A client with osteoporosis is encouraged to drink milk. The client refuses the milk, explaining that it causes gas and bloating. Which food should the nurse suggest that is rich in calcium and digested easily by clients who do not tolerate milk?
Yogurt