Custom: Unit 3 Pratice Quiz_Cloned_Assessment 1
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about interventions to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse the need for further teaching?
"Increasing my intake of foods containing trans-fatty acids can lower my risk.
A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who had an acute myocardial infarction (MI) about the reason blood was drawn from the client. Which of the following statements should the nurse make regarding cardiac enzymes studies?
"These tests help determine the degree of damage to the heart tissues."
A nurse is preparing to administer atenolol 25 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is atenolol 50 mg/tab. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nesarest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
0.5 tablets
A nurse working for a home health agency is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about disease management. What glycosylated hemoglobin assays (HbA1c) values should the nurse include in the teaching as an indicator that the client is appropriately controlling his glucose levels?
6.3%
A nurse is preparing to perform hand hygiene. Which of the following actions should the nurse
Apply 4 to 5 mL of liquid soap to the hands.
A nurse cares for a client 5 hours after a transurethral prostate resection (TURP). The nurse notes that the client's indwelling urinary catheter has not been drained in the past hour. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Check for Kinks
A nurse is caring for a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent infection?
Check the catheter tubing for kinks or twisting.
A nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus who reports feeling shaky and having palpitations. When the nurse finds the client's blood glucose to be 48 mg/dL on the glucometer, he should give the client which of the following?
Graham crackers
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is postoperative following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and is receiving opioid medications to manage discomfort. Aside from managing pain, which of the following desired effects of medications should the nurse identify as most important for the clients recovery?
It facilitates the client's deep breathing.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is at risk for developing venous thromboembolism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following unsafe actions?
Massaging her legs
A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the pacemaker is functioning properly when which of the following appears on the monitor strip?
Pacemaker spikes beofre each QRS compex.
A nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy. The client's partner has been taught to perform suctioning. Which of the following actions by the partner should indicate to the nurse a readiness for the client's discharge?
Performing the procedure independently
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears an extra heart sound before what should be considered the first heart sound s1. the nurse should document this finding as which of the following heart sounds?
The fourth heart sound (s4)
A nurse is monitoring a client who is on telemetry. Which of the following findings on the ECG strip should the nurse recognize as normal sinus rhythm?
The p wave falls before the QRS complex.
