Adaptive Quizzing

6 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?

1 Autocratic

3 What are the similarities between Medicare and Medicaid? Select all that apply.

1 Both programs assist older clients. 2 Both programs pay for home care services.

13 A nurse is caring for a client who has had a thyroidectomy. What clinical symptoms will lead the nurse to suspect the client has developed post surgical hypothyroidism? Select all that apply.

1 Dry skin 2 Lethargy 5 Sensitivity to cold

9 The senior manager reviews the performance of the transformational leader on the basis of the feedback given by the nurse leader's team. Which statements describe the attributes of a transformational leader? Select all that apply.

2 "He/she is charismatic." 3 "He/she is motivational." 5 "He/she shows individualized consideration."

4 A nursing student learns about the concept of time as it pertains to different cultural groups in the United States. Which statements made by the nursing student indicate a need for further teaching? Select all that apply.

2 "North European cultures are elastic in their approach to time." 3 "East Indian Hindu culture promotes adherence to fixed schedules."

10 Which two groups of American women have the highest breast and cervical cancer mortality rates?

2 Hispanic and African American

12 A primary health-care provider orders a nurse to provide physical therapy services before providing home health aide services to a client with a tibial fracture. Which system would strictly follow this requirement in order to pay the full amount to the health agency?

2 Medicare

8 When assessing a toddler with autism, what characteristic findings or behaviors should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.

2 Sad, blank facial expression 3 Laughing when pulse is taken 4 Inability to maintain eye contact

11 A client with anemia undergoing blood transfusion is experiencing dermatitis, diarrhea, fever, chills, urticaria, cough, and orthopnea. What is the priority nursing intervention in this situation?

2 Stopping the transfusion

5 What does the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) of 1986 state?

2 The act states that the hospital should not discharge or transfer a client if an emergency condition exists.

1 During a peer review with members of a health-care facility's staff, the facility owner learns that the newly-appointed nurse leader has a laissez-faire style approach. Which statement by the staff members would give the owner this perception?

3 "The leader avoids responsibility and delegates all decision-making to the group."

7 An older adult dies in the hospice care unit. A nursing coordinator delegates the task of planning for the client's funeral to one of the team members. This person is also delegated to perform all funeral services along with the family members. Which team member is this?

3 Spiritual coordinator

2 After a head injury a client develops a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). What should the nurse consider about the response to secretion of ADH before assessing this client?

4 Tubular reabsorption of water increases